Marisa Kabas

The Handbasket Scoops about American politics from a largely one-woman operation, with occasional guest writers. Kabas tags her work as exclusives, scoops, in-depth pieces and interviews, and the scoops are why people pay: in October 2026 she identified the man known as Tommy in a viral Abdul El-Sayed video as a former staffer for Senator Josh Hawley. The outlook is plainly progressive, and recent subjects include Republican figures in the run-up to the 2026 midterms, capital punishment, and Israel and Gaza. A good pick for readers who want small, specific, checkable stories rather than broad analysis.