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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going south

Giuliani targeted by GA election probe, says his lawyer

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two is better than one

Combo COVID booster approved in U.K.

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it wasn't me

Iran implies Rushdie is to blame for attack

Wisconsin GOP (and Trump-backed) gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels votes in Hartland, Wisconsin

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The Election Recap

The Election Recap: Aug. 15, 2022

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long time coming

House approves Democrats' spending bill 220-207

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'top secret'

FBI seized 11 sets of classified docs from Mar-a-Lago: WSJ

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horrifying

Author Salman Rushdie attacked onstage

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crazier and crazier

Trump: Report of nuclear docs at Mar-a-Lago is a 'hoax'

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heating up

Garland files motion to unseal Trump search warrant

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Daily gossip

The Daily Gossip: Aug. 11, 2022

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breaking news

Armed man tried to breach FBI's Cincinnati office

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the blueprint

A look at Biden's political messaging for August

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that's a lot of times

Trump took the Fifth over 440 times: Report

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very good news

Biden signs burn pit bill into law

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Daily gossip

The Daily Gossip: August 10, 2022

The Golden Globes stage on Sunday night.

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they're back?

Golden Globes might return to NBC in 2023

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Briefing

Biden's impending student loan decision

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goodbye to the GOAT

Serena Williams announces retirement from tennis

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off to the races

Tuesday's key primaries

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toiletgate

Axios revives Trump toilet scoop ... with photos

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rest in peace

Grease star Olivia Newton-John dead at 73

Pro-choice voters react to Kansas successfully maintaining the right to abortion

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The Election Recap

The Election Recap: Aug. 8, 2022

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Opinion

The gaps in the nation's monkeypox response

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i do declare

Monkeypox now public health emergency

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growing the family

Fiona the hippo is a big sister

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legal drama

Copy of Jones' phone accidentally shared, says Sandy Hook lawyer

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power struggle

Dems gain slight edge in public preference for control of Congress: poll

Joe Biden, Xavier Becerra, Merrick Garland.

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pen to paper

Biden signs 2nd executive order on abortion

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Opinion

Should Pelosi have gone to Taiwan?

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read receipts

DOD wiped phones of departing Trump officials, erasing Jan. 6 texts

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reproductive rights

DOJ sues Idaho over abortion law

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i think i've seen this film before...

Illinois, California declare states of emergency over monkeypox

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in court

1st Capitol rioter to go to trial gets 7 years

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primary szn restarts

The high-profile primaries to watch on Tuesday

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The Election Recap

The Election Recap: Aug. 1, 2022

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Briefing

Tunisia's big backslide