Kristen DelGuzzi

Kristen joined USA TODAY in 2018 as managing editor for politics and world and moved to Opinion in 2021, after leading coverage of the Trump administration, the 2020 presidential election, the Mueller investigation, the confirmation of two Supreme Court justices, two impeachments, and reporting from inside Iran. She previously was at The Arizona Republic, where she was senior director for digital and audience growth. She was part of teams that were finalists for breaking news Pulitzer Prizes in 2012 and 2014 and was part of the team that won the 2018 prize for explanatory reporting for an in-depth examination of President Trump’s pledge to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. She has been a business editor and has written about legal and political issues in Cincinnati, Cleveland and New Orleans.