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.

Elon Musk Knifed the Reconciliation Bill. Senate Republicans Are Taking Note.

June 03, 2025 05:29 p.m.
‘How Do We Knit 51 Senators Together?’: Republicans Try to Find a Reconciliation Compromise

June 03, 2025 05:36 a.m.
A Democratic Doctor Aims to Take Down Lindsey Graham in the Senate

May 29, 2025 05:00 a.m.
Republicans Are About to Overrule the Parliamentarian. Dems Say It’s a Warning Sign for Reconciliation.

May 15, 2025 05:26 a.m.
Senate Democrats Call for Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

May 15, 2025 05:00 a.m.
Possible ‘Bugs’ and Gift Issues: Republicans Have Reservations About Qatar’s Gift Plane to Trump

May 12, 2025 06:53 p.m.
The GOP’s Reconciliation Bill Problems Are Only Just Starting

May 12, 2025 05:33 a.m.
Senate Democrats Sharpen Their Spears for Mike Waltz’s Confirmation Hearing

May 07, 2025 03:20 p.m.
The Already Crowded Illinois Senate Race Gets Another Contender

May 07, 2025 05:00 a.m.
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain

May 06, 2025 06:00 a.m.
Could Independent Senate Candidate Dan Osborn Succeed in Nebraska This Time?

May 06, 2025 05:10 a.m.
Exclusive investigation: A Congressman’s Bronze Star

May 05, 2025 06:00 a.m.
How to Get a Little Fired

May 02, 2025 06:00 a.m.
Governors Are Blowing Off Senate Runs As Congress Gets Increasingly ‘Dysfunctional’

May 02, 2025 05:50 a.m.
We Were Told There Would Be No Math

May 01, 2025 06:00 a.m.
‘We Thrive on Chaos’

April 30, 2025 06:00 a.m.