Harris faces crunch week as deadline to select running mate looms

Vice-President Kamala Harris will this week name her running mate (LM Otero/AP)

US Vice-President Kamala Harris is heading into a crucial week that includes her most critical decision yet – choosing a running mate – while grappling with how to keep the early political momentum of her election campaign alive.

The former prosecutor known for being deliberative effectively has a deadline of Tuesday to select who will be her number two from a list that has been whittled down to four governors, a senator and a cabinet official who was also one of her 2020 foes.