Kamala Harris makes history as first woman of colour to secure presidential nomination

Kamala Harris has officially received the necessary amount of votes from delegates to become the Democratic US presidential nominee and the first woman of color at the top of a major party ticket, the Democratic National Committee chairman said on Friday.

The nomination took place via a virtual vote. Harris has added two former aides to Barack Obama to her presidential campaign team, a source told Reuters on Friday.

David Plouffe, an American political strategist who ran Barack Obama's successful 2008 presidential campaign, has joined Harris' campaign for president as a senior adviser, the source said.

The campaign is also being joined by Stephanie Cutter, who previously served as Obama's White House communications director and deputy campaign manager, the source said.