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How a journalist used her newsletter to break the story about a White House plan to freeze federal grants — and how she's building a business

Everything changed for Marisa Kabas on January 27. The Brooklyn-based independent journalist broke a major White House story through her newsletter The Handbasket. She published the scoop on a memo ...
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The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she ‘scooped’ the nation’s media

This undated photo provided by Marisa Kabas shows Kabas holding up a press credential on Oct. 4, 2024 in Pittsburgh. First word of the Trump administration’s since-rescinded order to freeze spending ...
Washington Times

The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she ‘scooped’ the nation’s media

First word of the Trump administration’s since-rescinded order to freeze spending on federal loans and grants came not from a major news organization, but from a woman working alone in her Brooklyn ...