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The Story of Kamala Harris

Over the next few days at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris will accept her party’s nomination and reintroduce herself to American voters. Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up,” talks through key periods in Ms. Harris’s life that explain what she believes and the kind of president she might become. Guest: Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up” for The New York Times.

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  The Slide Toward War in Lebanon

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  How the Cost of Housing Became So Crushing

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  How Telegram Became the Underworld’s Favorite App

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  'Book Review': Robert Caro on 50 Years of 'The Power Broker'

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  'The Interview': Sally Rooney Thinks Career Growth Is Overrated

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  Six Weeks to Go

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  The Day Thousands of Pagers Exploded in Lebanon

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  Israel's Existential Threat From Within

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  A Second Assassination Plot and the New Era of Political Violence

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  The Sunday Read: ‘The For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing Down’

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  'The Interview': Demi Moore Is Done With the Male Gaze

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  The Story Behind ‘They’re Eating the Pets’