Politics reporter for The New Republic. I don't write headlines. Email: gsegers@tnr.com Signal: gracesegers.58https://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3m5jipqh4bk2xICYMI: I wrote about the difficulties that Alaskans face in obtaining SNAP and Medicaid—on top of existing challenges with accessing adequate food and medical care. Featuring on the ground reporting from rural coastal Alaska: https://newrepublic.com/article/202790/alaska-snap-hunger-crisis-last-frontier13 Nov 2025 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jipqh4bk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3m5gtpl4kck27I traveled to Unalakleet, a coastal Alaskan village, to learn more about the difficulties rural Alaskans face in obtaining adequate food and medical care. With changes to SNAP and Medicaid, avoiding hunger and staying healthy may only get more complicated. https://newrepublic.com/article/202790/alaska-snap-hunger-crisis-last-frontier12 Nov 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5gtpl4kck27https://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lzj3kaado22nI don't really post anything but my articles anymore but I cannot stay silent. Demon Slayer is painfully mid, it is boring narratively and visually (high quality animation =/= interesting animation), and it definitely does not deserve to be the most popular anime in the world23 Sep 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzj3kaado22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lzj3dibcds2nThe USDA abruptly decided to terminate an annual survey that policymakers and organizations use to help Americans struggling with food insecurity. https://newrepublic.com/article/200754/trump-usda-dismantling-hunger-report23 Sep 2025 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzj3dibcds2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lz735v7rck2rIf Congress does not act before November 1, which is when ACA enrollment opens, people will get an early look at the effect of higher premiums and the expiration of tax credits. https://newrepublic.com/article/200283/aca-tax-credits-higher-costs19 Sep 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz735v7rck2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lyiejaavfk2sGreat newsletter by @titonka.bsky.social on the conversation around political "authenticity." Authenticity is often just code for masculinity, which "defines what kind of behavior, what kind of signifiers, are acceptable in top political candidates." https://daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/when-authenticity-means-dudes10 Sep 2025 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyiejaavfk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lvvoxlo46c2dThe health and human services secretary wants to limit access to items he has called “poison.” But this mission is more complex than it seems, with serious consequences for low-income citizens. https://newrepublic.com/article/198893/rfk-ultra-processed-foods-snap08 Aug 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvoxlo46c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lvliacelac2bone day I woke up and everyone was saying "labubu" as if it was a word that meant something04 Aug 2025 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvliacelac2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lubad4emg22kA wide array of hunger and health care advocates are hoping to mitigate the effects of some provisions in Trump’s budget bill before they are implemented. https://newrepublic.com/article/198075/fight-reverse-damage-trump-budget18 Jul 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lubad4emg22khttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lsyf3abhx22tHow a skeptical Albany and hostile Washington could stymie the Democratic mayoral nominee’s agenda if he’s elected in November. https://newrepublic.com/article/197466/zohran-mamdani-policy-agenda-obstacles02 Jul 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsyf3abhx22thttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lslsaeby622qRegardless of how lawmakers react, experts say the president’s actions were unlawful. https://newrepublic.com/article/197304/congress-iran-strikes-war-powers27 Jun 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslsaeby622qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lsedf6fug22ywas trying to type out "The New Republic" and my phone wanted to autofill "The Raid 2" instead, which I guess gives you a sense of how often I text about The Raid 224 Jun 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsedf6fug22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lsbqhlyads2qICYMI: I wrote about how the modern social safety net has been crafted around ideas of "deservingness," and how that has affected low-income single moms in the past—as well as how poor single moms today could be impacted by cuts to benefits. https://newrepublic.com/article/197027/single-moms-cuts-trump-budget23 Jun 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbqhlyads2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3ls27aqslg22xThe U.S. social safety net was constructed around ideas of "deservingness." For single moms, that often meant additional hoops to jump through. Analysis on how poor single moms rely on benefits programs, & what the reconciliation bill would mean for them: https://newrepublic.com/article/197027/single-moms-cuts-trump-budget20 Jun 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls27aqslg22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lriqzwfqn22bFour years after electing Eric Adams, the city’s mayoral primaries on Tuesday will provide another chance for voters to use a still-novel system for choosing a nominee. https://newrepublic.com/article/196732/nyc-mayoral-ranked-choice-voting13 Jun 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lriqzwfqn22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lqwzro4nv222Progressives are wringing their hands over the shift that took young men voters to the right. But some worry about focusing more on the symptom than the cause. https://newrepublic.com/article/196183/democrats-young-men-outreach-efforts06 Jun 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwzro4nv222https://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lqmuq7meos2uGrant freezes and program cuts at USDA, as well as efforts to slash food stamps, could leave community providers in rural America floundering. https://newrepublic.com/article/195925/small-farmers-trump-budget-cuts02 Jun 2025 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqmuq7meos2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lqcvufjwak2wEarlier this year, the Trump administration announced it would scale back enforcement of the FACE Act, which prohibits obstruction and property damage of abortion clinics. Abortion providers now worry about an increased threat environment, and emboldened protesters. https://newrepublic.com/article/195810/abortion-providers-threats-trump-administration29 May 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqcvufjwak2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lpu7cr2syc2vI am once again asking you to read an article I wrote about the filibuster https://newrepublic.com/article/195647/senate-republicans-going-nuclear-filibuster23 May 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpu7cr2syc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesegers.bsky.social/post/3lpu6yi6fqc2mwake up babe new Hoth Takes just dropped (and I get very passionate about season 2 of Andor) https://hothtakes.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/hoth-takes-60-girlbossing-too-close-to-the-sun/23 May 2025 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:zcask23ikcrb2jwnx72bd4ie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpu6yi6fqc2m