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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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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 7h
NEW Democratic Nat'l Cmte issues stmt saying its sued #Trump & the Trump admin for allegedly using taxpayers illegally to pay for the admin's recent ads, which the DNC calls "political propaganda ads in a desperate attempt to boost Republicans’ plummeting approval ratings ahead of the #midterms."
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 13h
Today, #Trump has 5 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • Policy meeting at 10a • Policy meeting at 12:30p • Make announcement at 1p • #Midterms rally, in San Antonio, Texas, at 6p Central No WH presser.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
JUST IN (via WH press pool) #Trump says US will be able to publicly issue a report "probably tomorrow" re: the unknown illness that could be #PneumonicPlague in #Russia. Yesterday, Trump told journos the US was looking at the illness "very strongly," and that the US "just heard about it." #Plague
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ew, i hope not
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Today, #Trump has 5 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • Policy meeting at 11a • Policy meeting at 12:30p • Participate in reception with Gold Star Families at 1p • Deliver remarks, at Sparrows Point Shipyard, in Baltimore, Maryland, at 4p No WH presser.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NEW (via WH press pool) #Trump says US is looking at an unknown illness that could be #PneumonicPlague in #Russia "very strongly," and that the US "just heard about it." #Plague
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NEW (via WH press pool) #Trump says US moved long-range bomber aircrafts out of the UK because of a "threat" that is "linked to #Iran." NOTE: This cont. my war coverage from QP.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
JUST IN #Trump issues stmt claiming price of US #gas is going up now not because of the #StraitOfHormuz. Instead, he claims, "the word, 'Refineries,' where #Russia's are being blown up by Ukraine, and where ours are being closed up, in Blue States, like California, by the Dumocrats." #Affordability
Trump stmt: "What's driving up Gasoline is no longer the Strait of Hormuz, because Record Numbers of Barrels are coming out now on an almost daily basis, but the word, 'Refineries,' where Russia's are being blown up by Ukraine, and where ours are being closed up, in Blue States, like California, by the Dumocrats. President DONALD J. TRUMP"
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today, #Trump has 5 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • Policy meeting at 10a Eastern • Policy meeting at 12:30p Eastern • Policy meeting at 1:30p Eastern • Rally, in Grand Island, Nebraska, at 6p Central No WH presser.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
NEW #Trump issues stmt re: #ArtificialIntelligence, saying he's created the "#SuperIntelligenceForce (#SIF)," and that current Nat'l Intelligence Dir #JayClayton will be one of the group's leaders. #AI #Tech #Economy
Trump stmt: "Following the Historic White House Accord on Super Intelligence, where the World's most important Technology Companies came together, and confirmed their responsibilities to the American People, I am announcing the formation of the Super Intelligence 
Force (SIF). The Super Intelligence Force is tasked with coordinating the effort of the Federal Government to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence, which many say is bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet, and will protect the interests, and improve the lives, of all Americans. The Super Intelligence Force will coordinate the Federal Government's engagement with Consumers, Public Interest Groups, Religious Organizations, Critical Infrastructure Providers, and Super Intelligence Companies, and will be led by Director of National Intelligence, Jay Clayton, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson, Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, and Chief Technology Officer, Emil Michael, and Director of the Office of Personnel Management, Scott Kupor, and will report to the President of the United States (ME!), and the Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
NEW (via WH press pool) #Trump went to his golf club in Sterling, Virginia, today.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sunday 🥯
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Today, #Trump has 1 thing on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern He's at the WH today.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🍕 and 🍊 🏈
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
JUST IN (via WH press pool) #Trump says he doesn't have any regrets re: the first two years of his current term as POTUS: "No, I love it. ... If you look at the record, if you look at what we've done, I think it's the most consequential presidency so far, & we're going to try & keep it that way."
Trump quote: “No, I love it. I think it's been a great. I think it's the most productive two years. They say anybody of anybody in the history of the presidency, I think it's the most consequential two years of anybody in the presidency, and I only base that on the record. If you look at the record, if you look at what we've done, I think it's the most consequential presidency so far, and we're going to try and keep it that way.”
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
holy cow, florida is getting beaten up by mizzou
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🥞 and Thursday's Sharks season-opener 🦈🏒
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NEW #Trump issues two stmts calling out Sen. #TomCotton (R-Ark.) re: so far not passing legislation aimed at stopping biannual time changes (i.e., spring forward, fall back). In one stmt, Trump gives out what Trump says is #Cotton's cell phone number. In the second stmt, Trump attacks cotton.
Trump stmt: "Everybody in Arkansas, Tom Cotton, a friend of mine, is holding up a very important Bill. It’s called, 'The Sunshine Protection Act' or, 'We Don’t Want to Change Our Clocks Twice a Year Act.' For some reason, Tom is stopping the Bill and, in the Senate, it’s very easy to do, it only takes one! It should pass overwhelmingly, in a Bipartisan fashion. So, everyone in Arkansas, a State I love, and won 3 times, the last by by 34 points, tell Tom to, GET IT DONE! It will be appreciated by all. Nobody wants to spend their precious time running all over the place, turning Clocks back twice a year and, having sunshine in the afternoon is better than early in the morning! The PGA TOUR, as an example, needs more Daylight in the afternoon in order to finish their Tournaments. Likewise, regular Golfers, Tennis Players, Hunters and, perhaps most importantly, Farmers who want more Daylight to play or work. See letter from Brian Rolapp, CEO of the PGA TOUR below. 65% PLUS want more sun in the afternoon, Daylight Saving Time (The way it is now!), but 100% don’t want to change their Clocks twice a year. They want to, as they say, 'LOCK THE CLOCK!' Who doesn’t? It’s very expensive for our Nation where you have high and dangerous steeples to reach, like on churches and municipal buildings. Almost everybody wants 'The Sunshine Protection Act' to pass, except for Tom Cotton. To the Great People of Arkansas, please let your Senator know it would be a GREAT Bipartisan WIN for the United States Senate, and for America, itself. Call Tom on his cellphone at,  479-453-0533, and let him know. 'The Sunshine Protection Act' was passed in the House by a Vote of 308 to 117. HAVE THE SENATE VOTE, NOW! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NEW (via WH press pool) #Trump went to his golf club today in Sterling, Virginia. Today, #Trump has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • #Midterms rally, in Vandalia, Ohio, at 7p Trump started the day at the WH. He'll return to the WH and stay there tonight.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Today, #Trump has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • #Midterms rally, in Vandalia, Ohio, at 7p Trump started the day at the WH. He'll return to the WH and stay there tonight after the rally in Ohio.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
October has arrived to the UES!
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
JUST IN (via WH press pool) #Trump says while giving public remarks at a #midterms rally in #Mobile, #Alabama, that he will attend the Georgia at Alabama football game next week's Saturday in #Tuscaloosa, Alabama. #UGA #Bama
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
holy cow. $13 MILLION is a significant amount of money
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING (via WH press pool) #Trump tells journalists the US won't do a #diesel #ExportBan. This comes amid the rise in US #GasPrices re: the war in #Iran. #Economy #Oil #Affordability
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today, #Trump has 4 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • Intel briefing at 11a Eastern • Policy meeting at 12:30p Eastern • Deliver remarks at #midterms rally, in Mobile, Alabama, at 6p Central No WH presser. Trump is staying at the WH tonight.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
JUST IN (via WH press pool) #Trump says during an event he doesn't think #affordability is a "phony" issue & he thinks #inflation "is very real." He says re: inflation: "I think inflation is very real but they're the ones that caused the inflation." He adds: "I'm the one that's bringing it down."
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW (via WH press pool) #Trump tells journalists US might ask European nations to release some of their #diesel stock in an attempt to bring gas prices down: "We may do that." This comes amid int'l #energy concerns triggered by the US's war with #Iran. #Economy #Oil #Gas
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today, #Trump has 4 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • Policy meeting at 11a Eastern • Site visit, at Peterbilt Motors Company, in Denton, Texas, at 3:05p Central • Deliver remarks at a rally, in Durant, Oklahoma, at 6p Central No WH presser.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
JUST IN (via WH press pool) #Trump says during Hispanic Heritage Month event that he's "done a very bad job of explaining how good the country is doing." He adds: "We're doing better than any country in the world economically, you get to see Europe. Europe's a mess."
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today, #Trump has 5 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • Policy meeting at 11a • Host #HispanicHeritageMonth celebration at 1p • Makke announcement w/ Commerce Sec Howard #Lutnick at 3:30p • Policy meeting at 5p No WH presser.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
JUST IN (via WH press pool) #Trump answers Q re: why we should trust #tech leaders to self-regulate re: #ArtificialIntelligence: "Because they’re outstanding people." #AI
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
JUST IN (via WH press pool) #Trump talks with journos during #ArtificialIntelligence meeting / luncheon, saying: • Will sign executive order at 5p today to change name of #AI to "#Superintelligence" • "Self-regulation is very important" re: governance of AI #Tech #Economy
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today, #Trump has 6 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • Make announcement re: America (dot) gov website, in DC, at 10a • Meeting and luncheon re: #ArtificialIntelligence (#AI) at 12:30p • Policy meeting at 3p and 4p • Sign executive orders at 5p No WH presser.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today, #Trump has 6 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • Policy meeting at 11a • Policy meeting at 12:30p • Policy meeting at 1p • Make announcement at 2p • Print interview at 3:30p No WH presser.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sunday 🥯
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today, #Trump has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • Attend #PresidentsCup golf tournament, in Medinah, Illinois, at 10:30a Central Trump started the day at the WH. He'll return to the WH after attending the golf tournament today in Illinois.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You know what day it is. I know what day it is. It's 🥞 Saturday.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
NEW (via WH press pool) #Trump says he rejects #Iran's latest proposal to potentially end the war. NOTE: This cont. my war coverage from QP.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today, #Trump has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a Eastern • Attend #Texas at #Tennessee college football, in Knoxville, Tennessee, at 12p Trump is starting today at the WH. After the football game in Tennessee, he'll return to the WH today.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NEW WH issues memo defending Trump admin's public service announcements (PSAs), claiming attacks against the PSAs are "highly dishonest." At least one PSA has the verse "Love me" recited during it while the PSA tries to bolster #Trump's public image.
WH stmt pt 1: "The attacks on President Donald J. Trump’s public service announcements are highly dishonest. The announcements are very clearly not campaign ads; President Trump is not on the ballot and there is no call to action. Instead, the announcements are a reminder for Americans to love their country and know why it’s worth defending — at home, at the border, and abroad.

That’s not partisanship — that’s a government that still believes in the country it serves."WH stmt pt 2: "Administrations of both parties have used public service announcements to explain policy and make the case for the nation’s direction:

The G.W. Bush Administration ran a national television campaign explaining the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act to seniors. It also bought Super Bowl airtime for anti-drug and anti-terrorism public service announcements.
 
The Obama Administration used national advertising to promote Obamacare subsidies and open enrollment, and a digital campaign to sell its Waters of the United States rule.
 
The Biden Administration poured hundreds of millions of dollars into 'We Can Do This' — television, digital, radio, and print spots — to drive a nationwide public health message.
 
It’s not just modern Administrations. President Woodrow Wilson’s Committee on Public Information used posters, films, and speakers to rally the country. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Office of War Information produced films, radio, and posters to promote the war effort.
When prior Administrations utilized the airwaves, it was called 'public education.' When this Administration promotes pride in our country, many of those same voices call it 'propaganda.'
 
Patriotism isn’t partisan. These public service announcements are unapologetically American, clearly disclosed, and aimed at the country — not a line on the ballot."
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
WH issues #Trump's public schedule for today. He's concluding the State Visit of #China's president, #Xi Jinping.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
WH issues #Trump's public schedule for today. He'll be participating in events with #China's president, #Xi Jinping, who is at the WH today for an official State Visit. Trump and Xi will deliver remarks at 7:55p Eastern.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today, #Trump has 6 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Executive time at 8a EDT • Policy meeting at 11a • Policy meeting at 12:30p • Policy meeting at 2:30p • Policy meeting at 3:30p • Participate in arrival ceremony of #China's president, #Xi Jinping, at Joing Base Andrews, in Maryland, at 6p
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🚨 Y'all, new #TaylorSwift single 🚨 #Swiftie #Swifties #PatientZero
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
JUST IN (via WH press pool) #Trump says the US "may have to blow up ... #PickaxeMountain" in #Iran. He adds: "We're not seeing a lot of activity there, but if we do, we'll blow it up immediately."
Trump quote: "We may have to blow up another one, Pickaxe Mountain. We're not seeing a lot of activity there, but if we do, we'll blow it up immediately."
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
JUST IN (via WH press pool) #Trump says he'll unban journalists from #CNN, #MSNOW and #Politico if a judge rules against his recently started ban on those three news outlets.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW (via WH press pool) #Trump says during #UnitedNations #GeneralAssembly speech that he has a choice to make re: #Iran: Either he makes a deal with Iran "[o]r do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly." NOTE: This cont. my war coverage from QP. #UNGA #UN
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
WH issues #Trump's public schedule for today. He's in #NYC for the #UnitedNations #GeneralAssembly. He'll give an address at #UNGA. While in NYC, he'll meet with foreign leaders, incl. the #UK's prime minister, Andy #Burnham, and #Ukraine's president, Volodymyr #Zelensky, before returning to the WH.
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
WH issue's #Trump's public schedule for today. He starts the day at the WH before going to #NYC, where he'll meet separately with NYC Mayor Zohran #Mamdani and #France's president, Emmanuel #Macron, before Trump participates in the #UnitedNations General Assembly tomorrow. #UNGA #UN
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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sunday 🥯
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