Since coming into office with an unusually high profile, she has faded, to some extent, from public view. For those of you who want to know what the vice president is doing with her time, The Times has come up with a tracker for her public events. Good morning and welcome to Essential Politics: Kamala Harris edition.
But the events the White House wants the public to know about, whether they are open to the press or not, are sent out in a daily email to the reporters who cover her. A similar one is emailed for President Biden. Not everything is on the schedule, including some behind-the-scenes meetings and phone calls and time with advisors. But the advertised events are a strong signal of where the administration is directing one of its most powerful tools: its ability to attract news coverage.
When I looked at the data, one of the first things I noticed was that Harris was spending less time with Biden than she had earlier in her term, both in the number of events and the percentage of her scheduled events. In any White House, time with the president is the most valuable currency. The top leaders are simply spreading their wings, reaching out to more people and places now that COVID restrictions have eased.
It is not clear whether slates of separate events for the president and vice president is good for Harris. The reality is that Harris gets much less media coverage when she is on her own, which may be why so many people say they do not know what she is up to.
And less face time with Biden may make it more difficult for her to get to know him and influence policy. The former Democratic primary rivals have some history, but nothing like the battle scars Biden has built up with some of his inner circle of advisors who have served him for decades. You can read more about the implications in this article I wrote with Stiles. Every weekday, it takes you beyond the headlines.
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and follow on Spotify. What else can the schedules tell us? She is also spending less time talking about migration from Central America. The assignment has been a political headache, as border encounters with migrants have swelled to record numbers and conservative politicians and media have blamed Harris. Harris visited the region in June and the administration has done some behind-the-scenes work. On trip to France, Kamala Harris is introducing herself to the world in personal terms.
Vice President Kamala Harris, in trip to France after months of getting battered at home, is introducing herself in personal terms on the world stage.
There were different, heightened expectations for Harris, chiefly because of her groundbreaking election. Her every action would be unprecedented and surely, it seemed, merit special notice and great amounts of news coverage. So ever since taking office, Harris has made humility a top item on her public-facing agenda, alongside the assignments — voting rights, space exploration, women in the workforce, immigration from Central America, and more — the president has given her.
There is a long history of tensions between presidential and vice presidential staff members, and the Biden White House is no exception.
Harris, 57, is on her third foreign trip as vice president. Biden began traveling overseas as a senator when Harris was still in grade school. Harris was chosen to run alongside Biden in great part because she brought balance — relative youth, her race and gender — to the Democratic presidential ticket. There are several vice presidents who stepped out from the shadow of the Oval Office and the self-effacing No.
Barring unforeseen events, Harris has at least three more years, and possibly as many as seven, to learn and grow in the White House. Mark Z. A reporter for nearly 45 years, Barabak has covered campaigns and elections in 49 of the 50 states, including 11 presidential campaigns and scores of mayoral, gubernatorial, congressional and U. It is safe, and it will save your life. So folks just need to get vaccinated.
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