Jerry Wu

I wrote about the privacy concerns historically sparked by Section 702 for @medillonthehill a few months ago. Read here: …dillonthehill.medill.northwestern.edu/2025/01/cabine…

U.S. lawmakers approved a 45-day reprieve for the controversial electronic-surveillance program known as Section 702. The vote was the latest near-death experience for the Foreign Intelligence Service Act’s 702 program. wapo.st/42b4ARB

New: The Supreme Court just triggered a second wave of the redistricting wars — and Republicans are on the march. Rs across the south are demanding redraws after VRA ruling. Dems are promising to respond in kind. w/ @erinpdoherty + @AlecAHernandez politico.com/news/2026/04/2…

Three months ago: meeting Putin at the Kremlin alongside Kushner and Witkoff. Now: sharing a building with Kristi Noem. My scoop on Josh Gruenbaum's fall from Trump's foreign policy inner circle politico.com/news/2026/04/2…

BREAKING: #SCOTUS further narrows Voting Rights Act, limiting states' ability to draw race-conscious maps as remedy for past obstacles to minorities' electing favored candidates. A 6-3 ruling along usual ideological lines. w/@andrewjfhoward politico.com/news/2026/04/2…

They were once rising Democratic stars who could shape the future of their party. Now, their political futures hinge on a bizarre circumstance of Republicans’ making. On the strange TX-33 runoff: politico.com/news/2026/04/2…

Our last @houstonchron investigative team collab with ⁦@propublica⁩ and ⁦@TexasTribune⁩… and it’s a doozy: a close look at how FIFA’s contracts with host cities like Houston and Dallas strongly favor FIFA — at the expense of everyone else. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…

In his second day of testimony, Elon Musk accused OpenAI's lawyer of trying to "trick" him with questions, which Musk compared to asking "Have you stopped beating your wife?" The judge intervened. sfchronicle.com/tech/article/e… Musk also said Sam Altman and Greg Brockman betrayed him.

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EXCLUSIVE: Northwestern removed a banner hung near The Arch by Jewish Voice for Peace on Monday that criticized Israel and Hillel, citing the sign violated university policy. Latest for The Purple Wire. thepurplewire.beehiiv.com/p/exclusive-no…

It’s been about two months since Northwestern University in Qatar switched to online operations in response to regional conflict. Students and faculty reflected on the shift, sharing their experiences adjusting to the new normal. — Reported by @Summer_Huu dailynorthwestern.com/2026/04/24/cam…

Mahjong has its roots in 19th-century China. But all across Philly — and across all walks of life — it's seeing a boom as people look for ways to find community. I wrote about it for @PhillyInquirer (gift link!): share.inquirer.com/Jna4aW

NEW for @POLITICOMag: Our deep dive into Eric Swalwell's political rise and fall, a man whose boundary-pushing tendencies seemed to give him a sense of invincibility -- until he wasn't. With @JeremyBWhite @dlippman @riley_rogerson @dustingardiner + more politico.com/news/magazine/…

I learned and grew so much as a journalist this past summer at the @sfchronicle. Honored to be recognized by SPJ today for one of the most important stories I wrote over the summer. Thank you to @Shwanika and @DominicFracassa for all your incredible mentorship that day.

We've been asked a lot how we got our story about the sexual assault allegations against Eric Swalwell. @demianbulwa wrote about the fundamental acts of journalism, not opposition research, that unearthed this scandal: sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

I examined the Chicago Park District's extensive controlled burning efforts that started about three decades ago, after coming across burned sites in the city myself. Latest for @chicagotribune chicagotribune.com/2026/04/15/chi…

More: A source told me that the other, higher bidder for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was Alden Global Capital (which did not respond to comment request). PG owner Block Communications went with the nonprofit Venetoulis Institute instead x.com/katie_robertso…

NEW: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will continue publishing! It has been acquired by the nonprofit Venetoulis Institute, which runs the Baltimore Banner. My story here: nytimes.com/2026/04/14/bus…

Gangbuster five days at the San Francisco Chronicle. Want to support work like this? By journalists like @akoseff @SophiaBollag @stjbs @kolyn_cheang @annievain @cesarischafa @namisumida and many more? Digital subscriptions start at less than $1. Go to subscription.sfchronicle.com.

From @playbookdc: A person close to the WH tells me Vance played a key role in getting this Iran ceasefire agreement over the line. “He's been making and fielding tons of calls,” the person said, describing Vance as “the president’s closer” on multiple occasions.