Kamala Harris

Han made the remarks during a meeting with Harris in Tokyo before they attended the state funeral of late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, reports Yonhap News Agency. Han said the planned visit by Harris to the DMZ on Thursday is a "symbolic" move for the South Korea-US alliance.

Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be the top contender against Governor Gavin Newsom of California as she is Biden's trusted loyal and rides high on abortion rights and black voters besides being connected to the wealthiest families in New York. Harris' fund raising capacity against other candidates is way ahead of others though some of them can match up to her if not exceed her, political analysts say.

She was speaking at the National Space Council meeting held at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday. "Space can and must be protected for the benefit of all people. There is so much we still don't know and so much we still haven't done," said US Vice President Kamala Harris.

US President Joe Biden has asked Harris to lead the delegation, a White House official said."Harris' visit will honour the legacy of Prime Minister Abe and underscore the importance of his leadership in championing the alliance between the United States and Japan and advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific," the White House official said.

On Sunday night, the Senate voted 50-50 along party lines and Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to send the measure to the House, which is planning to return briefly from August recess to take it up Friday, reports dpa news agency.

The Vice President's tweet on abortion rights has invited heavy flak from even liberals as "the embodiment of thoughts and prayers". Pro-choice protests broke out throughout the country after the Supreme Court decision overturning the Roe vs Wade verdict on Friday. "Harris is facing a rare bipartisan attack on Twitter following her post about fighting for abortion rights from Friday night," Fox News reported in its bulletin.

Her Spokesperson Kirsten Allen said on Tuesday that Harris has tested positive for the disease but has shown no symptoms and will isolate herself in the Vice-President's official residence, the Naval Observatory. She had the initial two doses of Covid-19 vaccine and followed it up with a booster dose.

Politico said on Monday that Harris's Senior Advisor Herbie Ziskend confirmed the appointment of Sethi, who will also have the title of executive secretary. Sethi, who retired with the rank of captain, was the senior military advisor to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro.

A new book claims there is a 'widening rift' between US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Daily Mail reported. The claims are made in forthcoming book, "This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America's Future", by Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin. The new book emerges as Biden's approval ratings dropped to a new low of 40 per cent this week.

Thursday's swearing in came two days after the Senate confirmed Young to serve as the director of the OMB with a vote of 61 to 36, reports Xinhua news agency. Nearly a year ago, Young was confirmed as deputy director of the OMB, and began serving as the acting chief of the agency after Indian-origin Neera Tanden withdrew her nomination for budget chief amid opposition from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.