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Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris

Vice President of the United States

Appears in 2 stories

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America's maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the developed world, and they are especially high among Black women and Native American women, regardless of their income or education levels.

Stories

How Florida cut preterm births 30% while America's crisis deepens

Rule Changes

Led Biden Administration's maternal health initiatives since 2021

Central Hillsborough Healthy Start in Tampa screened every pregnant woman in high-risk ZIP codes, sent nurses to their homes, and cut preterm births by 30%. Among single mothers, very preterm births dropped 52%. Obese mothers saw a 61% reduction in extremely preterm births. The results held steady from 2008 through 2020.

Updated Jan 12

The five-year hunt for the January 6 pipe bomber

Force in Play

Came within 20 feet of DNC pipe bomb

A hoodie-clad figure planted two pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican headquarters on the evening before the Capitol riot. Then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris came within 20 feet of one device. The bombs never exploded—a matter of luck, prosecutors say, not design. For nearly five years, the FBI's most intensive manhunt since 9/11 turned up nothing.

Updated Dec 31, 2025