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Features journalist covering US nat'l affairs, freelancing for States Newsroom | 2x Society for Features Journalism award-winner | DMs open ☎️ Signal: DevonHeinen.21 ✉️ [email protected] 🔗 devonheinen.com 📍 New York, NY

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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · Nov 12

Hey, 👋! I'm a journalist, & I cover US national affairs, a hybrid of politics & current events. I specialize in long-form features in the 10,000-word neighborhood.

Here's my most recent story, on the woman who owned the abortion clinic in the Dobbs SCOTUS case: alabamareflector.com/2024/06/24/f....

From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: Diane Derzis' lifetime in abortion care • Alabama Reflector

Diane Derzis began working in abortion care a few years after Roe. Her clinic was at the center of a devastating U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

alabamareflector.com

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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 41m

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 9h

EU officials see new US demands for trade concessions as well as other measures as potentially undercutting a recent trade agreement that brought the allies back from the brink of a trade war

EU Sees New US Trade Demands Hollowing Out Deal Struck by Trump

European Union officials see new US demands for trade concessions as well as other measures as potentially undercutting a recent trade agreement that brought the allies back from the brink of a trade war.

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 59m

FBI fires special agents who worked on Jack Smith's probe into Trump

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

FBI fires special agents who worked on Jack Smith's probe into Trump

The three agents were fired after Kash Patel disclosed that Jack Smith's team obtained phone records of members of Congress, which the Smith report itself referenced.

www.nbcnews.com

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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 1h

BREAKING
Senate fails to pass procedural motion to advance to considering House GOP's short-term fed-funding leg — 54 yes votes to 45 no votes, w/ 60 yes req.

This is the 6th time the Senate failed to pass this legislation.

We are in Day 8 of a #GovernmentShutdown.

📷: C-SPAN (feed)
#Shutdown

Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 1h

BREAKING
Senate fails to pass procedural motion to advance to considering Senate Dems' short-term federal-funding legislation — 47 yes votes to 52 no votes.

This is the 6th time the Senate failed to pass this legislation.

We are in Day 8 of a #GovernmentShutdown.

📷: C-SPAN (feed)
#Shutdown

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3h

The man who attacked a synagogue in the British city of Manchester last week had claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group, police said Wednesday. Two congregants died in the assault.

UK police say Manchester synagogue attacker pledged allegiance to Islamic State group

Counter terrorism police in Britain say that the assailant in last week's attack on a synagogue in the city of Manchester that left two people dead had claimed allegiance to Islamic State.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

IMF DIRECTOR GEORGIEVA, on @cnbc.com, calls AI a “tsunami” that will impact 60% of jobs — in some fashion.

At the IMF, she says, “We used to have 200 interpreters. Now we have 50.”

Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 2h

JUST IN (#Shutdown) via @axios.com's Kate Santaliz:

"Speaker #MikeJohnson (R-La.) on Wednesday ruled out taking up legislation to ensure military paychecks keep flowing during the #GovernmentShutdown, telling reporters the House 'already had that vote.'"
www.axios.com/2025/10/08/s...

"The House is done": Johnson rules out standalone vote on paying troops during shutdown

"We already had that vote. It's called the CR, " Johnson said.

www.axios.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 5h

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#Trump issues stmt calling for #Chicago Mayor #BrandonJohnson and #Illinois Gov. JB #Pritzker to be jailed "for failing to protect Ice Officers!"

Trump stmt: "Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!"

Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 5h

Today, #Trump has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH:
• Intel briefing at 11a Eastern
• Participate in roundtable meeting on Antifa at 3p

No WH press presser.

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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 18h

Y'all, this upcoming stretch of weather here in Manhattan will be NICE. Let's hope autumn 🍂 is finally here

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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 20h

Amplyifying

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 20h

For someone in need: Does anyone know where women can get a free mammogram in Montgomery County, Maryland?

Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 21h

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Axios @axios.com · 21h

FBI shuts down corruption group, fires agents after they monitored GOP lawmakers

The firings come after Fox News reported agents had monitored communications from nearly a dozen Republican senators.

www.axios.com

Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 22h

i'm no expert, just a human being with two hands that have fingers and thumbs on them, but i'm pretty sure there's a big difference between a person's middle finger and their thumb

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22h

From @theathletic.com: The NFL has fined Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones $250,000 for flashing his middle finger to the crowd during Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. Jones, who can appeal the fine, said that he actually meant to signal a thumbs-up.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says middle finger was accidental: ‘The intention was thumbs-up’

Jones said his middle finger gesture was “unfortunate" and not intended during the Cowboys' win against the Jets.

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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 22h

NEW via @politico.com's Hailey Fuchs:

"#Bondi tells #Schiff he should ‘apologize’ for impeaching #Trump
The attorney general also told the California Democrat she would “fire” him if he worked for DOJ."
www.politico.com/live-updates...

Bondi tells Schiff he should ‘apologize’ for impeaching Trump

The attorney general also told the California Democrat she would "fire" him if he worked for DOJ.

www.politico.com

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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 23h

NEW (#Tariffs) via @barrons.com's Reshma Kapadia:

"#Trump Eyes Using #Tariff Revenue to Bail out Farmers, Manufacturers, Families. It Was Meant to Pay Down U.S. Debt."
www.barrons.com/articles/tru...

Trump Eyes Using Tariff Revenue to Bail Out Farmers, Manufacturers, Families. It Was Meant to Pay Down U.S. Debt.

The president has has floated various proposals that would divert tariff revenue from paying off the debt. Investors need to take the bailout talk seriously, says an observer.

www.barrons.com

Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 23h

i never thought sanders would be this close to starting in the nfl this season. wow.

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 23h

The Bengals' trade for Browns quarterback Joe Flacco means rookie Shedeur Sanders is the new backup on the Browns' QB depth chart.

Shedeur Sanders moves up Browns QB depth chart after Joe Flacco trade

The Bengals' trade for Browns quarterback Joe Flacco means rookie Shedeur Sanders is the new backup on the Browns' QB depth chart.

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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 23h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 23h

In response to Trump saying he’s getting calls from Democrats, Sen Elissa Slotkin pushed back.

“Because we literally all checked with each other, and my understanding is that his spokeswoman came out a couple hours later and said that was not taking place.”

Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 1d

NEW via @us.theguardian.com's @robertmackey.bsky.social:

"Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America
A federal judge had blocked #Trump's request to deploy California national guard to #Portland"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 1d

Airports in U.S. cities including Denver; Newark, New Jersey; and Burbank, California, experienced flight delays Monday amid shortages of air traffic controllers, according to federal flight data.

Flights delayed at some U.S. airports amid shortage of air traffic controllers

Airports in several U.S. states are seeing flight delays as the government shutdown enters a second week.

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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING (via WH press pool)
#Trump talks with journalist re: how many permanent federal jobs his admin will fire amid #GovernmentShutdown:

"I'll be able to tell you that in four or five days, if this keeps going on, it'll be substantial, and a lot of those jobs will never come back."

#Shutdown

Trump quote: "I'll be able to tell you that in four or five days, if this keeps going on, it'll be substantial, and a lot of those jobs will never come back."

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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN (via WH press pool)
#Trump talks re: if furlough fed employees should get backpay due to #GovernmentShutdown:

"[F]or the most part, we're going to take care of our ppl. There are some ppl that really don't deserve to be taken care of."

Says those will be taken care of "in a different way."

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 1d

ALERT: Under questioning, Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has had NO conversations about setting up a "compensation fund" for January 6th rioters

Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 1d

this is so stupid by lebron and his team and hennessy

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 1d

The announcement was made as a parody of “The Decision,” a widely criticized television event James and his team produced when he left for the Miami Heat in free agency.

LeBron James reveals answer to ‘The Second Decision’ — and it’s not retirement

The announcement was made as a parody of “The Decision,” a widely criticized television event James and his team produced when he left for the Miami Heat in free agency.

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