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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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July 13, 2023
Grace Segers
How the Child Tax Credit Became a Partisan Issue
Senator Michael Bennet is hoping that a hearing on the child tax credit could encourage bipartisan action.
July 12, 2023
Grace Segers
Ohio Republicans’ Devious Plot to Stop Voters From Legalizing Abortion
The fight over reproductive rights in the Buckeye State begins with an August special election on an obscure ballot measure.
July 11, 2023
Grace Segers
Actually, White Nationalists Are Racists, Tuberville Now Says
The acknowledgement comes after the Alabama senator insisted that white nationalism was a matter of "opinion."
July 7, 2023
Daniel Strauss, Grace Segers
Mondaire Jones’s Plan to Win Back a Seat in Congress
PLUS: Some eye-popping fundraising numbers—both good and bad.
July 3, 2023
Grace Segers
States Enact New Laws on Controversial Issues Such as Abortion
New rules on education, transgender issues, and marijuana are among the hundreds of new measures in effect in July.
July 3, 2023
Grace Segers
What Democrats Can Accomplish When They Control a Whole State
The party had a Minnesota legislative “bonanza,” passing abortion protections, paid family leave, and a child tax credit, among a raft of new laws.
June 30, 2023
Grace Segers
The End of One of the South’s Last Abortion Havens
North Carolina’s new 12-week ban institutes new obstacles to getting the medical procedure.
June 29, 2023
Daniel Strauss, Grace Segers
The Powerful Democratic Senator Who Wants to Race Harleys With Mike Pence
Gary Peters is revving Dems’ engine for 2024. Plus, a new political group is pushing a universal basic income.
June 26, 2023
Grace Segers
Supreme Court Paves Way for New Louisiana Congressional Map
If the map is redrawn to include a new majority-Black district, it could help Democrats retake the House.
June 23, 2023
Grace Segers
The End of Roe Created Two Unequal Americas
A year after Dobbs, it’s clear who is suffering the brunt of the Supreme Court’s ruling.
June 23, 2023
Daniel Strauss, Grace Segers
Chris Christie’s Weird Appeal Among Democrats
PLUS: The politics of abortion, a year after the Dobbs ruling
June 20, 2023
Grace Segers
Republicans Fume Over Hunter Biden’s “Sweetheart Deal”
Despite the fact that a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney cut the deal, GOP pols are crying foul.
June 16, 2023
Grace Segers
New Poll Shows a Majority of Black Americans Believe Racism Will Get Worse
The poll comes as several Republican presidential contenders rail against “critical race theory.”
June 16, 2023
Grace Segers
Democrats Are Picking a New Fight Over the Expanded Child Tax Credit
Nearly two years after the credit expired, Democrats are pushing forward with legislation to dramatically reduce child poverty, despite GOP opposition.
June 16, 2023
Daniel Strauss, Grace Segers
What If Trump’s Indictment Doesn’t Change a Thing?
PLUS: Congress tackles A.I., and GOP senators stay neutral.
June 14, 2023
Grace Segers
How Kevin McCarthy Put Congress on a Path to a Government Shutdown
His new deal with House hard-liners is a dead letter in the Senate.
June 13, 2023
Grace Segers
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Is Content in Little Rock. For Now.
Her Trumpian history and culture warrior mentality are working in Arkansas. Does she have bigger things in mind?
June 9, 2023
Grace Segers, Daniel Strauss
The Republicans’ Ballooning 2024 Field
PLUS: How to save democracy, according to David Pepper
June 7, 2023
Grace Segers
House Republicans Want to Teach D.C. About Election Integrity. Seriously.
Meanwhile 700,000 Americans living in the capital don’t have full representation in Congress.
June 6, 2023
Grace Segers
House Conservatives Cut Off GOP Bill to Spite Their Own Speaker
A symbolic bill on gas stoves flamed out because of conservative anger at McCarthy over the debt ceiling deal.

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