https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/21/kamala-harris-jumps-into-presidential-race/ > Sen. Kamala Harris announced that she’s running for president Monday, jumping into what’s expected to be a broad field of Democrats competing for the chance to take on President Trump. > The first-term California senator, who’s reached national prominence over the last two years for her tough questioning of Trump’s appointees and her prosecutorial case against the administration, painted her run as a battle for national values.