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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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December 1, 2023
Grace Segers
The Reason These Democrats Voted to Save George Santos
Four members of the House were worried about the precedent set by his removal—and the possibility it would be used against Black lawmakers.
December 1, 2023
Grace Segers
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Social Security?
The retirement-age population is growing. The national birth rate is declining. This spells trouble for the cash-strapped program.
December 1, 2023
Grace Segers
Mike Johnson Repeats Kevin McCarthy’s Mistake: Trying to Govern
With only a few weeks left in the year and several items on the agenda, Johnson may need to assuage skeptical Republicans.
November 20, 2023
Grace Segers
Bernie Sanders Picks an Important Fight in the Democratic Party
Conflict is looming between lawmakers who believe financial support to Israel should be conditioned to humanitarian aid in Gaza and those who don’t.
November 20, 2023
Grace Segers
Everyone Is Suddenly Watching This One District in Virginia
Representative Abigail Spanberger is making a run for governor, and Democrats will need to fight to keep her swing district blue.
November 17, 2023
Grace Segers
Farm Bill’s Food Stamp Generosity May Be a Bridge Too Far for Some Freedom Caucusers
Divisions over relief for food insecurity remain a big sticking point as lawmakers try to move this must-pass measure over the goal line.
November 9, 2023
Grace Segers
Emotions Are Running Feverishly High in Congress
“People are full of sadness and rage and hurt, and nobody does their best work in that environment,” said Representative Becca Balint.
November 9, 2023
Grace Segers
Mitt Romney, Master of Self-Justification
The senator has always wrestled with his conscience—and compromise.
November 6, 2023
Grace Segers
All Eyes Are on Virginia
Tuesday’s elections could tell us a lot about which way the political winds are blowing—and whether Governor Glenn Youngkin will get carte blanche.
November 5, 2023
Grace Segers
This Is the First Big Bellwether of the 2024 Election
The upcoming Virginia legislative contests are going to provide a critical indicator of voter sentiment—and, potentially, Governor Glenn Youngkin’s political future.
October 27, 2023
Grace Segers
The House Has a Speaker. On to Averting the Next Shutdown
The next task for a divided Congress is to find a way to put the “fun” back in “government funding.”
October 25, 2023
Grace Segers
Don’t Know Who Mike Johnson Is? Neither Do Senate Republicans
The upper chamber’s GOP members greeted the new speaker in the House with bemusement—and the need to google him.
October 20, 2023
Grace Segers, Jason Linkins
In Memoriam: Jim Jordan’s Bid to Become House Speaker
House Republicans voted to end the Ohio congressman’s tenure as speaker-designate in a Friday afternoon secret ballot.
October 19, 2023
Grace Segers
The Republican Institutionalists Are Taking Revenge on Jim Jordan
The lawmakers opposing the would-be speaker’s bid can’t be called moderates, but they all share the belief that the government should actually function.
October 17, 2023
Grace Segers
Jim Jordan’s Big Day Ends in Chaos and Failure
The Republican nominee for speaker spent his day doing what his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, did best—not getting enough votes to win the gavel.
October 16, 2023
Grace Segers
Why the House of Representatives Might Never Be the Same Again
After several weeks of extended chaos, it’s possible the lower chamber will be permanently changed by the GOP’s intraparty fracas.
October 13, 2023
Grace Segers
Andy Kim Thinks He’s the Solution to the Democrats’ Bob Menendez Problem
The New Republic spoke to the New Jersey congressman about his run for Senate and the chaos in the House.
October 12, 2023
Grace Segers
Will They or Won’t They (Ever Elect a Republican Speaker of the House)?
The Republican Party’s sequel to last January’s Kevin McCarthy crisis is not going well.
October 12, 2023
Grace Segers
The Path to a Democratic House May Run Through Nancy Mace’s District
The Supreme Court heard arguments on a redistricting case that will determine how steep a hill Democrat Michael B. Moore will have to climb to unseat the Republican.
October 10, 2023
Grace Segers
The Ordinary Americans Who Beat the FBI at Finding January 6 Rioters
A group of online sleuths tried to help the government—despite roadblocks at every stage.

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