DNC pays $1.6 million more for Kamala Harris' campaign debt

Driving the news: Harris spent an unprecedented $1.5 billion during her 107-day campaign, and invoices continue to roll into the DNC nearly a year later.

• The DNC had only about $12 million in cash on hand by the end of September, as the party made investments in campaigns in Virginia and New Jersey, along with other state parties.
• The DNC usually covers such debts after a presidential campaign, but such obligations can still make it harder for a losing party to rebuild for the next election cycle.
• Democratic officials aren't sure how much more outstanding debt there is from Harris' campaign, people familiar with the matter told Axios.

Flashback: The DNC also was on the hook for more than $20 million in debt after Barack Obama's reelection in 2012.

• Even with Obama helping to raise funds in the years afterward, the DNC didn't fully pay off the debt until 2015. That left the committee in a vulnerable position heading into the 2016 election, which Hillary Clinton ultimately lost to Donald Trump.

What they're saying: Harris and the DNC declined to comment.