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.

Republicans in Congress Can Stop Trump’s Tariffs — But They Don’t Want To

April 03, 2025 01:41 p.m.
Lawmakers Don’t Know Why ICE Is Detaining Some of Its Highest-Profile Targets in Louisiana

April 02, 2025 04:00 p.m.
Clay Higgins Wants a ‘MAGA’ Challenger to Oust Bill Cassidy — But He’s Not Endorsing One Yet

March 26, 2025 01:01 p.m.
Trump’s Faith Office Is Rallying Its Allies, While Others Feel Out In the Cold

March 24, 2025 05:01 a.m.
DOGE Reversed Course on Half of Its Social Security Lease Terminations

March 19, 2025 03:10 p.m.
DOGE Is Killing Translation Contracts, With a Nudge From Trump

March 18, 2025 05:26 a.m.
‘A Wrecking Ball’: Wine Country Democrats Warn Trump’s Trade Wars Are Going to Make Booze Pricier

March 13, 2025 05:03 p.m.
DOGE’s Social Security Office Closures Are Impacting Red States the Most

March 13, 2025 10:36 a.m.
Republicans Say There’s Only One Way to Prevent a Shutdown. Democrats Aren’t Biting.

March 05, 2025 05:00 a.m.
The ‘Battle of Governors’ Between Louisiana and New York Might Go to Court

February 28, 2025 05:30 a.m.
Bill Cassidy Is Already Pressing RFK Jr. on Vaccine Policy

February 27, 2025 03:33 p.m.
Donald Trump Won’t Commit to Ukraine Reconstruction Efforts

February 24, 2025 04:29 p.m.
Agency Heads Are Telling Workers Not to Reply to DOGE Demands

February 24, 2025 01:45 p.m.
Louisiana Lawmakers Don’t Want Drastic Cuts at NOAA

February 21, 2025 10:01 a.m.
Louisiana’s Primary System Puts More Pressure on Bill Cassidy to Make a Hard-Right Turn

February 12, 2025 05:10 a.m.
House Democrats Were Shut Out of the Department of Education

February 07, 2025 12:34 p.m.