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 Republican Senators Entertain Nuking the Filibuster to End the Shutdown

October 20, 2025 09:22 p.m.
GOP Senators Ready to Dump Trump Nominee With Self-Proclaimed ‘Nazi Streak’

October 20, 2025 07:27 p.m.
Rand Paul Thought He Could Get Away with Bucking Trump. He Was Wrong.

October 20, 2025 05:20 a.m.
The Senate Tries Another Approach to Fund the Government – and Fails

October 16, 2025 04:02 p.m.
Are Tribal Programs Safe From OMB Shutdown Cuts? Lawmakers Aren’t Sure.

October 15, 2025 04:59 p.m.
Lawmakers Want to Fund the Government for a Year. Congress Can’t Even Fund the Government for a Week.

October 10, 2025 05:38 a.m.
Congress Brushes Aside Push for Stand-Alone Military Pay

October 08, 2025 06:49 p.m.
Republican Leaders Say Federal Workers Should Get Back Pay After Shutdown

October 07, 2025 11:50 a.m.
The Senate Is Starting to Feel a Lot Like ‘Groundhog Day’

October 06, 2025 09:08 p.m.
House Republicans Agree: Johnson Should Keep Lawmakers Out of Washington

October 03, 2025 05:48 p.m.
Mike Johnson May Not Bring the House Back Until Senate Passes Short-Term Funding Bill

October 03, 2025 01:43 p.m.
‘We’re No Stranger to Lawsuits’: White House’s Mass Layoff Plan Tested in Court

October 02, 2025 06:18 p.m.
Mike Johnson Tells Hakeem Jeffries to ‘Just Ignore’ Trump’s Sombrero Videos

October 02, 2025 12:31 p.m.
Republicans Troll Democrats With Looped Videos Around the Capitol and White House

October 01, 2025 07:52 p.m.
Bipartisan Funding Deals Are Hard to Do. The Supreme Court Might Have Made Them Impossible.

October 01, 2025 05:59 p.m.
New York Democrats Say They’re ‘Political Pawns’ in Trump’s Shutdown Retaliation

October 01, 2025 05:33 p.m.