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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event about gun safety on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kamala Harris has spent decades fighting to protect people from gun violence

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While serving as San Francisco’s district attorney, Harris became known for prosecuting domestic abusers. As attorney general of California, her office investigated and seized firearms from those who unlawfully possessed them. And as a US senator, she co-sponsored bills to ban assault weapons.
Noncompete clauses effectively prevent workers from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job. The Biden-Harris administration’s ban on them is now tentatively set to go into effect on Sept. 4, pending other legal action. (Photo via Getty Images)

Judge upholds Biden-Harris administration’s ban on noncompete clauses

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Noncompete clauses effectively prevent workers from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job. The Biden-Harris administration’s ban on them is now tentatively set to go into effect on Sept. 4, pending other legal action.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del., Monday, July 22, 2024. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Harris kicks off campaign by focusing on future, highlighting plans to help families

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During her first speech as the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, Kamala Harris said she’d fight to make child care more affordable, pass paid family leave, and restore reproductive freedom.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Planned Parenthood, Thursday, March. 14, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Adam Bettcher)

Kamala Harris has spent years fighting for reproductive freedom. Here’s what to know.

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Harris has a longstanding history of advocating for reproductive rights, something she’s sure to highlight on the campaign trail as she seeks to paint a stark contrast between herself and former president Donald Trump.
United States Supreme Court (front row L-R) Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan, (back row L-R) Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson pose for their official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court has begun a new term after Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was officially added to the bench in September. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

7 major rulings from the US Supreme Court’s 2023-2024 term, explained

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The US Supreme Court has, shall we say, made news this year. Here’s an approachable explainer to some of their top rulings of the term, and how they impact clean air, workplace safety, health insurance, and the general quality of life for all Americans.