Kirsten Powers

Kirsten Anne Powers (born December 14, 1967) is an American author, liberal columnist, and political analyst. She currently writes for USA Today and is an on-air political analyst at CNN. The Washington Post called her "bright-eyed, sharp-tongued, [and] gamely combative."

Prior to CNN, Powers worked at Fox News as a political analyst and contributor, where she appeared regularly across the channel as a liberal journalist. Powers was previously a columnist for the New York Post, and later The Daily Beast, which she left to join USA Today.

Powers began her career as a staff assistant with the Clinton-Gore presidential transition team in 1992, followed by an appointment as Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Public Affairs in the Clinton administration from 1993 to 1998. She subsequently worked in various roles, including press secretary, communications consultant and party consultant.