Free Beacon Jessica Costescu

Jessica Costescu is a staff writer for the Washington Free Beacon. She graduated from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service with a major in International Politics and a concentration in Foreign Policy. She also holds an Associate Degree in Administration of Justice from Cypress College. She can be reached at costescu@freebeacon.com


Democrat Graham Platner Rallies With 'Good Friend' Somali Lawmaker Who's a 'Person of Interest' in Congressional Fraud Investigation

Deqa Dhalac also cofounded a nonprofit that creates 'customized DEI training' for schools and companies

She's Running for Senate in Arkansas as a Lifelong Farmer—After Hiring a Marketing Firm To Build a 'New Brand' as 'FarmHerHallie'

Hallie Shoffner spent years working as a left-wing activist. A since-scrubbed portion of her campaign site said the 'only thing' she 'ever wanted to do was farm.'

‘A Foundation of My Politics’: Graham Platner Calls To Return Maine Land to ‘Indigenous Population’

‘I also am a firm supporter of any legislation on the federal level that begins to give more, frankly, land back to the indigenous peoples,’ Platner says

Radical Anti-Israel Group Planned To Bomb Los Angeles Buildings Marked With Hamas Triangles, FBI Reveals

A photo of the Turtle Island Liberation Front's bomb-making stations included 'Free Palestine' stickers

University of Michigan’s Partnership With CCP-Linked Shanghai School Brought Chinese Spies to Campus—And Dozens of US Universities Have Similar Arrangements

Elite schools like Columbia and Yale maintain joint institutes, dual-degrees, and exchange programs with Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Dem Nominee in Tennessee Special Election Called on White Candidates To Forfeit to Minority Opponents—Then Knocked Out a Black Rival

'Ask yourself in this moment "is my voice more important?" And if you think it is, your campaign is more about you than your policy agenda,' Aftyn Behn wrote

Maine’s Platner: ‘If I Had My Way’ Google and Palantir ‘Wouldn’t Exist’

‘We’re not going to beat them on their terms. We’ve got to build our own weapons,’ the Democrat says

Maine’s Platner Calls To Abolish ICE, Drag Agents Before Congress: ‘People Need to Go to Prison’

‘Organizations that are used to kidnap Americans are not organizations that should exist in the future,' the Democrat says