Brigid Kennedy

Staff Writer

Brigid is a staff writer at The Week and a graduate of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Her passions include improv comedy, David Fincher films, and breakfast food. She lives in New York.

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Briefing

8 highly-consequential SCOTUS rulings this term, explained

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#blocked

Florida's 15-week abortion ban temporarily blocked by judge

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night of terror

20 men found guilty in 2015 Paris terror attacks

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handed down

SCOTUS backs Oklahoma in case regarding crimes on tribal lands

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join us!

Finland, Sweden formally invited to join NATO

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Opinion

What it means if Americans lose trust in the Supreme Court

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Briefing

What world leaders discussed at the latest G7 summit

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handed down

SCOTUS reinstates previously-blocked Louisiana congressional map

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the holdout relents

Turkey will support Finland and Sweden's NATO applications

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jan. 6

Trump reportedly tried to grab steering wheel when told he couldn't go to Capitol

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spac again

Trump social media merger hit with grand jury subpoenas

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injunction

Louisiana judge temporarily blocks abortion 'trigger law'

Podium at Republican National Convention.

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joining the ranks

GOP sees more party switchers than Dems

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Briefing

What's going on with Kaliningrad?

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just passing through

House sends gun reform bill to Biden

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Briefing

Roe v. Wade has been overturned. What now?

A text from Rep. Mo Brooks shared during Jan. 6 hearing.

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add 'em to the list

GOP lawmakers sought pardons post-Jan. 6, per testimony

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knock knock

Feds search Jeffrey Clark's home

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the great gun debate

SCOTUS strikes down NY concealed carry law

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Opinion

Will a gas tax holiday help or hurt?

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the capitol riot summer

Jan. 6 hearings stretched into July

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in the puff puff past

Juul e-cigarettes might soon be off the market

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off the rails

A 2nd rail strike is headed for the U.K. on Thursday

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Texas official: Police response to Uvalde shooting was an 'abject failure'

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'that certainly isn't it'

Bowers refutes Trump's statement during testimony

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let's meet

Garland takes surprise trip to Ukraine

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Briefing

America's newest holiday

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Opinion

Should Biden be doing more interviews with the press?

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this doesn't look good

S&P 500 posts biggest decline since March 2020

Church members gathering for prayer circle.

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not again

Death toll hits 3 in Alabama church shooting

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moving forward

Ukraine's EU application just got a 'major boost'

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finally!

FDA clears COVID vaccines for youngest kids

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Opinion

The debate over the Fed's massive rate hike

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pardon me?

John Eastman asked Giuliani for a pardon post-Jan. 6

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day 3

Ex-judge J. Michael Luttig testifies before Jan. 6 panel

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i declare bankruptcy

Revlon files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy