For Kamala Harris, an Influential Voice and a Decisive Vote
By Michael Crowley and Katie Glueck (New York Times)
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris represented the march of history when she was sworn in on Wednesday by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. As a Californian of Jamaican and Indian descent, she is the first woman and the first woman of color to hold the nation’s second-highest office.