Kamala Harris officially resigned her Senate seat on Monday ahead of her historic inauguration as the first woman vice president in American history. Harris, who has served as Californiaâs junior Democratic senator since 2017, submitted a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom saying her resignation took effect at noon. Newsom later in the day appointed Alex Padilla, Californiaâs secretary of state, to serve out the remaining two years of Harrisâ term. In an op-ed published by the San Francisco Chronicle before her resignation, Harris told Californians that âthis is not goodbyeâ and suggested they havenât seen the last of her in...