The appearance marks the end of her term as vice president and comes after her high-pressure run against Trump for the Oval Office. Earlier this month, on the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, she presided over the electoral vote count, pointing out that the ceremony was “a peaceful transfer of power.”

After President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration, former Vice President Kamala Harris traveled back to California on a flight operated by an all-female U.S. Air Force crew.

Harris attended a customary stop on President Donald Trump's second Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, greeting the incoming President, Vice President, and their spouses at the White House alongside outgoing President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. (The event precedes the formal inauguration ceremony, to be held inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda.)

White House photographer Lawrence Jackson has been covering Kamala Harris for the past four years. His images have helped shape how the world sees her.

Outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff are leaving Washington, D.C. after the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Multiple former administration officials tell NBC News for her final ceremonial flight,

If former Vice President Kamala Harris had won the 2024 presidential election, I strongly suspect that the congressman would have postponed his day of service and attende. Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.

As I walk out of the White House for the last time, I worry that this will be forgotten, that history will write her historic achievement out of the frame. I worry that Americans aren’t being given the chance to celebrate what she accomplished.