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Julia Jester
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covering government, politics, Washington, + beyond for MSNBC • past lives: NBC News, Vox • Georgetown forever • Baltimore, hon 🦀
Some ~professional news~

After 10 years with NBC, I’ll be joining @msnbc.com next month as a reporter covering all things Washington, Trump administration, + politics

HUGE thanks to @sudeepreddy.bsky.social for the opportunity — excited for this new adventure. www.thewrap.com/msnbc-new-hi...
August 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Scooplet: In a letter first shared w/ @nbcnews.com, Sen. @shaheen.senate.gov urged President Trump to require Elon Musk + other special government employees involved in DOGE to sign a certification that they won't use nonpublic information to their benefit.

MORE: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
May 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hi bsky 👋🏻 I’m an @nbcnews.com journalist reporting on Elon Musk, #DOGE, government agencies + the federal workforce.

I’m looking for reporting tips, insights, + human impact stories. Reach out on Signal if you have any leads, intel, documents, &/or experiences that may be helpful to our reporting.
April 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
MORE from Chair Homendy of NTSB, which is issuing 4 urgent safety recommendations to bridge owners across 19 states, the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, & U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a result of its investigation into the March 2024 Baltimore bridge collapse (3/4)
March 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The National Association of Letter Carriers is rallying in DC against the dismantling + privatization of the U.S. Postal Service

NALC President Brian Renfroe calls the potential “illegal” takeover of the USPS “a direct attack” on 640K postal workers + every American who relies on its deliveries
February 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Currently: Letter by letter, crews remove the "U.S. Agency for International Development" signage from its HQ — a striking visual of the abrupt dismantling of USAID, which was est. by JFK in 1961 & delivered humanitarian aid around the world for decades (a small fraction will be folded into State)
February 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Happening now: Hundreds of protesters rally outside of the Capitol in support of #USAID + its staffers, nearly all of which have been placed on admin leave as President Trump / Elon Musk dismantle the international aid + development agency. @nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hello from the People’s March in Washington, DC — where tens of thousands of demonstrators are protesting President-elect Trump ahead of his (second) inauguration

Coming up on MSNBC to share conversations I’ve had here about where the resistance movement goes from here @nbcnews.com
January 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Finally joining Bluesky for a breath of fresh air. ☁️

I'm an NBC News journalist covering DC & beyond — politics, government (White House, Capitol Hill, StateDept, SCOTUS + more), Baltimore, policy, breaking news, etc.

Find (some of) my work here: www.nbcnews.com/author/julia...
November 13, 2024 at 6:48 PM