Camila DeChalus

White House Reporter

Camila DeChalus is a reporter covering the White House, based in the Washington DC bureau.
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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris walks to board Air Force Two as she departs for New York, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on October 7, 2024.
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Democrats grow anxious as Election Day nears
Oct 9, 2024
In the two-and-a-half months since Joe Biden ended his reelection bid, Kamala Harris swiftly secured the Democratic presidential nomination, headlined the party’s most rapturous convention since 2008, brought in hundreds of millions of dollars in new campaign donations and surged past Biden’s poll numbers from earlier this year.
Campaign staff work inside the Latino Americans for Trump office in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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Harris and Trump campaigns fight for crucial Latino voters in battleground Pennsylvania
Oct 3, 2024
Both the Harris and Trump campaigns are fighting for Latino voters in Pennsylvania, where the past two presidential elections have been decided by a single point.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump.
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With the conventions over, Harris and Trump begin the final sprint to Election Day
Aug 24, 2024
An unsettled and unpredictable 2024 presidential race is entering its final stretch, with Vice President Kamala Harris looking to build on the momentum of this week’s Democratic National Convention and former President Donald Trump honing his lines of attack.
The north portico and fountain of The White House is seen on June 11, in Washington, DC.
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Parkinson’s specialist met with Biden’s physician at the White House earlier this year, records show
Jul 26, 2024
A top Parkinson’s disease specialist held a meeting with President Joe Biden’s physician at the White House earlier this year, according to records, though the circumstances of the meeting are unclear.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at her Fight for Reproductive Freedoms Tour at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 7 in Big Bend, Wisconsin, on January 22, 2024.
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Harris campaign begins to conduct outreach to youth organizations to win over young voters
Jul 22, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign team began conducting outreach to several youth grassroots organizations shortly after President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the race.
President Joe Biden during the CNN Presidential Debate in Atlanta on Thursday.
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Donors stress over path forward after Biden’s debate performance
Jun 30, 2024
Less than 48 hours after President Joe Biden’s alarming debate performance, the Democratic donor class is in crisis, racked by anxiety over what — if anything — the party’s wealthiest backers can do to reinvigorate or replace Biden, whose campaign has commissioned new polling to assess the damage.
Asylum seekers walk for their asylum interview appointment with US authorities at the El Chaparral crossing port in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, on May 18.
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Biden administration preparing to announce border executive action as early as Tuesday
Jun 1, 2024
The Biden administration is preparing to roll out a sweeping border executive action as early as Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the discussions, who cautioned that timing is fluid.
President Joe Biden speaks in support of changing the Senate filibuster rules that have stalled voting rights legislation, at Atlanta University Center Consortium, on the grounds of Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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A divided Morehouse College braces for Biden’s arrival
May 18, 2024
Deep divisions and apprehension on the campus of Morehouse College have presented President Joe Biden with a delicate balancing act this weekend as he prepares to deliver the commencement address at the historically Black college.
Muslims gather to hold a demonstration to demand ceasefire for Gaza in front of the White House on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan on March 11, in Washington D.C.
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White House to host scaled-back iftar dinner amid tensions with Arab and Muslim Americans
Apr 1, 2024
President Joe Biden is expected to host a significantly scaled-down iftar dinner at the White House on Tuesday to commemorate Ramadan, three sources familiar with the plans told CNN, a reflection of the tension between the administration and Arab and Muslim American communities over the Israel-Hamas war.
President Joe Biden speaks to guests at the Pieper-Hillside Boys and Girls Club on March 13, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Biden’s chances could hinge on turning out Black voters, but first the campaign has to reach them
Apr 1, 2024
On a recent chilly Sunday, a retired Milwaukee police sergeant leaned into the window of a grey Mazda in a strip mall parking lot where some of the post-church crowd was coming for lunch, chatting up the driver for almost 10 minutes.

About

Camila DeChalus is a reporter covering the White House, based in the Washington DC bureau.

Camila joined CNN in 2023 after covering Capitol Hill and  some of the most pressing issues facing the country for The Washington Post.

Prior to that, she previously worked at Business Insider where she reported on Congress, political campaigns and legal affairs since 2021.

At Insider, Camila was part of a team of journalists that produced “Conflicted Congress,” an investigative project that exposed how many members of Congress face possible conflicts of interest around their investments and stock trades. The series ultimately led to lawmakers introducing several pieces of legislation to ban individual stock trading and won a 2022 Sunshine Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.

Before joining Insider, Camila was a homeland security and immigration reporter at CQ Roll Call.

Camila is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and a board member of the National Association of Black Journalists political task force. She currently lives in DC with her husband and dog.