Kamala Harris' Approval Rating At 49%

For the first time, Gallup asked Americans to evaluate how Vice President Kamala Harris is doing in her role. Her ratings are better than Biden's by six points, with 49% approving and 49% disapproving.

Harris enjoys nearly unanimous approval from Democrats (92%) while receiving very low approval from Republicans (4%). Her overall approval rating is higher than Biden's primarily because independents rate her performance better than they rate Biden's, 46% versus 37%, respectively.

In addition to her high approval rating among Democrats, Harris receives majority-level approval from Democratic-leaning groups, including women, young adults, college graduates and those with annual household incomes under $100,000.

[SOURCE: GALLUP NEWS]

Biden nominee Sandra Hairston to serve as US Attorney in NC’s Middle District

President Joe Biden has nominated Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra Hairston to be the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, the White House announced Tuesday.

Hairston is among nine Biden nominees for U.S. attorneys across the country. If Hairston is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she will be the first Black woman to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Hairston’s term would be for four years.

During her 30-year tenure as an assistant U.S. attorney, Hairston has served as deputy chief of the criminal division and lead attorney in the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force section in the Greensboro office.

In 2015, Hairston received the Director’s Award from the Executive Office For United States Attorneys for superior performance as an assistant U.S. attorney. She received the same award in 2002.

Hairston is the professional responsibility officer, ethics advisor and criminal discovery coordinator for the Middle District of North Carolina.

From 2014 to March 2021, she served as the first assistant U.S. attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.

From 1994 to 1996, Hairston served as chief of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina before returning to the Middle District of North Carolina in 1996.

Hairston served as an assistant district attorney in Columbus County from 1987 to 1989 and as a special assistant district attorney in Guilford County from 1989 to 1990.

She received her law degree from N.C. Central University School of Law in 1987 and her bachelor’s degree in English from the UNC Charlotte in 1981.

[SOURCE: JOURNALNOW]

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Considering Running For Governor

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is considering a run for the state’s top job in 2022.

NINA TURNER FILES 2022 CAMPAIGN PAPERS

Former Ohio State SEN. Nina Turner has filed “statement of candidacy” election papers to challenge Shontel Brown for the Cleveland-area congressional district’s Democratic primary in 2022, federal campaign records show, though she has not made a final decision on whether to officially run.

Turner’s filing allows her to keep her campaign apparatus running while making a final decision on a 2022 bid although the filing does not guarantee she will make a bid.

Turner noted that Brown will only have been in office for a short time before the next race begins, and the district lines will be redrawn as a result of redistricting. If the district becomes more working-class, Turner has a better shot, but if it incorporates more of the wealthier suburbs that leaned toward Brown, Turner will have a harder time. “The lines will be different, and also if the person takes office, they can’t take office before November. It’d [then] be the holidays. You know? And then it’s January, right? And February,” she observed.

The Democratic primary is scheduled for May 2022.

[SOURCE: THEINTERCEPT]

It’s official: Rep. Karen Bass is running for mayor of LA

After months of speculation, Rep. Karen Bass on Monday, Sept. 27, officially announced on social media that she is running to be Los Angeles’ next mayor.

With my whole heart, I'm ready. Let's do this -- together.

I'm running for mayor.https://t.co/CLkJfFddHT

— Karen Bass (@KarenBassLA) September 27, 2021

Rep. Bass gave the following reasons for running on her campaign website:

Thirty years ago, Karen Bass saw a city in crisis and stepped up to lead. As a Los Angeles native and a nurse, she saw crime and addiction tearing families and communities apart. So she dedicated her career to helping: by founding Community Coalition, one of the most impactful and respected nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles. What started as an effort to reduce violence by closing liquor stores and helping people with drug addiction turned into a thirty-year force in creating economic, education, and housing opportunities.

Today Los Angeles faces another emergency. A public health and humanitarian crisis: homelessness.

40,000 people sleep on the streets of LA every night – more than in any other city in the nation.

Karen is running for Mayor because she knows that solving this crisis means addressing the root causes of homelessness: lack of affordable housing, health care, job training, mental health services, and drug and alcohol counseling.

Today’s homelessness crisis demands urgent attention to root causes, not just surface-level fixes or divisive talking points by politicians.

There are no simple answers, but Karen has the experience, values, and support to get the job done.