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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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March 2, 2022
Grace Segers
Biden Searches for a Big Reset in His State of the Union
A crisis in Ukraine has refocused his presidency. But he’s still trying to fill a Build Back Better Act–size hole in his domestic agenda.
February 28, 2022
Grace Segers
Washington Confronts Ukraine’s Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
Half a million people have already fled Ukraine. How can the U.S. respond?
February 25, 2022
Grace Segers, Daniel Strauss
January 6 Recap: Is Ivanka Trump Going to Squeal on Her Father?
The ex–first daughter may cooperate with the committee. John Eastman definitely will not. And the Supreme Court deals Donald Trump another setback.
February 24, 2022
Grace Segers
The Punishing Sanction That Biden Won’t Impose on Putin—Yet
Some lawmakers are calling on Russia to be expelled from SWIFT, a global financial network many nations depend upon. But some leaders fret it may do more harm than good.
February 24, 2022
Grace Segers
Sure, a Gas Tax Holiday Sounds Lovely—Until You Read the Fine Print
An election-year proposal to save drivers a few bucks at the pumps might not be as great an idea as some Democrats think.
February 22, 2022
Grace Segers
Biden Hits Russia With Sanctions but Vows No Military Conflict
“We have no intention of fighting Russia,” the president said.
February 21, 2022
Grace Segers
Congress Could Finally Bring Some Justice for Native Women
The proposed reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act would allow tribal authorities to prosecute non-Native offenders for crimes against women and children.
February 18, 2022
Daniel Strauss, Grace Segers
January 6 Committee Recap: What Did Trump Do, and When Did He Do It?
The announcement about the impending release of the White House’s January 6 visitor logs to the House select committee is potentially of massive importance.
February 16, 2022
Grace Segers
Can Democrats Convince Struggling Parents That the Party Hasn’t Abandoned Them?
Families with school-age kids have borne the brunt of the pandemic. Will they make themselves heard at the ballot box?
February 11, 2022
Grace Segers, Daniel Strauss
January 6 Committee Recap: Concerns About Trump’s Records Can’t Be Flushed Away
Trump could be in legal trouble for potentially violating federal laws related to the handling of government records.
February 11, 2022
Grace Segers
Washington Is Failing the Afghan People on All Fronts
The country is facing a humanitarian crisis, and countless allies remain trapped there, but Congress and the White House continue to dither.
February 10, 2022
Grace Segers
Congress Has Finally Concluded That Insider Trading Is Bad
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are teeming with ideas to halt the practice of self-enrichment. Which one will they choose?
February 9, 2022
Grace Segers
Overworked, Underpaid, Traumatized, and Too White
Why congressional staffers are pushing to unionize their offices on Capitol Hill
February 4, 2022
Grace Segers
Democrats in Congress Are Poised to Hand Biden a Big Economic Win
The House passed the China competitiveness bill, which includes funding to shore up faltering supply chains.
February 4, 2022
Daniel Strauss, Grace Segers
January 6 Recap: Finally Scratching the Surface on How Far Trump Was Willing to Go
Bombshell memos, high-level testimony, piles of documents. It adds up to a heap of trouble for the former president.
February 1, 2022
Grace Segers
Russia’s Ukraine Aggression Has Congress Poised to Impose Painful Sanctions
Vladimir Putin has driven Republicans and Democrats into one another’s arms.
January 31, 2022
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The Children Joe Manchin Left Behind
Why did the West Virginia senator kill the biggest expansion of the social safety net since LBJ’s Great Society?
January 28, 2022
Grace Segers, Daniel Strauss
January 6 Committee Recap: The Walls Continue to Close in on Trump and the Insurrectionists
The Justice Department gets serious, the Fulton County case against Trump takes a big step forward, and Seb Gorka steps on a rake.
January 27, 2022
Grace Segers
Republicans Might Throw a Fit Over Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee, but They’re Powerless to Stop It
The GOP can slow down the confirmation process for Stephen Breyer’s replacement, but the Democrats almost certainly have the votes to confirm her.
January 27, 2022
Grace Segers
There’s Another Way to Extend the Child Tax Credit
Senator Mitt Romney’s child allowance proposal may offer a basis for future bipartisan negotiations.

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