Some (double) personal news: I’ll be joining @theobserver next week as a summer metro reporting intern! And in August, I’ll be joining @hearstcmg as a @Hearst Journalism Fellow for my first yearlong rotation. Incredibly excited for all that’s to come!
Rep. Randy Feenstra lost the GOP primary for Iowa governor, a shocking upset after he earned President Donald Trump’s last-minute endorsement.
Feenstra, who was narrowly defeated by rival Zach Lann, conceded and called to congratulate him before results were official. @sambbenson
https://t.co/vx7GScHajw via @politico
NEW: A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from continuing to establish or operate its "anti-weaponization" fund, which has led to a bipartisan furor over potential payouts to Jan. 6 defendants.
w. @joshgerstein@hassankanu
https://t.co/yTe1DZ3wks
The long-awaited Pelosi endorsement! A boon to Connie Chan, who has been locked in a tight race for second in the June primary.
https://t.co/Ounmv0hVXn
You’ve probably smelled this tree before you knew its name.
I wrote about the spread of invasive Callery pear trees — famous for their snowy white blooms and unmistakably foul odor — around Chicago. Latest for the @chicagotribune. https://t.co/kNgbJzORaj
The win marks the newspaper’s 29th Pulitzer Prize in its 179-year history. The Tribune was last awarded the prize for local news in 2022 for “Failures before the Fires,” an investigation that exposed the city’s history of failed code enforcement. https://t.co/3iutTEAyum
The Washington Post won a Pulitzer Prize for public service for coverage of DOGE and the federal workforce. It’s the second time The Post has won the prestigious award in five years.
Read more about our winning coverage here: https://t.co/lzR2hOMt4Q
So over the moon and grateful for the recognition from the @PulitzerPrizes for our investigation into how insurance companies use faulty algorithms and flawed processes in ways that harm wildfire survivors. So grateful to our sources and collaborators at @sfchronicle
Congratulations to these Medill alumni, professors and students who were selected as 2026 @PulitzerPrizes Winners and Finalists! 🎉
We also congratulate our alumni who were part of newsroom staff that also won Pulitzer Prizes.👏💜
EXCLUSIVE: The Purple Wire sat down with Interim President Henry Bienen for an interview this afternoon. The 86-year-old Bienen spoke candidly about his time as Northwestern president and his plans for the future.
https://t.co/Fvlg1wNNXW