America’s next vice president

When POLITICO’s Eugene Daniels thinks about how he'll cover Kamala
Harris as one of the new authors of the Playbook newsletter, he
remembers his grandma, who didn’t think her grandson would see a Black
woman vice president in his lifetime. Eugene joins Dispatch to talk
about how Harris will make history when she’s sworn in tomorrow — and
what sort of challenges she’ll face as “a first.” Plus, the Pentagon
deploys hundreds of active-duty troops for inauguration security. And
the Census Bureau director steps down.
Eugene Daniels is a White House reporter and Playbook co-author for
POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Read more in the POLITICO Playbook newsletter.

When POLITICO’s Eugene Daniels thinks about how he'll cover Kamala Harris as one of the new authors of the Playbook newsletter, he remembers his grandma, who didn’t think her grandson would see a Black woman vice president in his lifetime. Eugene joins Dispatch to talk about how Harris will make history when she’s sworn in tomorrow — and what sort of challenges she’ll face as “a first.” Plus, the Pentagon deploys hundreds of active-duty troops for inauguration security. And the Census Bureau director steps down.

Eugene Daniels is a White House reporter and Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.

Read more in the POLITICO Playbook newsletter.