Alice Miranda Ollstein
@alicemiranda.bsky.social
Health Care Reporter for POLITICO focused on sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion, contraception and STIs.
Author of the forthcoming book "Collateral Damage" with The New Press.
https://www.politico.com/staff/alice-miranda-ollstein
Author of the forthcoming book "Collateral Damage" with The New Press.
https://www.politico.com/staff/alice-miranda-ollstein
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Update: In 3 recent editorials, WaPo failed to disclose owner Jeff Bezos's interest in the matter under discussion.
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Update: In 3 recent editorials, WaPo failed to disclose owner Jeff Bezos's interest in the matter under discussion.
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
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*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
Forthcoming in the AER: "“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap" by Alan Benson, Danielle Li, and Kelly Shue. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap
(Forthcoming Article) - We show that subjective assessments of employee “potential” contribute to gender gaps
in promotion and pay. Using data on 29,809 management-track employees from a
large retail ...
www.aeaweb.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
Don't let this get lost in the current health care debate:
Stripping legal, taxpaying immigrants of insurance subsidies will inevitably hurt citizens too, experts warn.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Stripping legal, taxpaying immigrants of insurance subsidies will inevitably hurt citizens too, experts warn.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Legal immigrants face loss of Obamacare help, threatening insurance markets
The GOP megabill stripped subsidies from hundreds of thousands of green card holders and other legal migrants. Experts predict ripple effects for citizens.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Don't let this get lost in the current health care debate:
Stripping legal, taxpaying immigrants of insurance subsidies will inevitably hurt citizens too, experts warn.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Stripping legal, taxpaying immigrants of insurance subsidies will inevitably hurt citizens too, experts warn.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
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The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists.
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists.
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump came back to power after knitting together a multiracial, working-class coalition. Now, it's fraying.
For @wsj.com, @jackgillum.bsky.social, Peter Champelli, and I took a look at exactly where—merging precinct-level election results and tract-level demographics.
🎁 www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
For @wsj.com, @jackgillum.bsky.social, Peter Champelli, and I took a look at exactly where—merging precinct-level election results and tract-level demographics.
🎁 www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Here’s Where Trump’s Multiracial, Working-Class Coalition Is Fraying
A visual look at how Republicans lost support in two closely watched races for governor.
www.wsj.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Trump came back to power after knitting together a multiracial, working-class coalition. Now, it's fraying.
For @wsj.com, @jackgillum.bsky.social, Peter Champelli, and I took a look at exactly where—merging precinct-level election results and tract-level demographics.
🎁 www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
For @wsj.com, @jackgillum.bsky.social, Peter Champelli, and I took a look at exactly where—merging precinct-level election results and tract-level demographics.
🎁 www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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Had the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly nonfarm payrolls report for October, economists surveyed by Dow Jones expect it would have shown a decline of 60,000 jobs and an unemployment rate increase to 4.5%.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/s...
Shutdown means another missed jobs report Friday. Here's what it probably would have shown
Jobs Friday won't be happening again this week as the record-long government shutdown has resulted in a lack of official data.
www.cnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Had the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly nonfarm payrolls report for October, economists surveyed by Dow Jones expect it would have shown a decline of 60,000 jobs and an unemployment rate increase to 4.5%.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/s...
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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NEWS: The State Department sent a cable to visa officers today directing them to consider common health conditions -- including obesity, diabetes and heart disease -- when considering visa applications from would-be immigrants.
Via @kffhealthnews.org
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Via @kffhealthnews.org
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance - KFF Health News
The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider common health ailments, including obesity and diabetes, when would-be immigrants seek visas to enter the U.S.
kffhealthnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
NEWS: The State Department sent a cable to visa officers today directing them to consider common health conditions -- including obesity, diabetes and heart disease -- when considering visa applications from would-be immigrants.
Via @kffhealthnews.org
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Via @kffhealthnews.org
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Incredible reporting from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social about a school Mark Zuckerberg opened on his Palo Alto compound and operated for years with no permits, permissions, anything at all
Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted
Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge.
www.wired.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Incredible reporting from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social about a school Mark Zuckerberg opened on his Palo Alto compound and operated for years with no permits, permissions, anything at all
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Here’s a deeply tragic story: East Chicago woman with schizophrenia who opted for deportation after being held without her meds now missing in Mexico. By Meredith Colias and Kate Perez
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/t...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/t...
‘They destroyed us’: East Chicago woman with schizophrenia who opted for deportation now missing in Mexico
When federal immigration agents raided Martha Porcallo Martinez’s East Chicago, Indiana home on June 12, they also arrested her 26-year-old daughter who has schizophrenia.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Here’s a deeply tragic story: East Chicago woman with schizophrenia who opted for deportation after being held without her meds now missing in Mexico. By Meredith Colias and Kate Perez
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/t...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/t...
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New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
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CONFIRMED: Georgia Democrats have won their first statewide elections for non-federal offices since *2006.*
The two Dem challengers, Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard, have ousted two GOP Republican commissioners on the state's utility commission.
The two Dem challengers, Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard, have ousted two GOP Republican commissioners on the state's utility commission.
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
CONFIRMED: Georgia Democrats have won their first statewide elections for non-federal offices since *2006.*
The two Dem challengers, Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard, have ousted two GOP Republican commissioners on the state's utility commission.
The two Dem challengers, Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard, have ousted two GOP Republican commissioners on the state's utility commission.
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A federal judge just ordered the White House to restore sign language interpreters at all briefings conducted by Trump or Leavitt.
Judge orders White House to restore sign language interpreters at briefings by Trump, Leavitt
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali said the White House’s decision to end ASL interpretation illegally excluded deaf Americans from crucial updates from the government.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
A federal judge just ordered the White House to restore sign language interpreters at all briefings conducted by Trump or Leavitt.
Reposted by Alice Miranda Ollstein
As federal data becomes less available, Walgreens launches flu and COVID tracker. www.axios.com/2025/11/04/w...
Exclusive: Walgreens launches expanded flu, COVID tracker
Commercial and academic tools are becoming more important as federal data becomes less available.
www.axios.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
As federal data becomes less available, Walgreens launches flu and COVID tracker. www.axios.com/2025/11/04/w...
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NOAA cancels funding for data collection crucial to tsunami warning systems
NOAA cancels funding for data collection crucial to tsunami warning systems
Direct feeds from seismology stations across Alaska are expected to stop in mid-November, state officials say.
www.adn.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
NOAA cancels funding for data collection crucial to tsunami warning systems
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SCOOP: Idaho’s health department quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding in April, leaving patients statewide without any access to the family planning program.
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
While some states fight to restore Title X family planning funding, Idaho chooses to forfeit it
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding, leaving patients statewide without free and low-cost contraception and repr...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
SCOOP: Idaho’s health department quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding in April, leaving patients statewide without any access to the family planning program.
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
Reposted by Alice Miranda Ollstein
NEW: The Trump administration will send partial payments this month to the roughly 42 million Americans who receive food stamps, offering only a temporary and limited reprieve to low-income families as the government shutdown rapidly approaches its sixth week.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Trump Administration to Send Only Partial Food Stamp Payments This Month
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
NEW: The Trump administration will send partial payments this month to the roughly 42 million Americans who receive food stamps, offering only a temporary and limited reprieve to low-income families as the government shutdown rapidly approaches its sixth week.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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Wow, really appreciate this deep reporting on how Equifax stands to reap considerable gains under Medicaid work requirements — including some new visibility into "prices per ping"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
November 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Wow, really appreciate this deep reporting on how Equifax stands to reap considerable gains under Medicaid work requirements — including some new visibility into "prices per ping"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
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After a 3-day trial, Judge Immergut grants preliminary injunction blocking the National Guard from Portland: "Based on the trial testimony, this Court finds no credible evidence that during the approximately two months before the President’s federalization order, protests grew out of control..."
November 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
After a 3-day trial, Judge Immergut grants preliminary injunction blocking the National Guard from Portland: "Based on the trial testimony, this Court finds no credible evidence that during the approximately two months before the President’s federalization order, protests grew out of control..."
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She helped get her violent husband deported. Then ICE deported her — straight into his arms.
She helped get her violent husband deported. Then ICE deported her — straight into his arms.
Carmen's abusive husband came home drunk one night last summer. He pounded and kicked the door.
www.latimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
She helped get her violent husband deported. Then ICE deported her — straight into his arms.
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
Reposted by Alice Miranda Ollstein
Scoop: FBI ousts senior official after Kash Patel’s fury over news of his use of government jet to see girlfriend perform. The removed head of critical incident response group was 27-year FBI veteran who oversaw aviation sections.
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/fbi-o...
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/fbi-o...
FBI Ousts Leader as Patel Fumes Over Attention to Agency Jet Use
The FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation shortly after Director Kash Patel grew outraged about revelations of his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Scoop: FBI ousts senior official after Kash Patel’s fury over news of his use of government jet to see girlfriend perform. The removed head of critical incident response group was 27-year FBI veteran who oversaw aviation sections.
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/fbi-o...
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/fbi-o...