Vice President Kamala Harris vows to ‘earn and win’ nomination | The World

When she was sworn in as the US vice-president in 2021, she became the first woman, first black American and the first Indian American to take on the role. Before that, she was the first black woman to be elected as district attorney in the history of California, the first Indian American senator, and the first woman to be California's attorney general. President Joe Biden has ended his re-election bid and has thrown his support behind Ms Harris to replace him as the Democrats' presidential nominee. Sydney Morning Herald International Editor Peter Hartcher tells The World’s Beverley O’Connor Barrack Obama has notably stayed silent on the subject of endorsing Kamala Harris.

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