Devon Heinen

Devon Heinen

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Freelance features journalist covering U.S. national affairs | 2x Society for Features Journalism award-winner | DMs open ✉️: devon.heinen@gmail.com Signal: DevonHeinen.21 WhatsApp: @DevonHeinen.21 🔗: devonheinen.com 📍 New York, NY

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After a year-plus of work, my next story will be out in October! It's a long-form feature on #NativeAmerican #homelessness, with a focus on the #Seattle area, & the #Trump admin’s efforts to change how the U.S. addresses the broader homelessness crisis. Share this post & follow me for the 🔗!

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NEW (#PublicHealth) via @nytimes.com: "#CDC Deputy Director Resigns After Four Months in the Job Dr. #JenniferShuford, a respected former Texas health official, had been appointed by President #Trump to help steady the agency." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/h...

nytimes.comTrump-Appointed CDC Deputy Director Jennifer Shuford Resigns After 4 MonthsDr. Jennifer Shuford, a respected former Texas health official, had been appointed by President Trump to help steady the agency.
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Washington Post Data Team@wpdatateam.bsky.social

Gas prices and mortgage rates are up, but the cost of eggs is down. Check out 13 charts that show how the economy has changed under Trump. By @rachellerman.bsky.social & @lmelgar.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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NEW via @washingtonpost.com: "#Trump’s #arch would cast shadow on #ArlingtonCemetery The monument would darken the nation’s premier military burial ground early in the morning on more than 280 days a year, a Post analysis finds." www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

washingtonpost.comTrump’s arch would cast shadow on Arlington CemeteryThe monument would darken the nation’s premier military burial ground early in the morning on more than 280 days a year, a Post analysis finds.
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NEW via @CNN.com: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s senior adviser for religious issues [#RyanHiggins] has shared scores of racist and homophobic posts, spread conspiracy theories, and repeatedly denigrated Islam and immigrants, a CNN investigation has found." www.cnn.com/2026/10/27/p...

cnn.comPete Hegseth’s faith adviser shared racist, homophobic posts | CNN PoliticsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s senior adviser for religious issues has shared scores of racist and homophobic posts, a CNN review found.
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Today, #Trump has 3 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • Rally, in Corpus Christi, Texas, at 2p Central • Rally, in Lubbock, Texas, at 6p Central No WH presser.

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BREAKING (via WH press pool) #Trump tells journalists #Brazil's presidential election was "rigged." The outcome of the election was leftist current president, Luiz Inácio #Lula da Silva, won re-election.

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JUST IN (via WH press pool) Trump admin blocks CNN and Politico from being among the on-duty WH press pool journalists traveling with #Trump today for his rally in Mississippi.

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Today, #Trump has 6 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time 8a Eastern • Policy meeting at 11a • Policy meeting at 11:45a • Policy meeting at 12:30p • Meet with US ambassador to Monaco at 1:30p • Rally, in Corinth, Mississippi, at 6p Central No WH presser.

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The New York Times@nytimes.com

Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s longtime nationalist strongman, conceded defeat Sunday in a general election held after his once-tight grip on power was weakened by nearly two years of student-led protests. nyti.ms/4zegOaY

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NEW via @nytimes.com: "A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the US & #Iran Back to Full War With new intel & the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the US & #Israel." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/u...

nytimes.comA New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full WarWith new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.
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Francesca D'Annunzio@francescadnunz.bsky.social

So as I headed to Ingram for the first time in March, I wanted to know who the local faces of the national immigration crackdown were. Who was driving the black Dodge Charger? www.propublica.org/article/depo...

propublica.orgThe Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His NeighborsIngram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of t...
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Today, #Trump has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • Rally, in Port Huron, Michigan, at 3p Trump started the day at the WH.

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POLITICO Europe@politico.eu

EXCLUSIVE: Germany, France and at least six other EU countries are pushing against “associate membership” as the name for closer EU ties with Canada, six diplomats involved in the negotiations said. 🔗 vist.ly/5pw84

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CBS News@cbsnews.com

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has still not been seen in public since the beginning of the war, met with Hujjat al-Islam Mohseni Ejei, the head of Iran's judiciary, to discuss a range of issues on Saturday.

cbsn.wsIran War Updates: Trump envoy says war could last another year as oil prices continue risingThe U.S. ambassador to the U.N. says the war with Iran could last another year, but he hopes Tehran will "come to the table" sooner.
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JUST IN (via WH press pool) #Trump went to doing in-person voting for the #midterms this afternoon. He went to the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections office in Florida to vote.

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AFP News Agency@en.afp.com

UPDATE Clashes broke out Saturday in Paris and other French cities amid demonstrations held a week after other rallies degenerated into street violence and prompted a robust security backlash. Police have arrested nearly 1,000 people. u.afp.com/Sy4d