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Anna Rogers’s Biography

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Former scientists, former federal worker, currently an editorial fellow at Mother Jones

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Could Democrats get iced out of this California congressional race?

Could Democrats get iced out of this California congressional race?

Fans of pro-vaccine warrior Richard Pan are biting their nails as votes trickle in.

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Polymarket's hot new bet: Hantavirus

Polymarket's hot new bet: Hantavirus

Users have wagered nearly $3 million on the odds of a hantavirus pandemic.

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RFK Jr. has met his match in this California congressional hopeful

RFK Jr. has met his match in this California congressional hopeful

Pediatrician and former state Sen. Richard Pan is on a mission to make vaccines great again.

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America's next moon mission depends on Elon Musk, for better or worse

America's next moon mission depends on Elon Musk, for better or worse

The US government, unwisely, has "concentrated immense power in the hands of a single individual."

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Trump's minions have quietly disappeared most federal data on gender identity

Trump's minions have quietly disappeared most federal data on gender identity

Some agencies went even beyond what the president ordered on day one.

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Trump's NIH slashed research on chronic diseases in 2025. Will it happen again?

Trump's NIH slashed research on chronic diseases in 2025. Will it happen again?

Making America healthy again doesn't appear to be the administration's priority.

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DOGE Ended on July 4, but the Workers Whose Lives Musk Upended Are Still Reeling

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By Anna Rogers
| Mother Jones Verified
When Lucy found out she was pregnant in the summer of 2025, she might have been delighted. Instead, the news added to the uncertainty she’d been facing since that February, when she was among the first crop of federal workers fired by the Trump administration. Her old bosses at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) wanted to rehire her, but human resources offered nothing in writing, and given how the administration had treated her already, she just couldn’t trust the proposal.
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HHS Pushes Fetal Personhood in New Grant Guidelines

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By Anna Rogers
| Mother Jones Verified
A recent funding notice from the Department of Health and Human Services seems to contain a message for the anti-abortion movement: the administration hasn’t entirely forgotten them. The announcement offers applicants nearly $2 million in grant support to promote embryo adoption—and while the program isn’t new, it’s now couched in the fundamentalist language of fetal personhood.
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Could Democrats Be Iced Out of This California Congressional Race?

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By Anna Rogers
| Mother Jones Verified
While most California races were called by the morning after Election Day, a handful of key holdouts remain. “This is normal,” Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, who was on the ballot herself, emphasized in a press release. “I would call on all Californians to be patient.” That’s a hard ask, at least for Richard Pan, a Democrat who is running third in one of the state’s tightest races: the Sixth Congressional District.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

No, but I also don't think I could live a life without the backspace key

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email is best

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Microsoft Word for short articles, Scrivenr for longer ones, Obsidian for all my notes.