For months US Vice President Kamala Harris was laser-focused on one potentially career-defining, history-making goal -- becoming the first woman entrusted with the keys to the White House.

Mr Newsom, who has been California’s governor since 2019, has been identified as a potential Harris rival in four years, along with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Another possible option for Ms Harris would be to continue in politics without necessarily holding office.

Democrats slam Kamala Harris’ ‘self-congratulatory’ review of election defeat - The vice president and her top team are accused of a stunning lack of self-relection and failing to listen to voters

Vice President Kamala Harris bid "aloha" to Washington, DC, in the wake of the 2024 presidential election—and retreated to a stunning $7 million estate in Hawaii, where she reportedly spent six days holed up with her husband,