Katherine Swartz (@kv

Katherine Swartz

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Katherine Swartz

@kv_swartz

Journalist turned Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia | Past lives @NOTUSreports @nationaljournal @npr @usatodayDC @sacbee_news

Washington, DC

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Joined July 2017

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Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
Jun 3, 2025
Some very big life news: This is my last week at NOTUS and my last week on the Hill. I'm joining the Peace Corps and moving to Zambia to teach English! Can't even begin to say how grateful I am to my colleagues, my sources and everyone else I've met over the last few years.
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Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
Feb 5, 2025
Can’t emphasize enough how different energy is here vs. at USAID two days ago. Democratic leaders being drowned out in remarks — many chants of “do your job,” “shut it down.” Boos when members talk about the courts.
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Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
Oct 14, 2024
In Erie, perhaps the ultimate bellwether of Pennsylvania, thousands are at the Harris rally. She’s expected to come on around 7:30.
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Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
Nov 19, 2024
NEW: Fresh off re-election wins, MGP and Jared Golden have proposed a bipartisan task force to reform elections. Proposals on the table: ⁃Open primaries ⁃Multi-member districts ⁃Increasing House membership beyond 435
Blue Dogs Propose New Task Force to Look at ‘Winner-Take-All’ Election System
From notus.org
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Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
Feb 5, 2025
Replying to @kv_swartz
Update here: at least three programs the WH is using to illustrate fraud at USAID were not funded by USAID.
The White House Keeps Pointing Out ‘Insane’ USAID Spending That Isn’t USAID
From notus.org
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Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
Feb 5, 2025
NEW: While highlighting waste and fraud in USAID, the WH and Republicans have pointed to a “transgender opera” in Colombia. The only issue: that opera didn’t receive a dime from USAID.
The Trump Administration Is Targeting ‘Waste at USAID.’ At Least One Example Wasn’t USAID.
From notus.org
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Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
May 22, 2025
McGovern getting emotional, choking up in the Rules Committee. He's speakign on an amendment to restore NIH funding. His late daughter, Molly, who recently passed away, was part of an NIH clinical trial.
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Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
Nov 19, 2024
FETTERMAN on OZ APPOINTMENT “Well, I've been very, very clear if Dr Oz agrees to protect and preserve Medicaid and Medicare, I’m absolutely going to vote for the dude.”
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Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
Nov 21, 2024
Michigan Rep. Elect Tom Barrett is lobbying freshmen to get Longworth 1232. It’s the office his great-grandfather had while in Congress from 1934 to 1961. Here’s the letter he’s passing out:
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Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
Nov 11, 2024
New statement from the Casey campaign: No concession, pointing to the thousands of provisional ballots left to be tabulated.
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Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
Apr 23, 2025
NEW: DNC Chair Ken Martin is expected to unveil a proposal tomorrow that would require DNC officers to stay neutral in ALL primaries, complicating David Hogg's plan to primary longtime Dems. Comes as Dems remain furious at Hogg. w/ @Alex_Roarty
notus.org
‘David Hogg Has to Decide’: Irate Democrats Want Hogg to End His Primary Gambit — Or They Want Him...
DNC leadership is planning to expand its non-endorsement policy to all elections. Members will hear from the chair, Ken Martin, on Thursday afternoon, as many remain furious with vice chair David...
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Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
Jul 15, 2021
UCSC, Berkeley, UCLA, UCSB
Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
Jan 5, 2024
SCOOP: Joshua Hall, who was convicted of threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell, has filed with the FEC to run for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 11th district. “I deserve a second chance as anybody does, and I still want to be able to make a positive impact,” he told me.
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Katherine Swartz
@kv_swartz
Jan 29, 2025
Just yesterday, McCormick said he supported the pause. Today: "your input made a difference- thank you." x.com/SenMcCormickPA…
Senator Dave McCormick
@SenMcCormickPA
Jan 29, 2025
I’m grateful to all the Pennsylvanians who reached out about the Administration’s spending pause over the last 24 hours. The pause has been rescinded. Your input made a difference- thank you.
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