Stephanie Lai

About Stephanie Lai

Experienced News Reporter and early career journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the newspapers industry. 2025 Paul Miller Fellow. Graduated Magna cum laude from Columbia University with a B.A. in political science. Skilled in Investigative reporting, public speaking, program development, photography, Adobe Photoshop, and basic coding in HTML/CSS and JavaScript.

Experience

1. White House Correspondent

   Bloomberg

   Jun 2023 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Reporter on the White House & Politics team, covering the 2024 election with a focus on the Trump campaign, his transition efforts and his second Administration. Since starting on the beat, I have scooped Trump\'s corporate tax policy and economic agenda in a second term, his campaign\'s plan to expand the electoral map to VA and MN, his bid for the UAW endorsement, campaign fundraising efforts and wrote an exclusive on an early voting effort from his allies to drive conservative voters to the polls. I have also broke news on an early advertising blitz from the Biden campaign targeting his weaknesses, Nikki Haley\'s cross country fundraising effort led by private equity titans and deep-pocketed donors as she rises in the polls, and more. I have exclusively featured the secret Yale-educated bundler group calling the shots in Ron DeSantis\' campaign. I have spoken about my reporting on CNN\'s Inside Politics and This Morning, BBC News, C-SPAN’s Washington Week, MSNBC’s Way Too Early, CBS\'s America Decides, Fox’s LiveNow and Bloomberg TV’s Balance of Power.

Education

• Great Oak High School

  International Baccalaureate

  2014 — 2018

• Columbia University in the City of New York

  Bachelor's degree

  2019 — 2022

• University of California, Los Angeles

  Political Science and Government

  2018 — 2019