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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 28, 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
January 18, 2023
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The Debt Ceiling Time Bomb Is Ticking Again. This Could Be the Year It Explodes.
The new year has brought the same old worries about breaching the debt limit. But there’s one worrying change: An unruly group of House Republicans is now in charge.
January 13, 2023
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The Plan to Keep Abortion Rights Atop Voters Minds for the Next Two Years
Six months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the decision is still seen as an electoral game-changer.
January 12, 2023
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The Biden White House Is Going Big on the Middle Class
In an interview with The New Republic, presidential adviser Anita Dunn laid out the contrast with Republicans the White House plans to offer over the next two years.
January 5, 2023
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No Speaker, No Rules, No End in Sight: Inside the House’s Descent Into Purgatory
The uncertainty over Kevin McCarthy’s political future mirrors the existential limbo of the lower chamber.
January 4, 2023
Democrats Aren’t Willing to Give McCarthy a Win—Yet
Despite murmurings of a possible deal, they are still unified in their opposition to Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker.

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