.@VotebeatUS Editorial Director, managing investigations. Formerly @ProPublica. Teaching: @StBonaventure, @AU_SPA. You need a corndog, I can tell. Texan.
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Jessica Huseman retweeted
SCOOP: The Republican Women’s Caucus Fund and a man named John Braun have been identified as the names behind controversial anti-transgender text messages sent to Texans this month, just before similar flyers hit mailboxes.
More from @stevanzetti: texasobserver.org/revealed-g…
Jessica Huseman retweeted
He may be the leader of the Catholic church, but Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV is still a registered voter in Illinois and requested a mail ballot for the midterm elections.
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-le…
famously not how donald trump took office in 2016:
JD Vance on ranked choice voting: "I don't understand it. It seems to me that you have an election, the person who wins the most votes should win. That seems to be not what happens with ranked choice voting. The fact that it's so confusing to a person who pays pretty close attention to politics I think suggests we should do our elections in, like, the normal way."
Folks you should really listen to this absolutely delightful episode of @TheMoth's podcast featuring none other than @EWAEmily coming to terms with a ghost in her basement. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Jessica Huseman retweeted
The experts desk boldly asks "what if artificial intelligence was actually just 150 very nice and notably human geniuses willing to share their lifelong expertise with you?"
Plus also there's an AI chatbot that can answer basic questions about election law in all 50 states.
Join us: electionexpertdesk.com
Come use Votebeat's source roladex to beef up your own reporting. We don't want credit. We just want to give you free shit.
A reporter just successfully found a French-speaking expert to talk about American elections on TV in the @VotebeatUS Expert Desk.
Are you looking for a voting expert for your stories? Do you want access to 150 of them? For free? Many of whom speak other languages?
Join us: electionexpertdesk.com
Come use Votebeat's source roladex to beef up your own reporting. We don't want credit. We just want to give you free shit.
Jessica Huseman retweeted
REMINDER. NOON.
Join us Thursday at 12 pm CT on Reddit (r/texas) with any questions you might have about the midterms.
Your questions will be fielded by news and politics editors @ben_c_rowen and @AllegraEHobbs, and writers @Forrest4Trees, @RobertDownen_, and @cd_hooks. txmnth.ly/4f07ijw
Jessica Huseman retweeted
Per YouGov, net public trust in CBS News fell 12 points between 2025 and 2026. yougov.com/en-us/articles/55…
.@bariweiss says restoring trust in journalism is central to her vision for CBS News.
Speaking with The Information's CEO and Editor-in-Chief @jessicalessin at WTF Summit, the @CBSNews Editor-in-Chief explained why she believes the challenge goes beyond declining public trust.
"I think a lot of times people talk about ‘we have a crisis in trust’. No, we have a crisis in trustworthiness."
Jessica Huseman retweeted
Join me Nov. 10 with two of the country’s top election lawyers, Republican Ben Ginsberg and Democrat Bob Bauer, who’ve spent decades navigating major election disputes.
We’ll discuss the midterms, what happens next, and the lawsuit or twelve I assume we’ll have by then.
Join Votebeat a week after Election Day to get the full breakdown on what happened and what it all means. votebeat.org/national/2026/1…
Jessica Huseman retweeted
If you have any concerns about voting machines—from either the left or the right—I strongly urge you to read this @DionNissenbaum piece demystifying them. votebeat.org/national/2026/1…
Jessica Huseman retweeted
“Can you attack students as long as you’re a government official or you’re on the ballot? Does that give you a free pass? We’re supposed to be the students’ voice on campus, and it seems like the administration doesn’t want to hear from students at all.”
texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
Jessica Huseman retweeted
NEW: Members of UT-Austin's student government wanted to condemn Bo French's racist attacks, but say a school official stepped in to dissuade them. They say its part of broader, concerning pattern regarding the school's handling of political issues. (Gift link below)
Jessica Huseman retweeted
On the day a sitting president landed in Lubbock, Texas, for the first time in 34 years, people waited for hours in lines stretching for blocks in this reliably red city. But the crowd wasn't waiting for President Trump. They were waiting for Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…
Jessica Huseman retweeted
I wrote about Google’s AI refusing to say who won the 2020 election. theatlantic.com/technology/2…
