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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, 2024
Grace Segers
Republicans Are Betting That Trump Got His Abortion Position Right
The highly volatile issue has been a huge factor in recent elections, but GOP lawmakers seem to believe 2024 will be different.
April 5, 2024
Grace Segers
Can Abortion Rights Voters Turn Florida Blue?
Democratic Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell tells TNR that Sunshine State voters are “ready to come out to vote and protect reproductive freedom.”
April 4, 2024
Grace Segers
The Tragic Fallout of the World Central Kitchen Airstrikes
The IDF’s attack on food aid workers in Gaza is roiling Washington—and having a chilling effect on everyone working to stave off starvation.
April 3, 2024
Grace Segers
The States That Are Stepping Up to Take On Child Poverty
This tax season is a big test for a slew of newly created child tax credits in places like Minnesota and Oregon.
March 30, 2024
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Can States Legally Ban Emergency Abortions?
The Supreme Court will soon weigh whether Idaho’s near-total abortion ban trumps a federal law.
March 29, 2024
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The Mifepristone Case Isn’t the Endgame for Abortion Opponents
The Supreme Court was skeptical of this week’s case, but less spurious legal challenges are on the horizon.
March 25, 2024
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Can This Forgotten Anti-Poverty Progam Be Saved?
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program was created to get low-income families back on their feet. But does it actually work?
March 22, 2024
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The Popular, Bipartisan Bills That Can’t Get Passed
They’re good ideas, they poll well, and they enjoy the support of Republicans and Democrats. And they haven’t got a hope in hell.
March 19, 2024
Grace Segers
Biden Wants to Boost Affordable Housing. Easier Said Than Done.
The president may have found himself a pithy campaign platform, but his proposals will all need congressional approval to become reality.
March 15, 2024
Grace Segers
Washington Is Leaving Haiti in Limbo
Aid to the embattled Caribbean nation is caught in a Capitol Hill logjam. But this is no ordinary partisan impasse.
March 8, 2024
Grace Segers
The White House’s Slow Cease-Fire Shift Is Getting Tepid Reviews
Critics of the administration still feel it is falling short—but they believe the pressure they’re bringing is starting to be felt.
March 8, 2024
Grace Segers
Biden Has Pledged to Restore Roe. Some Say That Won’t Cut It.
The president made the promise in his State of the Union address, but reproductive rights advocates warn that this might not be sufficient to protect abortion rights.
March 5, 2024
Grace Segers
The Feverish Expectations of Biden’s State of the Union Address
The president is effectively launching his reelection campaign this week, and everyone has got some advice for what’s being billed as a high-stakes affair.
March 2, 2024
Grace Segers
The Republicans Celebrating the End of Mitch McConnell’s Reign
Despite his role in delivering many of the GOP’s most consequential victories, the Kentucky senator is considered by some of his colleagues to be an unbearable moderate. What gives?
March 1, 2024
Grace Segers
GOP Senators Say They Support IVF—Just Not a Federal Law to Secure It
Paying lip service to protecting the procedure is the easy part. But not everyone is willing to back up their words with legislation.
February 28, 2024
Grace Segers
The Republicans’ Plan for Anti-Hunger Programs Could Leave Some Needy Families Behind
Beneficiaries of SNAP and WIC might end up getting caught in the crossfire of a proposed funding deal.
February 24, 2024
Grace Segers
Lawmakers Barnstorm Europe to Reassure Allies of U.S. Reliability
At the Munich Security Conference, members of Congress faced a new challenge—proving that a U.S. on the verge of returning to Trumpism could still be trusted.
February 23, 2024
Grace Segers
When a Failed Pregnancy Becomes a Crime
The Alabama IVF ruling has stoked fears that patients and their health care providers might soon be subject to criminal prosecution in cases where a hoped-for birth goes wrong.
February 15, 2024
Grace Segers
How Tom Suozzi’s Big Win Upended Washington’s Border Wars
His special election victory has Democrats drunk on Long Island iced tea—and hopeful that a winning message just fell in their laps.
February 9, 2024
Grace Segers
The Most Cynical Week in Washington
Behind all the political theater over the now-dead border bill, there is still a humanitarian crisis that’s been left to fester.

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