Amelia Benavides-Colón

Former Reporter & AJI Fellow

Amelia covered politics and breaking news for NOTUS.

Amelia received her bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University, where she majored in journalism. She was editor in chief of The South End, Wayne State’s student newspaper. She has interned for The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Crain’s Detroit Business and The Chronicle of Higher Education, and she has contributed to the Detroit-based publications Outlier Media, El Central, Eater Detroit and Planet Detroit. At each internship, Amelia wrote stories about the experiences of minority communities dealing with a wide range of topics including health care and municipal ID programs.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order to Cut Funds for NPR and PBS

March 31, 2026 03:58 p.m.
Sean Duffy Teams Up With ‘Real World’ Producers to Create YouTube Series

March 30, 2026 10:04 p.m.
Pope Leo Appears to Rebuke Trump and Hegseth in Palm Sunday Prayer

March 29, 2026 06:08 p.m.
House Democrats Force a Floor Vote on Restoring TPS for Haiti

March 29, 2026 02:29 p.m.
Vance Wins CPAC’s 2028 Straw Poll While Rubio Surges to Second

March 29, 2026 12:49 p.m.
Trump Orders Markwayne Mullin to Pay TSA Agents While DHS Remains Shut Down

March 26, 2026 07:20 p.m.
Trump Is Putting His Signature on U.S. Dollar Bills

March 26, 2026 06:42 p.m.
Top Trump Housing Official Tries, Again, to Bring a Criminal Case Against Letitia James

March 25, 2026 08:27 p.m.
Democratic Congressman Bans His Staff From Gambling on Prediction Markets

March 25, 2026 08:14 p.m.
Top Republican Calls Out Trump Administration for Keeping Congress in the Dark on Iran

March 25, 2026 06:34 p.m.
Trump Picks Self-Proclaimed ‘Alpha Male’ Influencer to Be America’s ‘Brand Ambassador’

March 24, 2026 06:08 p.m.
Pentagon Will Move Reporters to ‘Annex’ After Losing in Court to The New York Times

March 23, 2026 08:54 p.m.