Devon Heinen

Freelance journalist covering US nat'l affairs for @StatesNewsroom | 2x @WeAreSFJ award-winner | Prev: @NewStatesman, @VICE & more | Comments = mine. DMs open.

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

Bigotry. Anti-science. Warped religion. These are some parts of #FarRight extremism, & they've called #Tennessee home.

Here's part one of my investigative #longreads series for @TNLookout & @statesnewsroom on far-right extremism in Tennessee.

READ PT 1: https://t.co/vMQ0cbOhjp

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

Twitter is becoming more and hostile toward journalism and journalists.

For at least a little while, I'm not going to post here on Twitter at all.

If you want to continue to get my day-to-day reporting as well as my next story, follow me on Threads:

https://t.co/3rqz1iW9As

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

Thursday, #Biden has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH:
• Get classified President's Daily Brief at 10a Eastern
• Briefing re: #Ukraine at 12p

Presser: WH Press Sec Karine Jean-Pierre at 1p

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

#BREAKING
WH issues readout of #Biden's conversation today with #Ukraine's president, Volodymyr #Zelensky:

"Biden pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support needed to defend itself, including advanced air defense systems."

#Russia #Putin

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

#BREAKING (via WH press pool)
#Biden says during student-debt speech that he'll give a major speech re: #Ukraine funding; however he did not provide timing of that Ukraine speech.

#Russia

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

I've said this before, and I'll say it again:
"Citizen journalism" does NOT exist. AT ALL.

We who are actually journalists are trained. We spend years learning and honing hard and soft skills -- like news judgement, how to deal with sources & information -- as well as ethics.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Citizen journalism is the path to better future!

I strongly encourage people around the world to post news about events as they’re happening, in both text & video.

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

oh, good

#ClimateCrisis

[ABC News @ABC]

The annual ozone hole that forms over Antarctica has ballooned to near-record size, scientists say. https://t.co/05RHgmRhOC

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

JUST IN
#DeSantis's #Election2024 campaign, leadership PAC and joint fundraising cmte fundraised $15 million in the third quarter this year, per DeSantis campaign stmt.

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[Manu Raju @mkraju]

News — Jim Jordan says “yes,” he is running for speaker, per @kristin__wilson. Steve Scalise is expected to run for speaker. Others may run as well.

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

I'm just going to put the following out there, in case some people need reminding:

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[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Steny Hoyer, the former majority leader, has also been directed to vacate his workspace in the Capitol. @NBCNews

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

NEW
WH issues readout of #Biden's and #Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad #AlThani.

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[Nicholas Wu @nicholaswu12]

NEWS - As one of his first acts as the acting speaker, Rep. Patrick McHenry ordered former Speaker Nancy Pelosi to vacate her Capitol hideaway office by Wednesday

“Please vacate the space tomorrow, the room will be re-keyed"

w/ @DaniellaMicaela

https://t.co/iRqbztb0Wu

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

Wednesday, #Biden has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH:
• Speech re: his "Administration’s efforts to cancel #StudentDebt & support students & borrowers" at 1p Eastern
• Get classified President's Daily Brief at 2:15p

Presser: WH Press Sec Karine Jean-Pierre at 1:30p

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

#BREAKING
Rep. #KevinMcCarthy (R-Calif.) presser after House votes today to remove #McCarthy as House Speaker: Says he has not thought about resigning from the House.

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

#BREAKING
House votes to remove Rep. #KevinMcCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker of the House -- 216 yes votes to 210 no.

📸: C-SPAN
#McCarthy

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

#BREAKING
Rep. #KevinMcCarthy (R-Calif.) presser after House votes today to remove #McCarthy as House Speaker: Says he might endorse a successor, but adds he doesn't he know who's running.

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

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[Manu Raju @mkraju]

The House will be in recess until next next week. GOP conference will meet Tuesday for a candidate forum. Speakers race sometime after, per multiple members

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[Melanie Zanona @MZanona]

NEWS: MCCARTHY WILL NOT RUN FOR SPEAKER AGAIN, he just told his members, per sources in the room. w/ @haleytalbotcnn @AnnieGrayerCNN

[Devon Heinen @DevonHeinen]

NEW (via WH press pool)
#Biden called Democrat #LaphonzaButler of California re: her appointment to the Senate, where Butler will replace the recently deceased former Sen. Dianne #Feinstein (D-Calif.), per WH stmt.