Lauren Gardner
Reporter @POLITICO
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WORK HISTORY
Reporter @POLITICO
I cover the FDA for POLITICO, focusing on agency leadership, the government\'s Covid response, drug pricing and opioids. Before that, I covered U.S-Canada relations for POLITICO Pro Canada, breaking news on cross-border policy developments pertinent to the closest trading relationship in the world. My beat includes border security, marijuana legalization and energy development. I broke the story of how the former American ambassador to Canada, Kelly Craft, spent just half of her tenure in her post country.I also covered federal transportation policy on Capitol Hill and in the Department of Transportation for POLITICO Pro. I\'ve broken news on a now-former federal rail official\'s second job as a public relations consultant, the slow movement toward positive train control implementation among commuter railroads, and the hiring of a new president and CEO at Amtrak.
EDUCATION
American University
B.A.
SKILLS
ABOUT LAUREN GARDNER
I\'m a reporter with more than 17 years of experience covering Washington institutions. I have a strong history of breaking news on a variety of policy beats and using sourcing and public records laws to hold the powerful to account.I cover the Food and Drug Administration and the Biden administration\'s Covid-19 response. My reporting has taken me from hours-long meetings of doctors and scientists weighing the safety and efficacy of vaccines and treatments to West Virginia, where state officials are trying to convince residents to protect themselves from Covid\'s worst effects.Previously, I covered U.S-Canada relations during the Trump administration and the Department of Transportation under presidents Trump and Obama. My investigations have uncovered immigration officials purposely targeting Iranian Americans at the border, an ambassador to Canada frequently absent from her post, and a top rail safety regulator maintaining his local government public relations gig in his home state.
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