Liz Johnstone

NEW BREAKING: Harvard is willing to meet Trump's demand that the school fork over double what Columbia did. That means Harvard would be on the hook for as much as $500 million. But stumbling blocks toward a deal still remain. Harvard doesn't want monitor like Columbia. nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/…

NEW and BREAKING: UVA's president has resigned in face of demands by Trump admin/DOJ that he step down. Hundreds of millions of dollars in fed funding for school were on the line. Major Trump victory in Trump v. Higher Ed w/@MichaelCBender nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/…

Pastor Joe Campbell says his calling is to share God’s love with children, but a group of women say he sexually assaulted them as girls. An @NBCNews investigation uncovered decades of missed warnings and failures to act. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/p…

“He left me.” IM GONE. THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING.

Much has been made about Gen Z voters shifting to the right. Here’s the story of how one of them — @XAVIAERD DuRousseau — evolved from liberal Black Lives Matter protester to fervent Trump supporter, becoming a high-profile influencer along the way. nytimes.com/2025/04/02/us/…

Proud, grateful and deeply moved to see “Dealing the Dead,” our series on unclaimed bodies used for medical research without consent, named a winner of the Polk Awards. prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Incredibly proud to see that @NBCNews was recognized by the @PolkAwards for its Dealing the Dead investigation! The reporting revealed how how unclaimed bodies were dissected and leased out for medical research without people’s consent or their families’ knowledge. Reporters combed through thousands of pages of documents and data obtained through hard-fought FOIA requests, interviewed grieving family members from Ohio to Venezuela, and published a database in English and Spanish of hundreds of people. The reporters discovered that many families didn’t know what happened to their loved one’s body — or that some of their missing relatives were dead — they had to inform them of what they had learned, bringing long-awaited answers. This is public service journalism at its finest. Congratulations to @Mike_Hixenbaugh @jonschuppe @LizKreutzNews and the late Susan Carroll for this recognition, as well as the reporters, photographers, editors, and more who made this journalism possible, especially @JulieShapiro, who oversaw this project. Read and watch the series here: nbcnews.com/specials/deali… Here's the announcement from the Polk Awards: liu.edu/polk-awards/cu…

🦞 Personal news: After 10 years at NBC News, I've left to join a local news startup in Midcoast Maine. My family moved here 2 years ago to help take care of my mother and fell in love with this place. Thrilled to serve it make local news cool again! #h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">semafor.com/newsletter/02/…

@jake__traylor @politico Congrats @jake__traylor! Politico's lucky to have you!

Stoked to join team @politico as a White House reporter. Feel like there's lots to talk about, no?!

@VaughnHillyard Congratulations, Vaughn! The best!

For the last decade, I've traveled across the country listening to folks' stories alongside terrific producers, photogs & audio techs. I'm grateful & looking forward to this next opportunity to cover the Trump Admin as a NBC White House Correspondent. deadline.com/2025/01/nbc-ne…

Trump is making double-digits gains in blue states. MARYLAND: Trump down by 13 points (in 2020 he lost MD -33) NEW JERSEY: Trump down by 5 points (in 2020 he lost NJ -16) NEW YORK: Trump down by 11 (in 2020 he lost NY -23) CONNECTICUT: Trump down 10 (in 2020 he lost CT -20)

Trump is kicking off Monday morning with a rally at an arena in Raleigh It’s far from a full house, and no line outside.

Gavin Creel, a sly and charming musical theater actor who won a Tony Award as a wide-eyed adventure seeker in “Hello, Dolly!” and an Olivier Award as a preening missionary in “The Book of Mormon,” has died at 48. nyti.ms/4eHYPPB

A 10-month @NBCNews investigation reveals how the corpses of the poor were systematically cut up and leased out — to major medtech companies, universities, the Army and beyond — as part of a flourishing business. When confronted by our reporters, the program was suspended, the executives were fired. Dealing the Dead: By @Mike_Hixenbaugh @jonschuppe and Susy Carroll: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u…

@ryanjreilly @sahilkapur omg

Here’s @sahilkapur killing it before a sold-out crowd at The Anthem last night. Whoever was advising him on song selection really nailed it! 😝

NEW: Trump naming RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard to transition. @jonathanvswan Rebecca Davis O’Brien me nytimes.com/2024/08/27/us/…

AMIE PARNES & I thought we were done with campaign books. Now, we can’t wait to write this one —>