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Kira Lerner

Kira Lerner is democracy editor for Guardian US, based in Washington, DC

August 2024

  • Minnesota uncommitted delegate speaks at a press conference outside the United Center, calling for the Democratic party to have a Palestinian speaker on the stage.

    US politics live
    Democrats accused of ‘tragic mistake’ by ruling out Palestinian convention speech; Shapiro says ‘Trump is obsessed with me’ – as it happened

  • US-VOTE-POLITICS-DEMOCRATIC-CONVENTION<br>US President Joe Biden delivers the keynote address on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party's nomination for president at the DNC which runs from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

    Joe Biden speaks at first night of the Democratic national convention

July 2024

  • Graphic illustration of figures on a red-and-black checker board, against a red horizon. In the middle is Trump, on the right is a man in US army fatigues, and on the left is a small group of protesters including one holding a sign that says 'Dishonest Donald.'

    Washington insiders simulated a second Trump presidency. Can a role-play save democracy?

  • trump and docs

    Donald Trump case tracker: where does each investigation stand?

  • Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents as he leaves the stage at a campaign rally, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on 13 July.

    Trump rally shooting comes amid rise in support for political violence

  • Man half-smiles in front of microphone with American flag in background

    Joe Biden: key takeaways from his Nato press conference

  • Trump hush-money trial: judge postpones sentencing to September

  • The election operators
    She was a firebrand Democrat. Now, Cleta Mitchell is a rising star of Republican election denialism

June 2024

  • While some figures such as Steve Bannon are more known to the public, others such as Kevin Roberts are not household names.

    The election operators
    Meet the election operators – the influential individuals shaping Trump’s White House bid

  • A sign for an early voting site at the Stead Park Recreation Center is photographed in northwest Washington, on May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)

    The fight for democracy
    DC targeted with harassing messages for allowing non-citizens to vote in primary

May 2024

  • Trump in suit and tie stands with lawyer behind railing at court

    The fight for democracy
    Will Trump, a felon, be able to vote for himself in November?

  • Graphic illustration of middle-aged white man with mostly bald head and red-gray beard, in suit jacket and collared shirt without a tie.

    The election office
    This county undercounted 4,000 Biden votes in 2020. Now the head of elections is looking to win back trust

  • Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the courtroom on Thursday.

    Judge denies Trump team’s motions for mistrial and to modify gag order – as it happened

  • a man in a blue suit and yellow tie

    Trump on Trial newsletter
    Georgia will allow Trump to challenge order keeping Fani Willis on election interference case

April 2024

  • Crowd of people with one young women holding red and white sign that says Stop the Steal.

    A physician, a lawyer, a CEO: the 84 fake electors who allegedly tried to steal the 2020 election

    With a new indictment this week, 36 have been criminally charged and 10 face a civil lawsuit – but seven hold office

March 2024

  • A voter casts his ballot in black box marked ballot box

    The fight for democracy
    Montana supreme court strikes down Republican-passed voting restrictions

  • Mark Robinson<br>North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks at an election night event in Greensboro, N.C., Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

    Hitler-quoting candidate wins North Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary

September 2023

  • Capitol Hill<br>WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: The Capitol Dome is seen as the sun sets on Capitol Hill on Thursday, November 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

    The fight for democracy
    Democracy and distrust: overcoming threats to the 2024 US election

  • A woman in pink t-shirt wears a pin that reads ‘Yes on 4’

    The fight for democracy
    The states where it’s impossible to vote if you have a felony conviction

August 2023

  • Moment candidates were asked whether they would support Trump as nominee even if convicted.

    Republican debate veers from abortion and fentanyl to Trump and Ukraine as Harris attacks ‘extremist agenda’ – as it happened

    Kamala Harris hits out at candidates; two candidates wouldn’t back Trump, there were splits over abortion ban, Ukraine and the climate crisis
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