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Grace Segers

Grace Segers is a staff writer at The New Republic, where she covers Congress and politics. Previously, she worked as a political reporter for CBS News, where she covered two Supreme Court confirmations, two elections, two impeachment trials, a pandemic, and an insurrection. She also served as a digital reporter for City & State New York. She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and NPR.

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April 12, 2023
Grace Segers
A GOP Governor Proposed a Child Tax Credit. Democrats Helped Sink It.
A proposal from Montana’s Greg Gianforte has stalled amid a bipartisan scrap with something of a flipped script.
April 6, 2023
Grace Segers
The Republican Plan to Cut the Deficit on the Backs of Struggling Americans
The GOP is again pushing for harsher work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP—even though it would barely dent our national debt.
April 4, 2023
Grace Segers
Why Congress Is Brawling Over Electric Vehicles
The Inflation Reduction Act aims to incentivize purchase of E.V.s and secure the U.S. supply chain at the same time. Now lawmakers must disentangle the conflicts that stand in the way.
April 3, 2023
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Katie Porter Will Tell You What She Thinks
The U.S. representative from Orange County says her old law prof, Elizabeth Warren, has one speed: “full speed ahead.” She’s made waves in the House. But can she whiteboard her way to a Senate seat in a hotly contested race?
March 30, 2023
Grace Segers
Are Republicans Winning the War on Public Schools?
GOP figures like Glenn Youngkin and Ron DeSantis believe “parents’ rights” rhetoric has made education a winning issue—but its potency may not last forever.
March 28, 2023
Grace Segers
Obamacare Says Insurers Can’t Deny Coverage of Contraceptives. They’re Doing It Anyway.
Democrats in Congress are warning the Biden administration that access to some birth-control products is still beyond the reach of many Americans.
March 22, 2023
Grace Segers
What to Expect If the Abortion Drug Mifepristone Gets Banned
A Texas judge’s decision on access to medication abortion has reproductive rights advocates on edge and providers bracing for a fresh round of chaos.
March 21, 2023
Grace Segers
Fear the Wrath of the TikTok Voter
As lawmakers in Washington ponder banning the app, they could be courting a substantial backlash from a key voting bloc—and one party could suffer the brunt of it.
March 16, 2023
Grace Segers
The U.S. May Break Its Promise to the Afghan Allies It Left Behind
Many of those who assisted the military during its 20-year war remain trapped in Afghanistan—with only a backlogged special immigration visa program as a recourse.
March 13, 2023
Grace Segers
Big Tech Is Winning the Antitrust War on Capitol Hill
With Republicans in control of the House, the tech giants appear likely to evade stricter regulations yet again.
March 10, 2023
Grace Segers
Biden’s Budget Aims to Hit Republicans Where It Hurts
The president’s spending plan will never pass, but that’s not the point.
March 8, 2023
Grace Segers
Food Banks Will Bear the Brunt of America’s Looming Hunger Cliff
As the Covid-era SNAP emergency allotment program ends this month, providers are already seeing increased need.
February 22, 2023
Grace Segers
Debt Ceiling Politics Threaten the Power of the U.S. Dollar
Default could permanently threaten our status as the provider of the primary global reserve currency—along with the substantial economic benefits that come from this position of privilege.
February 10, 2023
Grace Segers
Congress May Finally Decide That the War in Iraq Is Over
Lawmakers are poised to rescind the blank-check authorizations to use military force that the executive branch was handed decades ago.
February 7, 2023
Grace Segers
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Biden Hasn’t Accomplished Much. Can He Convince Them Otherwise?
Democrats notched some important legislative victories last year, but the public has yet to feel their impact.
February 3, 2023
Grace Segers
This Parliamentary Maneuver Will Not Save Us From a Debt Ceiling Breach
The discharge petition has been floated as a Hail Mary to avoid default, but the current political conditions do not augur success.
February 1, 2023
Grace Segers
The Urgency of Police Reform Is at the Mercy of a Divided Congress
A Republican House and Democratic Senate could complicate negotiations, but some still hope for a revival of talks two years after the last failed effort.
January 31, 2023
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The Squad Is Out of Power—and Relishing a New Fight
Inside the progressive flank’s plans to regroup under the Republican House
January 27, 2023
Grace Segers
A Nationwide Fight Over Food Insecurity Is Just Beginning
From a draconian new proposal in Iowa to farm bill deliberations in Washington, the ideological battles over food aid will soon kick off—and no one knows who will end up paying the price.
January 19, 2023
Grace Segers
Joe Manchin’s Latest Budget Plan Is a Blast From the Past
From atop the mountains of Davos, the West Virginia senator has brought down his next big idea: Bring back the supercommittee!

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