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 White House Wants to Make the Shutdown Painful. Republicans Say That’s on Democrats.

October 01, 2025 04:03 p.m.
It’s Official: The Government Is Shut Down

September 30, 2025 07:22 p.m.
Voters Elected Her to Congress. Mike Johnson Is Making Her Wait.

September 30, 2025 03:40 p.m.
‘Every Day Is Like a Dog Year’: A Miserable Congress Sputters Toward a Shutdown

September 30, 2025 05:46 a.m.
A Native American Nation Says a Republican Lawmaker Is Blocking It From Getting Its Land

September 30, 2025 05:23 a.m.
Congress Is Speeding Toward a Government Shutdown

September 29, 2025 05:42 a.m.
Oklahoma’s MAGA-Loving School Superintendent Ryan Walters Is Resigning

September 24, 2025 03:28 p.m.
Mike Johnson Says the House Won’t Return to D.C. Before Funding Deadline

September 23, 2025 10:20 a.m.
Congress Is Sprinting Toward a Shutdown After Senate Democrats Block Republican Funding Bill

September 19, 2025 10:49 a.m.
Trump Says Ending the Ukraine War Is Harder Than Expected

September 18, 2025 12:34 p.m.
Senate Democrats Insist They’ll Stand Their Ground This Time on Government Funding

September 16, 2025 06:23 p.m.
House Republicans Release Seven-Week Stopgap Funding Bill That Includes Millions for Security

September 16, 2025 12:45 p.m.
The Crackdown on Speech After Charlie Kirk’s Death Is Alarming First Amendment Groups

September 14, 2025 05:42 p.m.
House and Senate Democrats Say They Are ‘Unified’ on Funding Fight Demands

September 11, 2025 05:23 p.m.
Congress Is Facing Escalating Political Violence — And Doesn’t Know How to Stop It

September 10, 2025 10:42 p.m.
Democrats Hate Trump’s Budget Law — Except the Parts They Want

September 10, 2025 05:06 a.m.