Kamala Harris' ascent puts California back in the driver's seat of national politics

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Vice President Kamala Harris could potentially boost her fellow California Democrats on the ballot should she become the party's presidential nominee.

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The one thing Kamala Harris must not do is embrace the memes

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Kamala Harris is benefiting from coconut-pilled brat memes. Her campaign has to be careful about embracing them too much, though.

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GOP lawsuits over Kamala Harris using Biden campaign funds or headlining Democratic ballots will all fail, experts say

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Republicans may sue to stop Kamala Harris from taking President Joe Biden's campaign cash and place on the ballot, but nonpartisan legal experts told BI their challenges are doomed to fail.

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Like Biden, many boomers are facing the end of their careers. It brings up feelings of grief and identity loss.

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Twitter's not back. But it's not going anywhere, either. Ask Ezra Klein.

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Elon Musk might be doing his best to ruin Twitter, err X, but people still flock there during big news events.

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Mike Bloomberg says Democrats should slow down before anointing Kamala Harris

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Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, seen here receiving the Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden, urged Democrats to take their time selecting a candidate to replace him.

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What happens now that Biden has dropped out and endorsed Kamala Harris

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Biden's decision to drop out of the race means the party will have just weeks to coalesce behind a new nominee.

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Gretchen Whitmer says she does not want to be Kamala Harris's VP

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told a reporter she's "staying in Michigan."

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Memes about Maya Rudolph playing Kamala Harris on 'SNL' are taking over the internet after Joe Biden endorsed her as the Democratic nominee

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Maya Rudolph has portrayed Kamala Harris various times on "Saturday Night Live."

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15 vice presidents who became president themselves

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President-elect Joe Biden served as vice president in the Obama administration.

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