Marisa Kabas (born August 4, 1987[1][2]) is an American independent journalist, former political strategist, and creator of the newsletter The Handbasket.
[4] The Handbasket wrote daily updates on George Santos' scandals,[7] and about The Kansas Reflector, which was raided by police in 2023.
Kabas broke the news that Trump's second administration ordered staff at the National Institutes of Health to stop travelling.
[2] The Associated Press called it "a key moment for a growing cadre of journalists who work independently to gather and analyze news and market themselves as brands.
[4][3] Kabas has acromegaly caused by a tumor called pituitary adenoma, diagnosed in 2018,[5] and wrote extensively[6] about her treatment on the blogging website Medium.