Helen Huiskes

Former Reporter & AJI Fellow

Helen covered Congress, campaigns, and western states for NOTUS.

Helen received her bachelor’s degree in English from Wheaton College in Illinois, with a minor in international relations. She spent three years as editor in chief of The Wheaton Record, where she also covered breaking news, faculty cuts and campus debates over race. Helen has interned at the Portland-based alt-weekly Willamette Week and The Chronicle of Higher Education in D.C., and her work has appeared in Christianity Today.

Fallout From Surveillance Authorization Lapse Could Be as Complicated as Battle Over Renewal

April 28, 2026 08:37 p.m.
Mike Johnson’s Plan for a Spy Powers Extension May Fall Short Again

April 23, 2026 03:56 p.m.
Congress Temporarily Extends Spy Powers Program

April 17, 2026 07:12 a.m.
Utah’s Congressional Delegation is Financially Split in Two

April 15, 2026 05:01 a.m.
Republicans Were Relieved Trump Deleted an Image of Himself as Jesus

April 13, 2026 08:05 p.m.
Privacy Hawks in the House Are Poised to Complicate a Spy Powers Reauthorization

March 25, 2026 06:49 p.m.
Spy Powers Authorization Is on the Bottom of Congress’s Busy To-Do List

March 20, 2026 12:07 p.m.
Mullin’s Testimony Is Giving New Life to DHS Shutdown Talks

March 18, 2026 04:52 p.m.
Senate Republicans Tee Up Losing Fight Over SAVE America Act

March 16, 2026 05:41 p.m.
Senators Can’t Agree on What to Make of Intelligence Anymore

March 11, 2026 06:01 p.m.
Democrats Say ‘Good Riddance’ to Noem

March 05, 2026 05:10 p.m.
Oklahoma Republicans Are Already Eyeing Markwayne Mullin’s Senate Seat

March 05, 2026 03:41 p.m.