Fewer Democrats Are Taking the Bait on Republican Immigration Votes via @caseyrmurray.bsky.social www.notus.org/immigration/...

The Trump admin is ending TPS for Afghans, saying the country is safe to return to under the Taliban. Some TPS recipients worked with U.S. forces and could face dire consequences. “There needs to be exceptions made,” one GOP veteran said. www.notus.org/immigration/...

Abrego Garcia's case has gotten national attention after the Trump admin wrongly deported him, and Republicans are being asked about it at their town halls, or attracting protestors forcing the issue. www.notus.org/immigration/...

Dems want to check on Abrego Garcia, but haven't been allowed inside the Salvadoran prison. “If they can open up the prison for right-wing photo ops, certainly they can open it up for visitors to check on the status of an innocent man,” Raskin said www.notus.org/immigration/...

Federal workers got an email from OPM over the weekend asking them to send in 5 things they did last week, to justify their jobs. I spent yesterday asking members of Congress to do the same. They had some really interesting responses. www.notus.org/congress/elo...

NEW: Last time there were reconciliation discussions under a GOP trifecta, the GOP fought to strip federal funds from Planned Parenthood But now, it's not a priority as Republicans examine budget cuts "It actually doesn’t save money," one House Republican told me www.notus.org/policy/repub...

At least three of the projects the White House has pointed to as part of its justification for dismantling USAID weren’t even funded by USAID. w/ @katherineswartz.bsky.social @notusreports.bsky.social www.notus.org/foreign-poli...

Yesterday, I spoke with one of the agency leaders that Trump fired — Interior’s inspector general. He warned that the agency has already been struggling to handle its billions in new funds. Now, with the independent IG gone… what happens to oversight of those taxpayer $$$?

WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed in new campaign filings she hasn’t refunded business donations she wasn’t supposed to accept during her failed 2022 congressional campaign. The FEC has questioned the campaign at least 8 times about illegal donations. www.notus.org/whitehouse/w...

Dr. Phil joined Tom Homan this weekend to film migrants being apprehended. Advocates say it’s all about winning the PR war. “They have somewhat succeeded in defining who immigrants are.” www.notus.org/immigration/...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s 2022 congressional campaign failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of illicit campaign contributions. To this day, she hasn’t paid back the money. www.notus.org/whitehouse/t...

Local officials aren’t intimidated by the Trump admin’s latest attempt to make them cooperate with deportations. “We will not be bullied into doing ICE’s job for them.” www.notus.org/immigration/...

Trump's EOs end basically every way migrants facing persecution can be legally admitted to the country. Advocates say that's what it was always about. "They’ve completely moved on from the idea that ending illegal immigration is the top goal." www.notus.org/immigration/...

Trump's first EOs do A LOT on immigration. But highlights include ending birthright citizenship, indefinite suspension of refugee applications, and reinstating remain in Mexico. Read a longer summary here: www.notus.org/whitehouse/d...

Advocates have been prepping for Trump for months — but after feeling abandoned by Dems, they hope the public will start to resist. “We’re certainly on our own, politically speaking,” one lawyer said. But regular people? “That is what’s going to really stop Trump.” www.notus.org/immigration/...

The Laken Riley Act does a lot more than change detention requirements. Advocates told me they’ve been trying to sound the alarm. “We are hearing a lot of senators aren’t really interested in the details and are sort of going on pure political instincts,” one said. www.notus.org/immigration/...

Today more than 30 senate Dems voted in favor of advancing the Laken Riley Act — but its chances of becoming law are still unclear. www.notus.org/immigration/...

Republicans seem to support “mass deportation,” but once you get into the details, unity starts to fall apart. The disparity between moderates and hardliners could become a tough political battle as Trump seeks to deliver on his promises www.notus.org/trump-transi...

NEW: USPS says it will continue to mail abortion pills “so long as” DOJ's interpretation of the Comstock Act — which effectively protects abortion providers — stays the same, suggesting the agency is leaving the door open for the guidance to change under Trump www.notus.org/trump-transi...

Age and tenure, Dems told @notusreports.bsky.social, may no longer be a winning argument as the party tries to turn the page on older senior committee members AOC’s race against Gerry Connolly to become the top House Dem on Oversight will test if that’s true www.notus.org/congress/ale...

Trump wants to end birthright citizenship, but even Republicans aren’t sure he could get it done. www.notus.org/immigration/...

NEW from @caseyrmurray.bsky.social on what Trump's "mass deportation" actually looks like if Republicans don't agree on who should be targeted, have very little to say on how they would fund it, and local law enforcement says it can't do more than it's already doing. www.notus.org/trump-transi...

Trump wants local law enforcement to play a role in making deportations happen. On the Texas border, law enforcement is saying it’s not possible. www.notus.org/trump-transi...

Rep.-elect Tom Barrett had one request: Keep it in the family www.notus.org/congress/law...

Unreported facts referenced in court depositions make it clear that Gaetz sent thousands of dollars to young women, attended sex parties where a 17-year-old was present and kept tabs on witnesses throughout the DOJ investigation. www.notus.org/trump-transi...

Members of the GOP still don’t really know what a “mass deportation” would look like, or how the military could be involved (as Trump has suggested doing). They’re still on board, though. www.notus.org/trump-transi...

With talk of recess appointments going around the Senate, some see the more *creative* admin picks as loyalty tests for the GOP, and how far they’ll go to help Trump have his way. www.notus.org/republicans/...

ICYMI: John Cornyn’s bid for Senate leader also could have helped protect him from a competitive primary challenge. www.notus.org/republicans/...

Texas Dems have lost a lot, and now they’re worried about their political future. www.notus.org/texas/texas-...

No senator is going to feel more pressure over Trump’s Cabinet picks than Thom Tillis. two challengers in ‘26 are already said to be eying a run at him— Mark Robinson in a primary, and Roy Cooper in the general. His votes on Gaetz and Co. could tip the scales www.notus.org/congress/sen...