Jackie Llanos
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Immigration reporter for
@NOTUS.org
and AJI fellow | Roll ‘ders 🕷️
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NOTUS investigation 🚨: 911 calls at ICE detention centers take rural first responders out of commission for hours. Emergency responders at 6 detention centers took between 58 mins to 2.5 hours to tend to 911 calls, according to records NOTUS obtained. More findings below 👇🏻
23 days ago
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NEW: Chair Jim Jordan won’t take up legislation expanding the H-2A visa program, bucking Republicans who sought a quick path to help the agriculture industry. W/ Tyler Spence
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House Judiciary Panel Won’t Include Farmworker Visa Changes in Immigration Package
“I expect there will be major heartburn from producers across the country,” Rep. Glenn Thompson said.
https://www.notus.org/congress/house-judiciary-panel-wont-include-farmworker-visa-changes-in-immigration-package
about 6 hours ago
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Oriana González
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NEW: Democratic voters aren't thinking about abortion DeGette, the top House Dem on abortion, lost reelection in
#CO01
Dunlap won the
#ME02
Dem primary despite his anti-abortion record Here's an in-depth look at abortion as a campaign issue in 2026:
www.notus.org/healthcare/a...
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Democratic Voters Are Not Thinking About Abortion
Support for abortion rights has taken a back seat to pocketbook issues during the Democratic primary season.
https://www.notus.org/healthcare/abortion-rights-democrats-elections
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Oriana González
8 days ago
SCOOP: Mayra Macías, who is running in
#IL04
to succeed Rep. Chuy García, is urging the House Ethics Committee to investigate the congressman and his office Macías alleges that Chuy's staff used congressional resources for political and campaign activity
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Rep. García Faces New Meddling Accusations Ahead of Midterms
An independent candidate running to succeed García is urging House Ethics officials to conduct an investigation.
https://www.notus.org/2026-election/chuy-garcia-successor-meddling
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Oriana González
10 days ago
NEW: Redistricting has not only reshaped the House map for the 2026 midterms, it has also impacted Democrats' fundraising ability Fewer House Dem incumbents are paying dues to the DCCC — and some are worried it could cause a cash crunch w/
@kadiagoba.bsky.social
www.notus.org/campaigns/ho...
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How Redistricting Squeezed House Democrats’ Fundraising
More incumbents don’t have to pay dues to Democrats’ campaign arm.
https://www.notus.org/campaigns/how-redistricting-squeezed-house-democrats-fundraising
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The company hired to process payments to health providers caring for people in ICE custody has so far paid $0 for those services.
11 days ago
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Anna Kramer
16 days ago
NEW: Trump took small town America’s 250th birthday money. Across Ohio, West Virginia, Alabama, Washington… “These are taxpayer dollars that are intended to go to local communities. They’re being held back and funneled to projects in Washington, D.C.”
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DOGE Cut Off Small Town America’s 250th Birthday Money
Then Trump redirected the money for his own beautification projects.
https://www.notus.org/agencies/doge-cut-small-town-america-250th-funding
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Alex Roarty
18 days ago
Trump won in 2024 by turning out multitudes of people who usually don’t vote, in no small part because his campaign built an entire strategy around aggressively courting them. Now the GOP wants to use same strategy to save its Congressional majorities.
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Inside Republicans’ Plan to Win the Midterms
The party has spent years plotting turning out Trump voters. “There has never been an operation like this before,” said the NRCC’s political director.
https://www.notus.org/2026-election/republicans-midterms-turnout-plan
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Oriana González
18 days ago
SCOOP: Sen. Ruben Gallego's campaign lawyer quietly set up a nonprofit that can raise unlimited funds Concerns the nonprofit might run afoul of campaign finance rules have been raised with Gallego, per a person who advised the senator and his staff
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Ruben Gallego’s Campaign Lawyer Created a Mystery Nonprofit
A person familiar with the matter told NOTUS that concerns about the nonprofit have been raised with Gallego.
https://www.notus.org/campaigns/ruben-gallegos-campaign-lawyer-mystery-nonprofit-2028-presidential-campaign
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Oriana González
23 days ago
After last night's primaries in NY, Democrats are dismissing the rise of the Mamdani wing in the party "All these hyperbolic statements about the party, that this is the new party … no, it’s not, it’s New York City," one House Dem said w/
@kadiagoba.bsky.social
www.notus.org/new-york/new...
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Washington Democrats Dismiss the Rise of the Mamdani Wing
Some argued the far left's success is just a New York story. Others worry it'll haunt them in the fall.
https://www.notus.org/new-york/new-york-election-results-progressives-democrats
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NOTUS
24 days ago
Rural emergency services across the country face a demand they can’t readily meet at times as ICE scales up its detention capacity. via
@llanosjackie.bsky.social
www.notus.org/immigration/...
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Rural Emergency Care Is Struggling to Keep Up With ICE Detention Demand
Records of hundreds of 911 calls illustrate the weight of immigration detention on emergency services.
https://www.notus.org/immigration/911-calls-immigrant-detention-rural-emergency-care
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NOTUS investigation 🚨: 911 calls at ICE detention centers take rural first responders out of commission for hours. Emergency responders at 6 detention centers took between 58 mins to 2.5 hours to tend to 911 calls, according to records NOTUS obtained. More findings below 👇🏻
23 days ago
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Taylor Giorno
about 1 month ago
Trump's Hudson Valley golf club restaurant got dinged in April for having "spoiled, adulterated" food. It's one of several Trump properties hit with health code violations in the past year. NEW w/
@davelevinthal.com
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‘Spoiled, Adulterated’ Food: Trump Golf Club Hit With Health Violations
The president’s Hudson Valley golf club is one of several Trump properties hit with health code violations in the past year.
https://www.notus.org/donald-trump/president-trump-golf-course-critical-health-violation-new-york
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Taylor Giorno
about 1 month ago
Two Friends Formed a PAC. Now One Has Accused the Other of Theft. NEW on
@notus.com
:
www.notus.org/money/politi...
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Two Friends Formed a PAC. Now One Has Accused the Other of Theft.
The PAC’s founder, Chris Armitage, may pursue legal charges against his longtime friend.
https://www.notus.org/money/political-committee-theft-accusation-existentialist-republic
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Oriana González
about 1 month ago
NEW: House Ethics has always had more male members than female That has seemingly impacted the outcome of at least one sexual misconduct investigation: The one into Jim Costa Women wanted to make the case public, but men argued against it w/
@kadiagoba.bsky.social
www.notus.org/congress/gen...
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Women in Congress Say a Gender Gap Impedes Sexual Harassment Probes
Female House lawmakers tell NOTUS that investigations would benefit from more representation on the committee.
https://www.notus.org/congress/gender-divide-house-ethics-committee-sexual-harassment-allegations
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about 1 month ago
SCOOP: House Ethics is investigating leaks around its 2023 investigation into Jim Costa The committee sent letters to former committee members asking if they disclosed any information reported by
@notus.com
in May about the Costa probe w/
@kadiagoba.bsky.social
www.notus.org/congress/hou...
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The Ethics Committee Is Probing Leaks About Its Jim Costa Investigation
The committee started sending letters to former commitee members inquiring if they leaked information that was previously reported by NOTUS.
https://www.notus.org/congress/house-ethics-committee-investigating-links-jim-costa-closed-probe
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The White House sent us this statement on Trump’s stocks today, after originally referring our questions to the Trump Org.
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
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Read
@bueninvierno.bsky.social
and my latest on Trump’s stock purchases.
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
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Jose Pagliery
2 months ago
New from me
@notus.com
: We just revealed the White House has been brainstorming with prosecutors and even *the postmaster general himself* on how to restrict mail-in ballots and enforce federal voter lists. The government hasn't admitted to that in court.
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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The White House Is Meeting With DOJ, DHS and USPS About Creating Voter Lists
The timing of these discussions has the potential to affect two ongoing lawsuits brought by elections-rights advocates.
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/white-house-meeting-doj-dhs-usps-voter-lists-election-security-integrity
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Oriana González
2 months ago
SCOOP: Leger Fernández and Cammack plan to create a task force to overhaul how the House handles sexual misconduct And they want to change the “laughable” anti-harassment training House members take each year to prevent future incidents w/
@davelevinthal.com
www.notus.org/congress/hou...
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Alex Roarty
2 months ago
Thomas Massie’s lead in his primary later this month is slipping and he is in genuine danger of losing, according to interviews with local GOP officials. On the increasingly close race in Kentucky’s 4th District
www.notus.org/2026-electio...
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Thomas Massie Is Really In Danger of Losing His Seat
Allies of the occasional Trump adversary acknowledge his race is tightening, just as Trump’s intraparty dominance reemerges.
https://www.notus.org/2026-election/thomas-massie-campaign-danger
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NEW: The number of kids placed in foster care because immigration agents detained or deported their parents increased by nearly 49% in the 2025 fiscal year.
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Trump's Immigration Agenda Has Forced Hundreds of Kids Into Foster Care
Immigration agents detained their parents and left more than 200 kids to the foster system.
https://www.notus.org/immigration/trump-immigration-enforcement-foster-care
2 months ago
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SCOOP: Sen. Cory Booker's campaign bank account got hacked.
www.notus.org/money/cory-b...
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A Hacker Stole Thousands From Cory Booker’s Senate Campaign
The committee has yet to get the funds back, according to an FEC document.
https://www.notus.org/money/cory-booker-senate-campaign-theft-new-jersey
2 months ago
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Taylor Giorno
2 months ago
The daughter of the Seafarers International Union president has been accused of embezzling large sums of money from the union’s two PACs. It's the latest in a string of high-profile theft allegations against treasurers of political committees. NEW on
@notus.com
www.notus.org/money/seafar...
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Union President’s Daughter Accused of Embezzling From Political Committees
Federal documents indicate she allegedly misappropriated large sums of money from the Seafarers International Union’s political committees. She told federal regulators it was a “mistake.”
https://www.notus.org/money/seafarers-international-union-pac-alleged-embezzlement
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Oriana González
2 months ago
SCOOP: House ethics officials investigated Rep. Jim Costa in 2023 over allegations that he made inappropriate advances to two hill interns The House Ethics Committee dismissed the case, but not before some members expressed concern about Costa's behavior
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House Ethics Officials Investigated Rep. Jim Costa for Alleged Inappropriate Behavior With Interns
The Ethics Committee ultimately dismissed the case, even as some lawmakers expressed concern about Costa's alleged behavior, according to a source who was in the room during the deliberations.
https://www.notus.org/congress/jim-costa-allegations-ethics-committee-investigation
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EXCLUSIVE: A group of detained immigrants have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration over a catch-22 biometric data policy that they allege has blocked them from obtaining legal status.
www.notus.org/immigration/...
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Immigrants File Suit Over Trump’s Catch-22 Biometric Data Policy
Immigrants have to submit biometrics for visa applications and deportation protections, though authorities can’t collect that data from detainees.
https://www.notus.org/immigration/immigrants-detainees-class-action-lawsuit-trump-biometric-data-fingerprint-policy
3 months ago
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Oriana González
3 months ago
NEW: House Dems are planning ethics changes if they win the majority in 2026 Desaulnier and Morelle, from Ethics and Admin, directed their staff to come up with ideas McGovern, from Rules, says ethics reform would be in next Congress' rules package: "We need to do better"
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House Democrats Vow Ethics Changes if They Win Majority in 2026
House Rules ranking member Jim McGovern told NOTUS rules should be tightened up and “clearly we need to do better."
http://notus.org/congress/democrats-midterms-ethics-sexual-misconduct-allegations-rules-house
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Anna Kramer
3 months ago
Can an Oklahoma businessman swoop in to Congress and push permitting reform over the line? Gov. Kevin Stitt seems to think so. He told me that’s why he appointed Alan Armstrong. But the Senate is a place where new people and ideas usually go to wither…
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Oklahoma’s Governor Appointed Alan Armstrong to the Senate as a Permitting Reform Hail Mary
Gov. Kevin Stitt told NOTUS that he picked Armstrong after talking with Majority Leader John Thune about what it would take to finally accomplish permitting reform.
https://www.notus.org/energy/oklahoma-kevin-stitt-alan-armstrong-permitting-reform
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Em Luetkemeyer
3 months ago
Some voters hate data centers. Some places want to ban them. And some candidates and lawmakers are funding them. A read out on several politicians with disclosed - or alleged - investment in data centers:
www.notus.org/congress/dat...
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Politicians’ Investments in Data Centers Could Add Up to a Political Liability
Some voters hate data centers. Some places want to ban them. Some candidates and lawmakers are funding them.
https://www.notus.org/congress/data-center-congress-investments-election-controversy-moratorium-stock-trades
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Alex Roarty
3 months ago
LLMs like Claude and ChatGPT are going to be major sources of information for voters in the '26 midterms. Most Republicans and Democrats have no idea what to do about that
www.notus.org/2026-electio...
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ChatGPT and Claude Will Be a Force in Elections. Nobody Knows What to Do About It.
Chatbots have already changed how voters get information. Political operatives just don’t know what they can do to change what the chatbots say.
https://www.notus.org/2026-election/chatgpt-claude-elections-chat-bots-campaigns
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I spoke with four DACA recipients who say they've lost their jobs because USCIS hasn't renewed their status and work permits. Read my latest:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
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The Trump Administration’s DACA Renewal Delays Are Pushing People Out of Work
“My family keeps telling me to stay positive, but there’s nothing to be positive about right now,” said one DACA recipient whose lapse in status led to financial stress.
https://www.notus.org/immigration/daca-status-renewal-delay-jobs
3 months ago
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Oriana González
3 months ago
NEW: GOP leaders in Congress want a ‘skinny’ reconciliation 2.0 — but anti-abortion leaders want them to add a provision to defund Planned Parenthood Some called Mike Johnson about it, others are activating their grassroots A look into the pressure campaign:
www.notus.org/congress/ant...
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Anti-Abortion Leaders Are Pressuring Republicans to Defund Planned Parenthood in Reconciliation
Republicans want to keep their party-line package funding DHS narrowly focused, but anti-abortion advocates see the package as their last chance to extend restrictions.
https://www.notus.org/congress/anti-abortion-leaders-defund-planned-parenthood-reconciliation-speaker-johnson-midterms
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Alex Roarty
3 months ago
Peltola/Cooper/Brown/Ossoff/Talarico have a combined ~$80m on hand. They’ll need all of it given the GOO’s fundraising advantages elsewhere
www.notus.org/money/democr...
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Democrats Are Dominating the Fundraising Race in Critical Congressional Contests
Liberal money is pouring into races in Ohio, Texas, North Carolina and Georgia, where Democrats must win to win back the House or Senate.
https://www.notus.org/money/democrats-fundraising-house-senate-election-2026-congress
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Taylor Giorno
3 months ago
NEW: A makeover for Leonard Leo's "dark money" operation Some scoopy stuff in there: - The Concord Fund dissolved in VA in January - The Lexington Fund gave $1M to RAGA last year - The Yorktown Fund popped up in December
www.notus.org/money/leonar...
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‘Dark Money’ Kingpin Leonard Leo Revamps Operation Ahead of Midterms
A key node in Leo’s nonprofit network quietly dissolved in January.
https://www.notus.org/money/leonard-leo-concord-fund-dark-money-elections
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The Trump administration views DACA recipients as deportable as any undocumented immigrant. For my latest, I talked to immigrants without permanent legal status who entered the country as children and spent months in ICE detention.
www.notus.org/immigration/...
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ICE Is Detaining DACA Recipients. It's Growing Harder for Them to Get Out.
The Trump administration views DACA recipients as deportable as any undocumented immigrant.
https://www.notus.org/immigration/daca-recipients-detained-deported-donald-trump
3 months ago
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Taylor Giorno
3 months ago
NEW: Inside the "Crisis of Confidence" at the Investment Company Institute CEO Eric Pan has created "toxic" work environment, according to anonymous letters to the ICI board & interviews w/ five sources. ICI called the allegations "patently false."
www.notus.org/money/invest...
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Inside the ‘Crisis of Confidence’ at the Investment Company Institute
CEO Eric Pan has created a “toxic” work environment, according to letters sent to the board of directors. The powerful trade association denies the accusations.
https://www.notus.org/money/investment-company-institute-eric-pan-lobbying
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Anna Kramer
3 months ago
SCOOP: The Pentagon failed to warn ships carrying supplies for the US military before starting the war in Iran. The ships got stuck in the Persian Gulf. They’re still stuck. And for a month, they were stuck w/ a group of college students — merchant marine cadets.
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U.S. Cadets Were Stuck in the Persian Gulf After Trump Bombed Iran
The Trump administration failed to warn vessels with close ties to the U.S. military ahead of the strikes, leaving them trapped in the region.
https://www.notus.org/defense/us-cadets-vessels-stuck-persian-gulf-trump-bombing-iran-war
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Oriana González
3 months ago
NEWS: A federal judge ordered the FDA to provide concrete details of its review of abortion pills, which the agency has so far kept under wraps The FDA has 6 months to file a status report on its mifepristone review, including how long it'll take
www.notus.org/courts/feder...
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Federal Judge Pressures FDA to Finish Abortion Pill Review
The Food and Drug Administration must complete its review of abortion pills “within a reasonable timeframe,” a federal judge in Louisiana ruled on Tuesday.
https://www.notus.org/courts/federal-judge-pressures-fda-to-finish-abortion-pill-review
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Em Luetkemeyer
3 months ago
Scoop: Some Republican lawmakers say they’re working to fund tribal and rural radio stations after the GOP cut public broadcasting funds last year. If lawmakers don’t secure continued funding, many Native American public radio stations say they'll close.
www.notus.org/congress/som...
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Some Republicans Want to Reverse the GOP Cuts to Rural and Tribal Radio Stations
After the GOP-controlled Congress slashed public broadcasting funds, some Republican lawmakers say they’re working to secure money to keep vital tribal and rural stations on the air.
https://www.notus.org/congress/some-republicans-want-to-reverse-the-gop-cuts-to-rural-and-tribal-radio-stations
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Anna Kramer
4 months ago
I found the amount of money that the White House gave Department of Homeland Security for "executive travel," including "leasing jets." It's $205 million. Details below, in our new story about Dems probing the Corey Lewandowski pay-to play allegations
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Democrats’ Probe Into Noem, Lewandowski Hones in on Pro-Trump Donor’s Contracts
Rep. Robert Garcia has requested information from William Walters, who is tied to five companies that received hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts.
https://www.notus.org/congress/democrats-probe-noem-lewandowski-contracts-walters
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Alex Roarty
4 months ago
Democrats are increasingly rattled about the GOP's financial edge ahead of the '26 midterms. -- their deficit might be as much as a half-billion dollars On the fly in the ointment for Ds in an election they otherwise are feeling good about. w/@taylorgiorno.bsky.social
www.notus.org/2026-electio...
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The Republican Fundraising Advantage ‘Keeping Democrats Up at Night’
Midterms are often unkind to the party in power, but an unprecedented war chest amassed by President Donald Trump and his allies has Democrats on the back foot.
https://www.notus.org/2026-election/republican-fundraising-advantage-democrats-midterms
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Have you been curious about NOTUS? I'm one of the fellows covering immigration. Would love to connect with more folks in the immigration world and more. My signal is jackiellanos.65. Say hi!
4 months ago
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Oriana González
4 months ago
Josh Hawley's bill to ban mifepristone put the spotlight back on an issue Republicans try to avoid on an election year: abortion Lawler said he won't support the bill Evans said he's "cautious of issues like that" Valadao said Republicans should focus on the economy
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House Republicans Want to Stay Away From Josh Hawley’s Abortion Pill Ban
The senator put the spotlight back on abortion when he introduced a bill to ban mifepristone, but Republicans don’t want to address it ahead of November.
https://www.notus.org/republicans/house-republicans-josh-hawley-abortion-pill-ban-congress-senate
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Anna Kramer
4 months ago
scoop: The Trump administration gave ICE $465 million to buy ten planes for its deportation flights, including two gulfstream G650s more commonly used as private jets
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ICE Plans to Expand Deportation Fleet With 10 New Airplanes
The Trump administration has given ICE $464.5 million to purchase eight Boeing 737s and two Gulfstream G650s, which are often used as private jets.
https://www.notus.org/immigration/ice-deportation-fleet-10-planes-omb
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