Helen Huiskes
Reporter at NOTUS
reporter @notusreports. previously @washingtonian, @wheatonrecord, @chronicle, @wweek. pdx born & raised.
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6 days ago |
notus.org | Helen Huiskes |Ursula Perano
Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan lost his race for a Senate seat just six months ago, in a cycle when President Donald Trump won the state. But Rogers is already back, launching a new Senate bid this week with the support of leading Republicans in Washington. It’s a quick turnaround, banking on a sentiment Republican operatives in the state echo: hope that this cycle will be different.
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1 week ago |
notus.org | Helen Huiskes
The U.S. refugee resettlement program remains paused, but federal funding to state agencies helping refugees already in the country is still flowing, and local officials are hopeful that it will continue. The Trump administration suspended new refugee arrivals indefinitely and terminated agreements between the federal government and the 10 national non-governmental organizations that help abroad with resettlement. As long as there aren’t new refugees, there isn’t likely to be any new money.
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2 weeks ago |
notus.org | Emily Kennard |Torrence Banks |Helen Huiskes
Republican lawmakers are making the case to constituents that the roller-coaster ride the market has been on as a result of President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting tariff policy is a sign his negotiating skills can get results. Members of Congress, who are preparing to leave for a two-week recess where they’ll hear from their constituents, are navigating a complicated landscape: On the one hand, they want to support the president’s agenda.
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2 weeks ago |
notus.org | Ursula Perano |Haley Byrd Wilt |Helen Huiskes
Not even President Donald Trump seems to know exactly what winning a trade war with the world will look like, but Republican senators hope he figures it out quickly. Trump has already laid out a long-term vision: To bring manufacturing to the United States. If that’s truly his goal, the new tariffs would theoretically be here to stay.
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2 weeks ago |
notus.org | Helen Huiskes
The Trump administration has begun to pay organizations back for humanitarian assistance work completed in January and February, after going several rounds in court. But the future for humanitarian aid groups is still shaky. A handful of international organizations, led by the Global Health Council and the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, won a temporary restraining order in February that forced the administration to hold off on enforcing its foreign aid freeze from January 20.
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RT @UrsulaPerano: New: Mike Rogers lost Michigan just 6 months ago. But top Rs are betting this time will be different w @helen_huiskes h…
Mike Rogers is back for round two in Michigan's Senate race. After losing by a hair last year, Republicans say Rogers can pretty much roll the dice again with the same playbook. W/ @UrsulaPerano: https://t.co/i54xPmj4jl
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