Kamala Harris, shattering racial and gender barriers, makes history as first woman vice president of the U.S.

Sen. Kamala Harris made history three times Saturday as the first woman, first Black person and first Asian American to be elected to the vice presidency, according to the Associated Press, which called the race. Harris’s election is a breakthrough for the Democratic Party and the U.S. in general.

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