Kathryn Palmer is a reporter on USA TODAY’s Politics team, covering national politics, international news and foreign policy. Previously, she covered the 2024 presidential election and California politics for USA TODAY.
She is from California and has reported extensively on her home state. Her work has been recognized with several first-place California Journalism Awards. She has also reported from Morocco and Tunisia and speaks French.
She has degrees from University of California, Santa Cruz and New York University.
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