Kira Lerner

New York, Washington, D.C.

Democracy Editor at The Guardian

Deputy Washington and democracy editor @GuardianUS

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Jaguar Land Rover pauses shipments to US as Trump says impact of tariffs ‘won’t be easy’ – as it happened | Trump tariffs | The Guardian

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Hamish Mackay |Nadeem Badshah |Amy Sedghi |Phillip Inman |Jane Clinton |Kira Lerner | +2 more

Trump’s baseline 10% tariff on all imports from many countries has begun, with higher levies on 57 trading partners to start next week
Massive anti-Trump protests expected Saturday in DC and across US

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Kira Lerner

Left-leaning organizations say that more than 500,000 people are expected to take to the streets to protest in Washington DC, Florida and elsewhere around the country on Saturday to oppose Donald Trump’s “authoritarian overreach and billionaire-backed agenda”.
US Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead office of management and budget

2 months ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Alice Herman |Kira Lerner

The US Senate has voted on party lines to confirm Russell Vought, a key architect of Project 2025, to lead the office of management and budget despite intense opposition from Democrats. In an 53-47 vote, the full Senate approved Vought’s confirmation, which came after Democratic senators held an all-night session express their deep concerns that he intends to work with Donald Trump to dismantle the federal government.
Democrats hold all-night Senate session to protest Trump’s budget pick

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Alice Herman |Kira Lerner

Democratic senators held an all-night session to protest the pending confirmation of Russell Vought to lead the office of management and budget (OMB), expressing their deep concerns in speeches through the night that a key architect of Project 2025 intends to work with Donald Trump to dismantle the federal government.
When will we know the result of the US presidential election?

Nov 4, 2024 | msn.com | George Chidi |Kira Lerner

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when will we know who is the next president?

Nov 4, 2024 | msn.com | George Chidi |Kira Lerner

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US election results: when will we know who is the next president?

Nov 4, 2024 | theguardian.com | George Chidi |Kira Lerner

Over the last 25 years, Americans have regularly found themselves up into the early morning hours waiting for news organizations to make the decisive call of the last state needed to put a presidential candidate in the White House, and to learn who controls Congress.
New Trump January 6 court filing highlights perils of possible JD Vance vice-presidency

Oct 9, 2024 | msn.com | Kira Lerner

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Jack Smith filing highlights perils of possible JD Vance vice-presidency

Oct 9, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kira Lerner

When the next electoral vote is certified on 6 January next year, Vice-President Kamala Harris will play a critical role – whether or not she’s the winner of the presidential contest. It’s a role that vice-presidents have routinely played throughout history: certifying the results of the election for a seamless transfer of power. The same might not be true for the election after that.
North Carolina Republican candidate for governor called himself ‘black Nazi’ - report

Sep 19, 2024 | yahoo.com | Kira Lerner |George Chidi

Kira Lerner and George ChidiSeptember 19, 2024 at 4:34 PM·3 min readNorth Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, Mark Robinson, referred to himself as a “black NAZI!” on a pornography website’s message board, according to a new CNN report about the current lieutenant governor who has already been marked by scandal and controversial comments. According to CNN’s reporting, Robinson referred to himself as a “perv” in archived messages because he “enjoyed watching transgender pornography”.