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.

Some Republicans Want to Reverse the GOP Cuts to Rural and Tribal Radio Stations

April 06, 2026 06:45 p.m.
Johnson Caves on Senate DHS Funding Deal He Spurned Last Week

April 01, 2026 04:09 p.m.
House Republicans to Their Voters: Blame the Senate

March 31, 2026 05:30 a.m.
DHS Shutdown Continues After House Rejects Senate Deal, Passes Separate Funding Bill

March 27, 2026 11:59 a.m.
House Republicans Want to Stay Away From Josh Hawley’s Abortion Pill Ban

March 26, 2026 05:51 a.m.
Republicans Seethe as DHS Talks Derail After Democrats ‘Retread’ Their Offer

March 25, 2026 06:38 p.m.
This Pastor Invited D.C. Republicans to Oklahoma. Now He’s Running for Congress

March 24, 2026 03:58 p.m.
Senate Republicans Work to Convince Trump to Back Their DHS Shutdown Off-Ramp

March 23, 2026 10:26 p.m.
Lawmakers Are Surprised by ‘Staggering’ $200 Billion Funding Request for the Iran War

March 19, 2026 04:31 p.m.
Native American Tribes Are Sounding the Alarm Over a Health Care Crisis

March 19, 2026 12:44 p.m.
Anti-Muslim Rhetoric from Republican Lawmakers Draws Rare Rebuke From Colleagues

March 12, 2026 05:20 p.m.
Mike Johnson’s Push for a Second Reconciliation Bill Falls Flat at Republicans’ Retreat

March 10, 2026 07:44 p.m.
Republicans Try to Craft Their Midterm Pitch Despite Conflicting Iran War Messages

March 10, 2026 05:42 a.m.
Oil Tycoon and GOP Donor Harold Hamm Asked Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt for Senate Appointment

March 06, 2026 10:18 a.m.
Air Travel Executives Sound the Alarm as DHS Shutdown Continues

March 05, 2026 07:16 p.m.
Oklahoma Republicans Are Already Eyeing Markwayne Mullin’s Senate Seat

March 05, 2026 03:41 p.m.