Kate Zernike

New York Times reporter covering politics

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Kate Zernike is a national correspondent for the New York Times and the author of Boiling Mad: Inside Tea Party America.

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Across the country, protesters are calling on Democrats to obstruct the Trump Administration wherever they can.

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Across the country, protesters are calling on Democrats to obstruct the Trump Administration wherever they can.

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