Em Luetkemeyer

Former Reporter & AJI Fellow

Em formerly covered Congress, government funding and tribal affairs for NOTUS.

She previously covered the Oklahoma congressional delegation. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and was a writer and editor at the nonprofit newspaper the Columbia Missourian for nearly two years.

The GOP Rescission Bill Runs Into an Unlikely Problem: Jeffrey Epstein

July 17, 2025 05:20 p.m.
Senate Republicans Race to Beat Their Rescission Bill Deadline

July 15, 2025 07:48 p.m.
Senate GOP Overcomes a Rescission Bill Obstacle: Mike Rounds’ Concerns Over Public Broadcasting Cuts

July 15, 2025 03:10 p.m.
‘I’ll Just Leave It at That’: Republicans Look to Stay Out of the Epstein Controversy

July 14, 2025 09:21 p.m.
Democrats Find Their 2026 Message: The Reconciliation Bill Is Not ‘Who We Are’

July 11, 2025 05:38 a.m.
‘This Is a War’: AI Impostor of Marco Rubio Has Senators on High Alert

July 10, 2025 03:29 p.m.
What Democrats Think They Can Learn From Zohran Mamdani

July 07, 2025 06:34 p.m.
The Trump Administration Wants to Close Down Key Weather Labs Across the Country

July 07, 2025 05:13 a.m.
A Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Is Pushing to Make Healthier Food More Accessible to Tribes

July 03, 2025 05:30 p.m.
Celsius, All-Nighters and Stalling Votes: Mike Johnson’s Strategy to Get Members to ‘Yes’

July 03, 2025 04:04 p.m.
Senate Republicans Say They’re Totally Happy With Limits on Nationwide Injunctions

June 27, 2025 02:49 p.m.
Congressional Leadership Promises Swift Action on Member Safety

June 26, 2025 07:23 p.m.
RFK Jr. Takes MAHA to Oklahoma

June 26, 2025 02:05 p.m.
Lawmakers Don’t Know Why Trump Keeps Denying Disaster Mitigation Grants

June 25, 2025 03:18 p.m.
Oklahoma Democrat Kalyn Free Pushed for New DNC Elections — And She Wants a Seat at the Table

June 16, 2025 04:38 p.m.
Burgum Tells California Democrats that Budget Cuts Are Higher Priority than Some ‘Solid’ Programs

June 12, 2025 02:59 p.m.