Kamala Harris came within 20 feet of pipe bomb on January 6

Kamala Harris was just 20 feet away from a 'viable' pipe bomb left outside the Democratic National Committee's headquarters during the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, a new bombshell report claims.

The explosive device was planted in a bush just outside the building where the then-vice-president-elect spent hours on the day Congress was stormed.

Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog report obtained by ABC News said the Secret Service had not swept the outside area.

The report also states that Secret Service canine teams were 'surprised' there were so little assets assigned to sweep the building.

'[Harris], traveling in an armored vehicle with her motorcade, entered the DNC building via a ramp within 20 feet of the pipe bomb,' the report stated.

Harris would have had a smaller protected detail at the time, as she was an elected official but had not been sworn into office.

But the new report raises more questions for the agency put under furious scrutiny in the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

The FBI are still trying to identify the suspect who planted bombs outside the DNC and the nearby Republican National Committee headquarters.

The hooded culprit was seen on surveillance video on the night of January 5, but federal authorities have been unable to track him down.

The explosive was found 40 minutes after Harris arrived in the building. The report states it took the Secret Service 10 minutes to evacuate her, and she spend one hour and 50 minutes inside before the all-clear was given.

Vice President Kamala Harris's search for a running mate is barreling ahead, as it was revealed her team has met with a pair of leading candidates from her short list with an announcement just days away.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly have both met with members of Harris' search team, it was reported Thursday, after both men have been on Harris' short list for days.

Each offers potential assets to the candidate, who is fighting off GOP attacks on left wing positions dating to her time as California AG and her ill-fated run for president in 2020.

The Harris campaign has announced a week full of campaign appearances starting Tuesday in Philadelphia, which would put her on Shapiro's home turf, in a state that is crucial to the Democratic 'blue wall.'

Notably, Shapiro has demonstrated an ability to win statewide and outperform Joe Biden in western Pennsylvania. He ran up big margins in suburban and exurban areas around Philadelphia in his 2022 win, beating Republican Doug Mastriano by 15 points statewide.

There was another potential clue Thursday when Shapiro abruptly cancelled a planned trip to rake in campaing cash in the Hamptons this weekend.

Harris made the call, she said, because some of the detainees freed in the deal 'worked with Navalny to combat corruption and build a free, democratic Russia.'

'I thanked Yulia for her courage in continuing her husband's works and reaffirmed my commitment to stand with those fighting for freedom in Russia and around the world,' she added.

But some eagle-eyed users of social media criticized the 59-year-old vice president as a 'phony' for holding the phone to her ear as she spoke to the grieving widow.

A Republican senator has received 'disturbing information' on Donald Trump's near assassination from a whistleblower alleging a major protocol was broken before the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally.

The latest allegation, from an anonymous whistleblower, contends that the Secret Service's Counter Surveillance Division (CSD) - the unit tasked with evaluating event sites in advance - was not present at the deadly rally and never performed a 'typical evaluation' before the event.

The anonymous whistleblower's complaint is one of several filed to Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley in recent weeks.

In addition, the source alleges that Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe, the freshly minted agency chief after former boss Kimberly Cheatle resigned, is at fault for the huge oversight.

Rowe 'personally directed significant cuts to CSD,' the whistleblower says.

The 81-year-old commander in chief appeared to be looking off into the distance as Vice President Kamala Harris gave a statement to a reporter Thursday night.

Biden only moved once in the post-midnight appearance, apparently to scratch his head, with his vacant appearance quickly noted by viewers.  He did speak earlier on and did not appear to make any verbal flubs - but nonetheless, his subsequent expression disturbed many.