D.C. Reporter
I’ve covered Congress and its important races from Washington for The Texas Tribune, plus the Supreme Court and the White House for Medill News Service, written features on Grammy-award winning artists for the Indianapolis Star, and led award-winning coverage of campus protests, polling and data reporting at the Daily Northwestern.
I’m a cum laude graduate of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and an incoming master’s student in Politics and International Studies at Cambridge.
Selected work
A selection of pieces from Washington and beyond. Each one links to the published story.
Public health officials said some parents are confused about what vaccines are required to attend Texas schools amid efforts to change recommendations.
With Terri Langford
The Protect College Sports Act gained a burst of momentum with last week’s support from the SEC and Big Ten, but the clock is ticking as the Senate prepares to leave town.
Granger was the first GOP woman from Texas to be elected to Congress, where she served for nearly three decades.
With Alex Nguyen
Despite sending more Republicans to Congress than any other state, Texas has elected only five GOP women to the U.S. House in its history. Redistricting and retirements could change things.
Mealer, the GOP nominee in Texas’ 9th Congressional District, would represent Houston’s Magnolia Park, where an ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, under the GOP’s new redistricting map.
With support from Democrats Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, the House also passed a bill Wednesday that would ban members of Congress from trading stocks and implement new voter ID requirements.
With Gabby Birenbaum
The Republican senator from Texas had threatened to withhold his vote on Trump’s ambassador nominees unless the White House unlocked the freeze on a fund meant for HIV/AIDS prevention.
The LinkedIn co-founder’s donation was nearly 80% of the pro-Talarico super PAC’s second-quarter haul. It comes as the Austin Democrat wages a campaign focused on keeping big money out of politics.
Almost none of the state’s major Republican officials have weighed in on the killing of a Houston man by federal agents, and U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston said she had not spoken with Gov. Greg Abbott.
With Alejandro Serrano and Gabby Birenbaum
Just 2% of Texas voters call abortion the state’s most pressing problem. Advocates are reframing the issue as one of reproductive healthcare that affects families’ pocketbooks.
The outgoing senator said requiring voters to register with a party — and limiting GOP primary access to registered Republicans — would be “paving the way to minority party status.”
The bill raises penalties on fentanyl-related substances but leaves addiction treatment untouched — which experts say is why it will fall short.
About
I’m a journalist and recent graduate of Northwestern Medill. Currently, I am in D.C. reporting for The Texas Tribune on the Texas delegation and key midterm races. I’ve spent most of my reporting life in Washington, covering lawmakers, congressional hearings, Supreme Court oral arguments, and White House briefings. My byline has run in the Indianapolis Star, STAT News, UPI, The Fulcrum, and the Daily Northwestern.
What I cover
Background
Washington, D.C. Reporting Fellow
Covering the Texas congressional delegation and key midterm races from the capital.
Incoming Master's Student, Politics and International Studies
Graduate study in political theory, international relations, and comparative institutions.
Politics Reporter
Lawmakers, congressional hearings, Supreme Court oral arguments, and White House press briefings.
Pulliam Fellow — Features Writing Intern
Pitched and wrote daily breaking and feature stories for a major metro audience.
Polling Editor · DEI Chair · Assistant Campus Editor
Led polling and data coverage, including the campus-wide WhoAreNU project (700+ responses).
Cum Laude — Journalism & International Studies
B.S. in Journalism (Medill), B.A. in International Studies. Minors in Psychology and Marketing. GPA 3.9 / 4.0.
Founder, Northwestern Chapter & Magazine
Established the chapter and its publication to expand MENA representation in journalism.
Contact
If you have a story, a tip, or a document I should see, email is the best way to find me — or Signal, if it needs to stay private. I read everything, and I protect my sources.
Keep in touch
No newsletter machine, no schedule — just an occasional email when there’s a new piece worth reading. Leave your address if you’d like it.