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Shauneen Miranda

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Shauneen Miranda is a reporter for States Newsroom’s Washington bureau.

She previously covered breaking news for Axios, focusing on politics, business, health and technology.

Prior to Axios, Shauneen worked for CNN, where she facilitated live news coverage assignments for the Washington bureau reporters. Her enthusiasm for digital storytelling took off while interning for NPR’s NewsHub in the summer of 2022.

She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

Amare Thomas #0 of the Houston Cougars gives a stiff arm to Tamarcus Cooley #0 of the Louisiana State Tigers in the second half during the Kinder's Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on December 27, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
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College sports bill making headway in US Senate but obstacles remain

Jun 26, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill to set national standards for college athletes’ compensation has cleared a major legislative hurdle but still faces roadblocks, including opposition from the largest college sports conferences, to becoming law. The bill, which supporters say would...
In class, a diligent female nursing student in scrubs engages in the discussion and takes notes on her laptop simultaneously.
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Narrowed Education Department definition of ‘professional’ degrees stopped in federal court

Jun 25, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s new definition of “professional” fields of study, which set stricter borrowing caps for graduate students pursuing certain degrees. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell...
President Donald Trump speaks to the media as U.S. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., look on after a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on June 24, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Lunch with ‘mad as a murder hornet’ Trump and US Senate GOP fails to heal divisions

Jun 24, 2026
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans walked into a lunch with the president on Wednesday looking for ways to unify, but they left the closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill as fractured as ever about policy goals. President Donald Trump said after...
State universities would be liable for part of defaulted student loans under House bill
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US Education Department offers two-year trim on student loan interest rates

Jun 18, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education will temporarily reduce interest rates for federal student loan borrowers enrolled in auto pay starting July 1, the agency announced Thursday. Borrowers who enroll in auto pay — the optional feature that allows...
Officials with the U.S. Department of Education announced plans for its further dismantling on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)
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Special ed, civil rights to be shifted out of Trump's shrinking Department of Education

Jun 16, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education announced sweeping efforts Tuesday to outsource its special education programs and civil rights enforcement to other agencies, in another major step by President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle the department. The Department of...
It’s not just your taxes: Indiana FAFSA deadline is April 15
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US House passes bill to combat ‘ghost’ federal student aid applicants

Jun 10, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — A bill to crack down on financial aid fraud passed the U.S. House on Wednesday. The measure, which passed 249-172, would require the U.S. Department of Education to set up an identity fraud detection system for the Free...
Clouds pass over Tiger Stadium on March 20, 2023, on Louisiana State University’s campus in Baton Rouge, La. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator)
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‘What’s the alternative?’: US Sens. Cruz, Cantwell urge buy-in on college sports bill

Jun 10, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators promoted their legislation Wednesday to set national standards for college athletes’ compensation, calling the compromise bill the best available option. GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of...
Two senators have reached a bipartisan deal on legislation dealing with college athletes' name, image and likeness compensation. (Photo by Getty Images)
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Bipartisan deal floated on college athletes’ name, image and likeness legislation

May 28, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — A pair of U.S. senators reached a bipartisan agreement on a sweeping bill aimed at tackling many of the biggest issues surrounding how to compensate players in college sports. GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Democratic Sen...
Vice President JD Vance, center, arrives at a roundtable anti-fraud meeting with Republican attorneys general in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus on May 26, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Democratic state AGs say their staff excluded from Vance anti-fraud meeting

May 26, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — A handful of Democratic state attorneys general said Tuesday that expert officials from their offices were denied access to a major White House anti-fraud meeting convened by Vice President JD Vance and attended by Republican AGs. Two dozen...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)
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US Senate GOP punts immigration bill amid big split with Trump over settlement fund

May 21, 2026
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WASHINGTON — A multibillion-dollar package to fund immigration enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term faced new delays Thursday as Senate Republicans showed a rare split with the president over his new “anti-weaponization” fund. The administration dispatched Acting...
A classroom at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps/Utah News Dispatch)
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US House passes sweeping ‘gender ideology’ bill aimed at trans kids in schools

May 20, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that would require parental consent before a public elementary or middle school can update a student’s pronouns, gender markers or preferred name on records in order to receive federal funding. The...
Amare Thomas #0 of the Houston Cougars gives a stiff arm to Tamarcus Cooley #0 of the Louisiana State Tigers in the second half during the Kinder's Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on Dec. 27, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
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NAACP, Congressional Black Caucus urge college sports boycott in South over voting rights

May 19, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus and NAACP on Tuesday urged pushback against GOP-led redistricting efforts in Southern states via college sports, including a boycott of public universities by athletes and supporters. U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and fellow...