Kira Lerner
Democracy Editor at The Guardian
Deputy Washington and democracy editor @GuardianUS
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Kira Lerner
When Iowa senator Joni Ernst now infamously told a town hall audience last month that “we’re all going to die” in response to concerns about proposed cuts to Medicaid in Donald Trump’s signature spending bill, her Democratic challenger JD Scholten was on his way to a funeral.
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2 months 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
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2 months 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”.
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Feb 6, 2025 |
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.
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Feb 6, 2025 |
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.
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