Kamala Harris came close to being elected president in 2024. She could make another try in 2028, or she could instead run for governor of California. Democrats still are not sure what her next move is — or should be.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris defended the "overwhelmingly peaceful" protesters in her home state of California while criticizing President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops as a "dangerous escalation" and "cruel" on the third consecutive day of violent clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement.

The longer she waits to decide whether her ultimate goal is Sacramento or further east in Washington, DC, the greater risk of fatigue setting in.

Some Democrats are questioning former Vice President Kamala Harris' possible California gubernatorial bid, citing concerns about her history as state attorney general and more.

Harris said the deployment is "part of the Trump Administration's cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division."

The California Democratic Party did not make Kamala Harris’ calendar — but the graduating high school seniors at Compton High School did. It was par for the course for Harris in her post-vice-presidential limbo,

Kamala Harris fiercely condemned the Trump administration's use of California National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

Even if she were to win a 2026 bid for state governor, that would all but preclude another presidential campaign in 2028.