Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Kamala Harris’ first 100 days as vice president: How is she tackling the historic role?
Kamala Harris has been using her voice as a woman of color and former California attorney general to connect with the Black community after the Derek Chauvin trial, and to speak out against xenophobia after the spa shootings in Atlanta.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenKamala Harris has been using her voice as a woman of color and former California attorney general to connect with the Black community after the Derek Chauvin trial, and to speak out against xenophobia after the spa shootings in Atlanta. She also has a bigger portfolio, which resides on earning the trust of President Biden.
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5 storiesKamala Harris has been vice president for 100 days. What power does she have in Biden’s administration?
President Joe Biden on Wednesday night began his address to a joint session of Congress by acknowledging the two women sitting behind him: Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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The Biden administration came in with a promise to undo the harsh immigration policies of the Trump era. But it’s still using one of the most controversial ones: Title 42 , which was put in place around the start of the pandemic.
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A new book traces comedy’s successes and failures, plus its evolution since pre-vaudeville times.
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The 1941 film “Citizen Kane” has long sat atop Rotten Tomatoes’ leaderboards as the site’s highest reviewed piece of cinema.
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