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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.

Fans cheer on the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)
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Bipartisan push to set rules for college athletes’ pay continues to advance in US Senate

Sep 17, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Thursday took another step forward on a sweeping bipartisan bill to overhaul the college sports world. The measure, clearing its second procedural hurdle on a 77-22 vote, would set national standards for college athletes’...
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) (L) and ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) welcome Gonzaga men's basketball Coach Mark Few and University of Houston men's basketball Coach Kelvin Sampson (R) before a news conference with NCAA athletes and coaches about the Protect College Sports Act on September 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. The bill will set rules for college athlete "Name Image and Likeness," revenue share cap, transf
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Bill to set rules for college sports clears first procedural vote in US Senate

Sep 15, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday moved forward on a sweeping bipartisan bill that would set national standards for college athletes’ compensation. The measure breezed through its first procedural vote that needed 60 senators to advance, 74-24. The legislation...
The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 23, 2026. (Photo by Niki Kelly/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
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Past secretaries, union leader call for probe into Education Department slashing

Sep 15, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — Three former U.S. Education Department secretaries and the union representing agency workers on Tuesday urged the department’s top watchdog to investigate the cost and impact of mass firings last year. Former U.S. Education Secretaries Arne Duncan and John...
University of Oklahoma football coach helps players stretch during practice on Aug. 4, 2023. (Photo by Kyle Phillips/For Oklahoma Voice)
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US Senate could soon take up bill to set standards for college athlete compensation

Sep 14, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — With the U.S. Senate set to hold a procedural vote in the coming days on a sweeping bill to overhaul college sports, dueling press conferences Monday underscored the fierce debate over how to tackle the biggest issues plaguing...
NYPD officers walk down a street in downtown Manhattan as part of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 memorial on Sept. 11, 2026. (Photo by Shalina Chatlani/ Stateline)
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Frustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

Sep 11, 2026
Ashley Murray Shalina Chatlani Shauneen Miranda Ariana Figueroa
Powerful U.S. officials past and present faced families, survivors and first responders Friday at ceremonies to honor the 25th anniversary of the day 2,977 Americans died in terrorist attacks in Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania. At the Pentagon, Condoleezza Rice...
DALLAS, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 10: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks on stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 10, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. U.S. President Donald Trump is headlining the Republican National Committee's first-ever midterm convention as he aims to highlight his administration’s achievements and rally support for GOP candidates just two months before the upcoming elections being held on November 3. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Get
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Vance blasts Dem ‘crazies’ in convention speech seen as possible 2028 audition

Sep 10, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
Vice President JD Vance took to the GOP convention stage in Dallas on Thursday in what served as a re-introduction ahead of a widely anticipated run for the party’s presidential nomination in 2028. The former U.S. senator from Ohio sought...
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, addressed the Republican Midterm Convention in a video message. (Image via CSPAN livestream)
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Fetterman continues GOP flirtation, appears in surprise video to midterm convention

Sep 09, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman made a surprise video appearance Wednesday at the GOP convention in Dallas, praising Republican Sen. Dave McCormick while vowing the pair of Pennsylvanians would continue working with President Donald Trump to “defend the steel way...
A voter drops off a ballot on primary Election Day at the Salt Lake County Government Center on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Photo by Marco Lozzi for Utah News Dispatch)
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Trump administration appeals latest order freezing rule on mail-in voting

Aug 28, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration is appealing a federal judge’s temporary pause on a U.S. Postal Service regulation that places new restrictions on mail-in voting, according to a Friday court filing. The administration is headed to the U.S. Court...
Jeffries, James warn of voting rights threats at Detroit NAACP dinner
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GOP path to retaining US House majority narrowing as midterms near

Aug 28, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — With less than 70 days until midterm elections, Democrats remain favored to regain the majority in the U.S. House. President Donald Trump’s anemic approval ratings amid the war in Iran, concerns over the economy and a coalitional shift...
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is displayed on a speaker’s podium at the federal courthouse in Rapid City, South Dakota, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)
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US Justice Department challenges 4 more states over in-state tuition for immigrants

Aug 27, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington over laws that allow immigrants in the country without legal status to pay in-state college tuition in the states where they live. President Donald...
A voter drops off a ballot on primary Election Day at the Salt Lake County Government Center on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Photo by Marco Lozzi for Utah News Dispatch)
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Active court order still blocking Trump effort to restrict vote-by-mail

Aug 25, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a procedural victory to President Donald Trump on an executive order to curb mail-in voting, but the administration is still fighting a separate ruling that limits a portion of the order...
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon show off the White House helipad construction on the South Lawn of the White House after an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on August 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. The multimillion-dollar granite helipad is designed to accommodate Marine One helicopters and is slated for completion in 2026. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Trump, McMahon promote school voucher program as students return to class

Aug 24, 2026
Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday touted a national private school voucher program set to launch in early 2027. During a White House Rose Garden event celebrating the back-to-school season, Trump and McMahon...