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Hannah Grabenstein

@hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social
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Human person General assistant digital reporter, PBS News Formerly AP, MLK50, Washington Week Owner of a horse and a hound

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 03/12/2025
An announcement by Michael and Susan Dell that they will donate more than $6 billion in the form of contributions to soon-to-be-opened Trump accounts is a “super exciting” development for American children, experts say. to.pbs.org/3XyL3IC
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Trump accounts just got a massive promised donation. Here’s what to know about who qualifies
Experts say the massive donation is a boon to children, but concerns remain with the structure of the accounts.
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Are you also like "wtf is happening with the economy right now?" I was, so I asked the experts. The answer is pretty well summed up by the lede image:
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The economy is giving mixed signals. Here's what experts say they mean
If you’re confused about the economy right now, you’re in good company.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/11/2025
Do you have a child who was born prematurely, defined as before the 37th week of pregnancy? We want to hear from you: bit.ly/3LUHee2
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Thank you (and thank you Rich) for always having her when you could. Every time I got to hear a Donna Jean story straight from her, it was such a pleasure. And I learned so much about her from your episode(s) featuring her and her relationship with Keith. I gained such a deep appreciation for her ❤️
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
This was a total labor of love. Weeks of digging through archival footage, conversations about top moments, asking colleagues to mine their memories for institutional knowledge I might not have known - was a very fun project indeed.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 21/10/2025
Fifty years ago, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer brought you a novel way to watch news: a half-hour program, free of commercials, that aimed to tell one in-depth story per night. Over the next five decades, that show morphed into what we now know as the PBS News Hour. to.pbs.org/3L0sjyv
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10 major moments from 50 years of PBS News
Relive half a cenutry of PBS News history through these big moments.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 01/10/2025
Today is our first day without federal funding. Our commitment to providing trusted, objective journalism hasn't wavered. For 50 years, PBS News has helped you understand the world and make informed decisions. This mission drives our work every day, and your support of PBS News makes it possible.
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
He was thrilled to hear he made a cameo
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
The Deadcast is always a must listen for me but wow, y'all absolutely crushed the back half of this one in particular. Hearing Hunter's interpretation interspersed with the lyrics and Jurgen's essay is a really terrific storytelling choice. Y'all did Franklin's justice!
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 26/08/2025
Clearing encampments is part of a wider push across the country by Democrats and Republican lawmakers alike to take drastic action to reduce homelessness. to.pbs.org/45WGED1
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Trump wants to clear homeless encampments. Here’s what usually happens, according to experts
Clearing encampments is part of a wider push across the country by Democrats and Republican lawmakers alike to take drastic action to reduce homelessness, but experts say it's usually misguided.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 28/07/2025
Supplement manufacturers have capitalized on the explosive popularity of diabetes control and weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound by flooding the market with their own pills, powders, drops and patches bearing “GLP-1” branding.
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What to know before you buy a weight loss supplement on TikTok
Experts say supplement companies have tried to capitalize on the GLP-1 craze, putting the phrase in their product names, which can be deceptive.
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
When your mom pitches you a story, every so often you should definitely stop and listen. One of my favorite stories to report and write:
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What to know before you buy a weight loss supplement on TikTok
Experts say supplement companies have tried to capitalize on the GLP-1 craze, putting the phrase in their product names, which can be deceptive.
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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WATCH: 4 things to know about Trump accounts for kids
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 27/06/2025
Experts warn that getting rid of provider taxes could have an outsize effect on medical coverage and access for millions of Americans.
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Your guide to Medicaid provider taxes, and why some Senate Republicans hope to cut them
Critics of provider taxes say they’re wasteful, but experts warn that getting rid of them could have an outsize effect on medical coverage and access for millions of Americans.
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
For example, reposting this story that we just pubbed! A great use of Bluesky!
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11/06/2025
Along with Medicaid cuts and tax breaks, the massive budget bill passed by House Republicans contains a new program dubbed “Trump accounts” – government-funded investment accounts for every new American baby. buff.ly/bZutb1J
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What experts think about the $1,000 'Trump accounts' for babies
The proposal has bipartisan backing and is generally supported by economists and other researchers, but experts say that there are ways it could be restructured that are more practical and would have…
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
This is true but it's also for reposting Good Media Content, my stories for PBS News in particular 😌
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
My latest
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
If Medicaid is potentially on the chopping block, we should seriously consider who it serves and how. My latest for @pbsnews.org
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A closer look at who relies on Medicaid
According to health policy experts, there may not be a way to fund the tax cuts proposed by House Republicans without cutting Medicaid.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/03/2025
While about 454,000 federal employees do work in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, more than 80% of the federal workforce lived elsewhere in the U.S. or abroad in 2024.
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5 facts about the federal workforce that may surprise you
Federal data paints a varied portrait of the people who make up the U.S. civil service.
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
80% of federal employees live outside the DMV! 28% of civil servants are veterans! A metric ton of federal workers are nurses! All of that and more in my newest piece for @pbsnews.org!
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Genuinely my editors and I made this very fun. Learn what Nixon went "bananas" doing that led to where we are today!
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Curious about Trump's federal foreign aid and domestic funding freezes? Wondering what he legally can and can't do? Read my new piece; I guarantee you will find it not TOTALLY dry.
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What you need to know about impoundment, and how Trump vows to use it
It's a concept that’s normally dry, esoteric and distanced from Americans' everyday lives, yet the heart of the matter is a key question of American democracy.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10/02/2025
At the heart of this matter is a key question of American democracy: whether, under the U.S. Constitution, the president has more spending authority than either Congress or the Supreme Court has ever previously permitted.
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What you need to know about impoundment, and how Trump vows to use it
It's a concept that’s normally dry, esoteric and distanced from Americans' everyday lives, yet the heart of the matter is a key question of American democracy.
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Ok cool - I think I'll try it. I record all my interviews and transcribe with trint, though it would be nice if everything played nicely together. Thank y'all for the great tool time!
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Short of it not recording the audio, how useful do you think Granola would be for a reporter? I feel like I finish an interview, hang up the phone, and immediately forget 2/3 of what a source and I talked about. My org already has a transcription service but I'm curious about trying this too.
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I have not heard the interview on WNYC, so I cannot argue for or against the veracity of anything, but the person being quoted here is saying Gillibrand said "Republicans are falling into line bc they're getting death threats." So this is (allegedly) not about death threats against Gillibrand.
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Curious about Trump's federal foreign aid and domestic funding freezes? Wondering what he legally can and can't do? Read my new piece; I guarantee you will find it not TOTALLY dry.
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What you need to know about impoundment, and how Trump vows to use it
It's a concept that’s normally dry, esoteric and distanced from Americans' everyday lives, yet the heart of the matter is a key question of American democracy.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 30/01/2025
Sign up for our weekly politics newsletter, where you'll find more coverage and analysis of the issues that matter to you.
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad. GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE. youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
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PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
And finally, this story is from summer '23, but boy is it still relevant. I think about the people I met reporting this story probably once a week. America has a housing crisis, healthcare crisis and aging crisis, and here's how they all collide.
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'The country is entirely unprepared.' As more unhoused people age, where will they die?
Sufficient end-of-life care in the United States is a growing problem, especially for unhoused adults.
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Trump promised to kill taxes on tips. I spoke with some experts on why that really won't solve anything.
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Killing taxes on tips sounds good, but experts say it doesn’t solve the real problem
No taxes on tips sounds good. Experts say the effects would range from hardly life-changing to potentially harmful.
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
This piece started out as a pre-election story on older women and a female president, but ultimately became an incredible time capsule of women's rights and perspectives over the past many, many decades.
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These older women thought they might never see a female president. Now they’ve got another chance
Ahead of the election, PBS News spoke to 13 women, ranging in age from 71 to 97, about their lives, the race and seeing another woman atop a major party ticket.
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Welcome to my new PBS News starter pack followers! I'm going to thread some of my recent and/or relevant again stories, since y'all are here now 😉 First: the federal govt has (rightfully) gotten a lot of attention recently. But state legs are back in session, and they have issues to address!
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AI, housing and other top issues for state lawmakers in 2025
As the new Congress goes to Washington, state lawmakers, too, will be starting fresh with a new slate of priorities.
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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Happy 50th anniversary to Blood on the Tracks.
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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
TikTok is Schrödinger's app, perpetually alive and dead at the same time, depending on random subatomic events that occur out of view
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 15/01/2025
As make-or-break confirmation hearings begin for Trump Cabinet nominees, the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds that many Americans have yet to form opinions about two of his high-profile selections – Pete Hegseth and Sen. Marco Rubio. to.pbs.org/3DT4hBT
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What Americans think about Hegseth, Rubio, Musk and RFK Jr.
Several nominees face critical tests in the U.S. Senate before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday. Here’s a look at what Americans said in this latest poll.
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 09/01/2025
What are your questions about COVID-19, the flu, norovirus and RSV? Submit your questions here for an upcoming segment: buff.ly/421M8fm
A text image from PBS News that ask viewers to submit their questions about COVID-19, the flu, norovirus and RSV via a form.
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Amna Nawaz @amnanawaz.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I love serving as a @LivingstonAward judge. Every year I get to read/watch/hear dozens of pieces by some of the best journalists under 35. It's heartening to see so much amazing journalism being done. Apply now. Deadline is Feb 1. wallacehouse.umich.edu/livingston-a...
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How to enter the Livingston Awards
Powered by 40 years of new voices and groundbreaking journalism, the #LivingstonAwards identifies the best young journalists and the next generation of newsroom leaders. Journalists under 35 enter you...
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Check it out! I talked to @reidwilson.bsky.social about this year's legislative priorities. AI, phones in schools, budgets and more!
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
The holiday season is drawing to a close but that doesn't mean orgs don't need volunteers! If you want to get involved, I spoke with some great folks who helped me understand how to best leverage your talents and passions to help your community.
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Here! Read my favorite piece I've written: www.pbs.org/newshour/nat... The National Press Club thought it was almost good enough to win an award!! (I got an honorable mention which honestly is good enough for me). Follow me for more (largely depressing but sometimes just interesting) stories!
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'The country is entirely unprepared.' As more unhoused people age, where will they die?
Sufficient end-of-life care in the United States is a growing problem, especially for unhoused adults.
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
You're on a social network that not only allows links, but supports them! Read my fun lil story for @pbsnews.bsky.social on the best ways to volunteer (and donate!) during the holiday season and beyond. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
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Thinking about holiday volunteering? Here's how to make it go the distance
Experts explain how your winter holiday volunteering - and donations - can make the greatest impact.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19/12/2024
Alcohol kills more Americans every year than opioids or any other illegal drug. As William Brangham reports, promising treatments that could help people curb their drinking are barely being used.
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Why a promising treatment for alcohol abuse is barely used
In our ongoing look at treating substance abuse in America, we turn to the most commonly used drug, and one of the deadliest: alcohol. Drinking kills more Americans every year than opioids or any…
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
What's up bluesky pals my employer is here!
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
West Point admitted they made the mistake bsky.app/profile/jeis...
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Hannah Grabenstein @hannahgrabenstein.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
They did, in fact, go back to West Point, which admitted the mistake: bsky.app/profile/jeis...
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