Emily Kennard

if you told me two years ago that i would be asking lawmakers about weather machines, chemtrails and jeffrey epstein, i would ask how i got a job with infowars

Former Rep. George Santos beings his prison sentence next week. FEC filings show he’s leaving behind a campaign committee that’s out of compliance with the FEC and thousands in debt to former staff and others. @NOTUSreports notus.org/congress/georg…

wow a lot has changed in the headlight policy space since i covered it in january: notus.org/congress/headl…

Florida Quietly Hid Contracts Detailing DeSantis’ $225 Million Spending Spree on Everglades Detention Center notus.org/florida/desant…

Plenty of Republicans are fed up with Freedom Caucus antics. But the HFC is bullish there’s a method to their madness. “The only way to get things in this town is to demand the moon and then take somewhere in between,” Chip Roy told me. notus.org/congress/house…

“I asked ChatGPT” “I asked Grok” okay well I asked my mom and she said no

If you think the lack of delay tactics from Democrats on the rescission bill has been notable — given the Friday at midnight deadline — you're not alone. But Democrats say there's little they can do to stop this legislation. notus.org/congress/democ…

reading about my own work is surreal, but also, me asking someone if something is "normal" is how 50% of my story ideas start anyway this is a neat overview of how @NOTUSreports is able to report so much interesting stuff: we have interesting folks! poynter.org/reporting-edit…

Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming’s campaign filings show something a bit unusual: He lent his own Senate campaign $2 million in March, and then he took the money right back. It's part of his normal practice when running for elections. For @NOTUSreports notus.org/louisiana/sena…

It’s standard practice in law enforcement for agents to be identifiable on the job — unless they work for ICE. Democrats and public safety experts say ICE's tactics create confusion and escalate the risk of injury for officers and bystanders. notus.org/immigration/im…

Trump Has Kneecapped the FEC and Won’t Fix It (@notusreports) notus.org/policy/fec-quo…

1. i was 14 when this happened 2. looking back i am somewhat convinced that this was the Dean Scream™ of the 2010s

FEMA is pulling back funding for a flood alert system in Oklahoma. 📺: @anna_c_kramer joined @kfor to discuss what it could mean for future disaster preparedness: kfor.com/video/fema-pul…

Skiing! Wine! Concert tickets! Airplanes! A "naturally based wellness provider!" Inside the Kyrsten Sinema post-Senate spending spree experience, fueled by campaign contributions. New in @NOTUSreports: notus.org/money/kyrsten-…

Rep. Jim Clyburn has long been hailed as a Democratic kingmaker. But after Clyburn's pick for the NYC mayoral race lost, Dems are facing a reckoning about what the once-powerful lawmaker's role will look like next. Latest for NOTUS w/ @TinasheReports: notus.org/democrats/jim-…

love getting jumpscared by a random 479/501/870 area code number in D.C..... like fellow arkansan how did we both end up here... what if our combined hillbilly presence irrevocably alters the city's ivy league space-time continuum..... it's too dangerous

Phishing calls are becoming common on Capitol Hill, and an AI impostor of Marco Rubio contacting officials has the Senate on high alert. “I talk to him frequently,” Sen. James Risch said. “And I always say, ‘Is this really you, Marco?’” notus.org/senate/ai-impo…

I talked to Republican lawmakers about deaths since USAID’s withdrawal from the world. Most brushed off the reports, and some insisted that people couldn’t be dying as a result. “I don’t believe that. No.” Read more: notus.org/foreign-policy…