US Vice President Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON: When President Joe Biden named Kamala Harris as his running mate, there were whispers about her ambition — would a former rival be a loyal soldier to a president she so sharply criticized on the campaign trail?
Fuelling those whispers was their relationship — while cordial, it was initially not particularly close.
But 100 days into Biden's term, things look very different. Harris has become one of the administration's most prominent advocates for Biden's agenda, standing alongside him at most of his major announcements and building a relationship that aides say is closer than most presidents had with their seconds-in-command.