Hugo Lowell
Hugo Lowell
Early Life and Education
Lowell was born in New York City. He was educated at the Dalton School and St Paul's School, London.
Career
Lowell started his career as a sports reporter for the i (newspaper) in 2017, covering the IAAF world athletics championships in London, for which he was named a finalist at the British Sports Journalism Awards, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow. He moved to Guardian US as a freelance congressional reporter in 2021, covering House and Senate leadership and the January 6 select committee.
Lowell has broken several high-profile stories, including news that the January 6 committee would subpoena former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows[14], and that former President Donald Trump would instruct top aides like Meadows to defy congressional subpoenas.[13] He also reported that hoCapitol attackCapitol attack, Trump called aides at the Willard hotel in Washington DC and sought ways to stop Joe Biden's certification.[15]
Lowell was first to report the contents of a powerpoint presentation Meadows turned over to the January 6 committee that recommended Trump declare a national security emergency to return himself to office.[12] He regularly appears as a political analyst on MSNBC, as well as on BBC News, BBC World Service, LBC and Times Radio.