Sydney Kashiwagi

Washington Correspondent

Kashiwagi has covered politics, campaigns and local government. She most recently covered U.S. Senate races at National Journal. Before that, she covered breaking news and politics at CNN, a stint that included coverage of the Minnesota state legislature. She also worked in New York City as a City Hall reporter for The Staten Island Advance, New York City’s only borough-based daily newspaper. In this role, she covered the administration of former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and eventually all things that touched on state and local politics. In her spare time she enjoys movies, cooking and walking around D.C. to explore new parts of the city.

Kashiwagi has covered politics, campaigns and local government. She most recently covered U.S. Senate races at National Journal. Before that, she covered breaking news and politics at CNN, a stint that included coverage of the Minnesota state legislature. She also worked in New York City as a City Hall reporter for The Staten Island Advance, New York City’s only borough-based daily newspaper. In this role, she covered the administration of former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and eventually all things that touched on state and local politics. In her spare time she enjoys movies, cooking and walking around D.C. to explore new parts of the city.

Contact

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Latest from Sydney Kashiwagi

News & Politics

Omar reintroduces Neighbors not Enemies Act as Trump ramps up deportation efforts

The Minnesota Democrat’s bill is unlikely to advance in the new Congress but her efforts were largely symbolic as deputy chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

January 22, 2025

News & Politics

Stauber’s Lake Winnibigoshish land exchange bill passes U.S. House

It’s the first bill from a member of Minnesota’s congressional delegation to pass the new Congress.

January 22, 2025

News & Politics

Judge dismisses case of two Jan. 6 rioters from Minnesota after Trump’s blanket pardon

President Donald Trump issued a blanket pardon for about 1,500 people charged or convicted in the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

January 21, 2025

Politics

Klobuchar speaks at Trump’s inauguration, said leaders become ‘guardians of our country’

While the Minnesota Democrat didn’t vote for Trump, she called his inauguration to order as chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.

January 20, 2025