New: Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Patty Murray are joining forces to establish the “Child Care for America” working group, the latest Democratic push to make child care affordable and accessible, according to plans shared exclusively with NOTUS. www.notus.org/congress/pro...

SCOOP: Sen. Elizabeth Warren shepherded a major housing bill through the Senate — it’s now at risk of tanking in the House Sources say she has boxed House Democrats out of negotiations, which is imperiling its support in the lower chamber www.notus.org/housing/eliz...

NEW: Trump and Republicans are not in lockstep on what their 2026 midterm messaging should be House Rs want to focus on the economy and lowering costs But Trump is focused on Iran and a voter ID bill w/ @daniellamicaela.bsky.social @emluetkemeyer.bsky.social www.notus.org/congress/rep...

Talarico ran a campaign. Jasmine Crockett ran a partial one (at best). Tonight's result might not be much more complicated than that. On how Talarico overcame a 17-point deficit in December and won the Texas Senate Democratic primary, w/ @daniellamicaela.bsky.social www.notus.org/2026-electio...

NEW: Talarico has an edge with Latino voters in Texas. Crockett has an edge with Black voters. If a Democrat wants to win a primary in Texas, they’re going to need both. My reporting: www.notus.org/campaigns/cr...

NEW: I spent last week in Texas, crisscrossing the Lone Star State to hear from all three Senate GOP primary candidates — John Cornyn, Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt — to hear their closing message of their campaigns in what's become a very nasty primary. www.notus.org/campaigns/in...

I'm in Texas this week covering both competitive Senate race primaries. My latest: www.notus.org/campaigns/ja...

NEW: I spoke with Dems about what a DHS shutdown could mean for changes at ICE and CBP. “The stakes are quite high,” @aoc.bsky.social said. “This is a significant moment..." www.notus.org/congress/dem...

🧵House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei begins hearing on DHS funding saying "a shutdown has gone from a distinct possibility to a probability." www.c-span.org/event/house-...

NEW: I spent time with centrist Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar in his district. We spoke at length about his pardon, his re-election bid, and how he sees the border security debate in this party. Read it here: www.notus.org/campaigns/it...

NEW: I wrote about how Renee Good’s death has reignited the long-standing debate within the party about how to navigate the politics of immigration in a Trump administration www.notus.org/congress/dem...

new, with @daniellamicaela.bsky.social! Since winning in 2022, the Crockett has won national acclaim among liberals for her critical commentary of Republicans. But her record, affiliations and campaign contributors tell a different story about her ideological POV www.notus.org/2026-electio...

NEW with @alexroarty.bsky.social: Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s affiliations and campaign contributors tell a unique story about her ideological point of view, one now under scrutiny in her closely watched primary with Texas state Rep. James Talarico. www.notus.org/2026-electio...

New: Trump’s pardon could keep House Republicans up at night. www.notus.org/campaigns/tr...

NOTUS’ @daniellamicaela.bsky.social discusses what Republicans’ heavy investments in the Tennessee special election might mean for the party come midterms.

New: Few on Capitol Hill think current talks about extending ACA subsidies will actually result in a bipartisan deal prior to Dec. 31, when they are set to end, causing premiums to skyrocket. www.notus.org/congress/hea...

NOTUS’ @daniellamicaela.bsky.social unpacks the U.S. special envoy’s trip to Russia this week.

DHS announced plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status for more than 330,000 Haitians saying their continued protection would be “contrary to the national interest" of the U.S. The policy is set to go into effect Feb. 3. barring future hold ups in court. www.notus.org/immigration/...

From last night: Most Republican lawmakers insisted to NOTUS that they had planned to vote “yes” to release the Epstein files all along. www.notus.org/republicans/...

NEW with @ursulaperano.bsky.social: Democrats have a messaging conundrum — for a party that’s still reeling from 2024 losses and that swore to voters that they would not fold without tangible concessions on health care from Republicans. www.notus.org/democrats/de...

NEW: Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a new batch of emails from the Jeffrey Epstein estate that showed the convicted sex offender discussing President Donald Trump, and alleged he spent time at Epstein’s home with a victim of sex trafficking. www.notus.org/donald-trump...

New: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer didn’t vote for the government funding deal. He’s bearing the brunt of the blame anyway. via @ursulaperano.bsky.social & @daniellamicaela.bsky.social www.notus.org/democrats/sc...

New: Schumer has been actively distancing himself from the legislation end the shutdown. But for many Democrats, that’s not enough, and he’s bearing the brunt of the blame for allowing it to happen in the first place. www.notus.org/democrats/sc...

New: I wrote about how much messier negotiations could get to end the government shutdown if there’s not a deal before Nov. 1 (and — it looks like there probably won’t be) www.notus.org/congress/whe...

NEW from me: Rank-and-file Democrats have long questioned whether @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov would be able to form an aggressive-enough opposition to President Donald Trump and Republicans. Will their bet this time around pay off? www.notus.org/congress/sch...

Two separate instances today I witnessed: 1) Johnson debate the government shutdown and Epstein files with Sens. Kelly and Gallego 2) Jeffries debate Affordable Care Act subsidies and the Republican tax bill with Lawler www.notus.org/congress/mik...

The reelection campaign of Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C., is nearly broke as she faces a slate of Democratic primary challengers and questions about her political future. @taylorgiorno.bsky.social

Another day, same shutdown

Rules Chair Virginia Foxx is doing today’s pro forma session. Rules ranking member Jim McGovern is on the floor and will call for unanimous consent for Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Adelina Grijalva.

It’s Wednesday with @waytooearly.bsky.social and the US government has shutdown. The latest, and much more, with: ☀️ @daniellamicaela.bsky.social ☕️ @nancyayoussef.bsky.social 🌅 Rep. Debbie Dingell If you’re up this early with us, write in why— [email protected] or reply here. #WayTooEarly

Happening Now: Join reporter Anna Kramer for a Reddit AMA 👇 www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...

NEWS: The Trump administration has declared that people working on RIFs are essential workers and can be asked to keep working if the government shuts down

New: Trump opponents’ message was simple: They won’t be intimidated by what Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia called “mob boss-style extortion from Trump.” www.notus.org/democrats/de... with @oriana.bsky.social

NEW with @rileyrogerson.bsky.social: The vote on a measure honoring Charlie Kirk and condemning political violence put a spotlight on a split within the Democratic party. www.notus.org/house/house-...

For house and senate Dems already chafing at their New York City-heavy leadership, endless questions over Schumer's and Jeffries's non-endorsement of Zohran Mamdani are a fresh source of annoyance @rileyrogerson.bsky.social and @daniellamicaela.bsky.social report for @notus.com

BREAKING NEWS: Robert Redford dies at 89. The actor-turned-director eschewed his status as a Hollywood star to support causes close to his heart: https://cnn.it/41YbUAq

The “I haven’t seen it” defense is back with a vengeance. bit.ly/4nmqvxI

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After going through campaign finance records for more than a dozen dead members of Congress, @violetjira.bsky.social and I found some irregularities. From funeral and medical expenses to payments to family, experts said these expenses are possible misuses of funds. www.notus.org/congress/dea...

By the end of Tuesday, more Republicans seemed to be on the same page when it came to Massie's discharge petition to force a vote on Epstein files. with @rileyrogerson.bsky.social www.notus.org/congress/jef...

Almost 70% of lawmakers in Congress age 75 and older say they're running for reelection next year. “No matter what age you are, if you’re in good shape and you can do what it takes," Rep. Maxine Waters, 87, told me, "then you should do it." www.notus.org/congress/old...

New: At the idea of a second reconciliation bill, some Republicans say that might be a bit of a stretch. “I wouldn’t say anything’s too ambitious,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito told me. “I’m more interested in having a functioning appropriations process right now.” www.notus.org/congress/rep...

New: As House Republicans struggle to build near-unanimity to pass Trump’s “one big, beautiful” bill, GOP leaders are trying to convince vulnerable Republicans that cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs won’t cost lawmakers at the ballot box in 2026. www.notus.org/congress/med...

New week with @waytooearly.bsky.social: ☀️ @adamwren.bsky.social ☕️ @daniellamicaela.bsky.social 🌞 Kevin Frey 🌅 @lawofruby.bsky.social Starting your week up early? Tell us why, here or email [email protected]. #waytooearly

NEW: 2025 has brought the first post-Roe charges and arrests for violating state abortion bans These cases set the stage for new constitutional questions that SCOTUS will likely need to answer — including potentially whether shield laws are constitutional www.notus.org/policy/abort...

ICYMI: Republican leaders on the Hill are wary of impeaching judges. But they are coming up with alternative plans, while the White House plots next steps if it doesn’t get its way on deportations. www.notus.org/whitehouse/t...

There's "blood in the water." "A chilling effect on free speech." That's what attorneys told me about Greenpeace getting charged $600 million in damages for the Standing Rock protests. That conclusion will likely embolden attacks on speech and expression.

NEW with @rileyrogerson.bsky.social Republicans are very optimistic about the 2026 midterms. Here’s why: www.notus.org/house/2026-r...

NEW: Trump canceled grants funding cancer and Alzheimer’s research at Columbia University. DOGE then listed the millions of dollars from those terminated grants on its “savings” page. My story for @notusreports.bsky.social www.notus.org/health-scien...