Katharine Wilson
@kwilson_news
Reporting on politics and people🗳🗞🎙 @baltimoresun data/politics l Past @TexasTribune Congress Fellow, @thedbk, @CNSmd, @CNN, @NBCnews, @HeraldMailNews
For nearly a decade, there were hopes that a new FBI headquarters would spur development in the Greenbelt area. Now, the headquarters location is once again in limbo, launching another round of the waiting game. For @baltimoresun baltimoresun.com/2025/07/14/mar…
Trump administration announces plan to move FBI headquarters to a different D.C. building, not planned new headquarters in Greenbelt. For @baltimoresun baltimoresun.com/2025/07/01/tru…
Young men drifted away from the Democratic Party in the 2024 election, but some party leaders see Gov. Wes Moore as a model for how to bring them back. For @baltimoresun baltimoresun.com/2025/06/28/mar…
How tariffs on China are impacting firework businesses in Maryland, and across the country, ahead of July 4th and next year's 250th anniversary of the United States, for @baltimoresun baltimoresun.com/2025/06/12/mar…
Rep. Brandon Gill knows how to get attention. (My last story from my fellowship with @TexasTribune) texastribune.org/2025/06/09/rep…
I started my summer internship with @baltimoresun yesterday! I’ll be working on data/politics/Baltimore stories. Send story ideas or Baltimore recommendations to [email protected] ☀️
Food aid cuts and other changes: What the U.S. House spending bill could mean for Texans. bit.ly/3F9p2KS
This passed in the U.S. House today early this morning as a part of the GOP megabill. Republican Texas Reps. Roy and Self both voted for the legislation, despite criticizing the bill and being on the fence about the bill hours before. Now, the bill moves to the Senate.
Last-minute addition to budget reconciliation: $12 billion to reimburse state-funded border security initiatives like Texas’ Operation Lone Star. For @TexasTribune texastribune.org/2025/05/21/tex…
.@SenTedCruz will introduce the Universal School Choice Act today. The bill would use federal tax credits to incentivize donations to nonprofit organizations that give scholarships to private and public K-12 students. For @TexasTribune texastribune.org/2025/05/20/tax…
The story of how Texas teen Elliston Berry, her mom, and @SenTedCruz turned Berry’s experience with AI deepfakes into a law — the Take it Down Act — to protect future victims of revenge porn and deepfakes. For @TexasTribune texastribune.org/2025/05/19/tak…
New: Gov. Greg Abbott is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase unhealthy and highly processed foods in Texas. bit.ly/4j8HmBH
Was bittersweet to edit the immensely talented @kwilson_news’s last piece for @thedbk Read a great piece of student journalism here:
I spoke with four UMD researchers reeling from the terminations of their National Science Foundation grants. "This is just a sad day, not for our universities but our country.” Learn about their work and reflections in my last article for @thedbk. dbknews.com/2025/05/12/umd…