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.

Members of Congress Have Stepped Up Their Shadow Diplomacy As Trump Threatens Allies

January 23, 2026 05:30 a.m.
Republicans Keep Their Options Open on Iran While Waiting for Trump to Weigh In

January 12, 2026 08:48 p.m.
Blake Moore’s Job as Co-Chair of a Denmark Caucus Just Got Harder

January 09, 2026 02:32 p.m.
The U.S. Still Needs Sensitive Intelligence About Venezuela. Can It Get It?

January 08, 2026 05:13 a.m.
Chuck Schumer Says Democrats Want ‘All the Facts Out’ About Venezuela Mission

January 03, 2026 04:59 p.m.
Cynthia Lummis Won’t Seek a Second Term in the Senate

December 19, 2025 04:25 p.m.
Democrats Are Torn Over Whether to Back a Bill Meant to Combat Wildfires

December 11, 2025 05:53 p.m.
Josh Shapiro and Spencer Cox Make the Case for Less Divisive Political Rhetoric

December 10, 2025 09:55 a.m.
House Reauthorizes Lapsed ‘Secure Rural Schools’ Funding Program

December 09, 2025 07:07 p.m.
‘Depriving the States': Lawmakers Press House Leadership to Reinstate Funding for Rural Communities

December 04, 2025 05:13 a.m.
The Republican Race to Replace Mitch McConnell Has Turned Into a Fight Over His Legacy

November 28, 2025 05:30 a.m.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Keeps Frustrating Democrats. Her Allies Say That’s Why She Wins.

November 24, 2025 05:13 a.m.
Democrats and Experts Say Rolling Back Biden-Era Plans Could ‘Create a Mess’ at the Bureau of Land Management

November 19, 2025 03:18 p.m.
Forget 2026, the Race for 2028 Has Already Started

November 06, 2025 03:37 p.m.
The Shutdown Is Pushing Forest Service Staff to the Breaking Point

November 06, 2025 05:13 a.m.
Sen. John Curtis Calls on Speaker Mike Johnson to Bring the House Back

October 31, 2025 08:38 p.m.