Emily Kennard

Reporter & AJI Fellow

Emily Kennard covers the intersection of politics and culture for NOTUS and The Washington Sun.

She won a Silver Award in Science Reporting from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for her work uncovering fabricated citations in the White House’s MAHA report. Emily graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with degrees in political science and journalism.

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Rep. Byron Donalds Received Mercy After Two Arrests. Now, He’s Making Sentences Tougher For D.C. Youth.

September 18, 2025 04:14 p.m.
Republicans Want Vengeance for Charlie Kirk’s Murder. But From Whom?

September 18, 2025 05:29 a.m.
‘Mission Critical’ or ‘Nonessential’? Homeland Security Spending Records are Filled with Contradictions

September 16, 2025 05:13 a.m.
Trump Says He’s Sending the National Guard to Memphis Next

September 12, 2025 09:19 a.m.
‘Why Are You Hiding Your Face?’ A Six-Figure Ad Campaign Asks Masked Federal Agents in D.C.

September 05, 2025 05:13 a.m.
Trump’s ‘Pocket Rescission’ Is Already Complicating Government Funding Negotiations

August 29, 2025 12:09 p.m.
DNC Vice Chair to Protest Cuts By Walking 105 Miles Across Pennsylvania

August 28, 2025 03:30 p.m.
Trump’s Reach for Power Is Growing. So Is the Pressure on the Courts.

August 28, 2025 05:45 a.m.
Forget Retirement: Older Lawmakers Want to Stay in Congress

August 27, 2025 05:45 a.m.
Unmarked Cars and Masked Agents Create Bigger Risks in D.C., Advocates Say

August 21, 2025 01:51 p.m.
‘Don’t Give These Freaks an Inch’: Accounts Linked to a DHS Speechwriter Include Anti-Trans and Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric

August 18, 2025 05:13 a.m.
D.C. Sues Over Trump’s Takeover of Local Police

August 15, 2025 09:20 a.m.
Gavin Newsom Strikes Back at Republicans With a New Redistricting Plan for California

August 14, 2025 03:52 p.m.
Trump’s Pick to Run BLS Wants to Kill the Monthly Jobs Report

August 12, 2025 05:26 p.m.
Trump Said He’s Just ‘Starting With D.C.’ Democrats Who Run Other Cities Worry They’re Next.

August 12, 2025 05:13 a.m.
Trump’s Provoking A National Redistricting War. Only Congress Can Stop Him.

August 11, 2025 05:08 a.m.