Allegheny County Council member DeWitt Walton attempted to remove Pres Pat Catena tonight following a campaign mailer targeting transgender athletes The motion for Council to vote on a new president is expected to be on the next meeting agenda triblive.com/local/allegh...

LGBTQ+ advocates are calling for Allegheny County Council President Pat Catena to step down after his state House campaign sent a mailer targeting a group that endorsed his opponent over its support for transgender athletes. triblive.com/local/advoca...

Sen. Dave McCormick said that the rise of protests around data centers in communities “reminds me a little bit of fracking 15 years ago.” “There was this huge campaign -- due to the environmental impact, most of which turned out not to be true,” he said. triblive.com/local/region...

Allegheny County families can redeem an additional bonus when enrolling in the Pennsylvania Treasury Department’s childhood education investment accounts. triblive.com/local/allegh...

A proposal to add term limits to Allegheny County row offices is gaining traction among local Dems and Republicans, despite some expert warnings that at the local level term limits weaken accountability triblive.com/local/valley...

Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato on Wednesday announced a new initiative that aims to create 5,000 childcare and after-school seats across the county over the next five years. triblive.com/local/innamo...

Pittsburgh restaurants preparing for the NFL Draft this week told me that community meetings hosted by the NFL and Pittsburgh Steelers failed to provide adequate information. "We are overwhelmed...it's frustrating," one location told me. triblive.com/business/pit...

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It’s my last day @NOTUSreports as an AJI fellow! I've spent the last 18 months studying from, and working alongside, some of D.C.'s best journalists - helping to build our breaking news operation from the ground up 🧵400+ bylines later, let's take a trip through my favs:

A Democratic-led discharge petition gained enough votes over the weekend to force a House vote on extending temporary deportation protections for Haitian migrants that the Trump administration has tried to end. www.notus.org/democrats/ay...

Vice President JD Vance over the weekend won the CPAC’s 2028 straw poll for the second straight year, while a surge in popularity for Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed him ahead of the crowded field to take home 2nd place after placing a distant 4th last year. www.notus.org/2028-electio...

Trump said he would order the newly sworn in secretary of homeland security, Markwayne Mullin, to pay Transportation Security Administration agents as the department’s ongoing shutdown drags on and negotiations in Congress appear stalled. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Trump’s signature will be added to an upcoming series of hundred-dollar bills printed this summer in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton implemented a new policy for his staff today banning employees from gambling on prediction markets, the new online trading platforms that have soared in popularity in recent months. His office says he is the first to do so www.notus.org/congress/set...

Republican Rep. Mike Rogers aired his grievances with the Trump administration publicly on Wednesday, chastising the Pentagon for failing to give lawmakers adequate information about its plans for the war with Iran. www.notus.org/defense/mike...

NEWS: In a meeting with CDC staff, Jay Bhattacharya said he and RFK Jr. have disagreed on "scientific matters" and that the new CDC director nominee will be announced tomorrow:

President Donald Trump picked Nick Adams, a right-wing influencer and self-professed “alpha male,” to serve as the country’s new “brand ambassador.” This comes after his appointment to serve as ambassador to Malaysia went up in flames over his past incendiary comments. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

🚨 @notus.com has sued the Trump administration in federal court for failing to release USAID records requested through a Freedom of Information Act request. www.notus.org/about-us/pre...

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...

The Department of Defense on Monday announced a list of new press regulations, just days after a federal judge ruled that the agency’s recent crackdown on media violated the First Amendment. www.notus.org/defense/pent...

Elizabeth Warren has questions for MrBeast following his acquisition of a financial app for kids “Beast Industries’ corporate history raises concerns about its ability to manage a financial technology company, particularly one targeting children and teens” Warren wrote www.notus.org/money/elizab...

Rep. Maxine Waters told Politico on Monday that she would seek to reclaim her role as chair of the Financial Services Committee should Democrats retake the House in November, at which point she would be 88 years old. www.notus.org/house/maxine...

NEW: Democratic primary turnout continued to surge Tuesday, part of a trend in higher turnout in these races than what the party saw in '22 and '24 The new wave of voters could complicate the party's primaries -- but is also giving some Dems hope for November www.notus.org/2026-electio...

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee walked out of a briefing with Attorney General Pam Bondi tonight, saying that her answers about the release of the Epstein files showed ”complete disrespect” for the panel. www.notus.org/democrats/ho...

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Wednesday said it would work toward renaming federal landmarks and holidays bearing Cesar Chavez’s name, after the late labor-movement icon was accused of sexually abusing minors and women who were part of his activist movement. www.notus.org/congress/con...

A federal judge on Tuesday reinstated more than 1,000 employees of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (Voice of America’s parent agency) after the Trump admin instituted wide-ranging layoffs as part of its mission to drastically shrink the international broadcaster. www.notus.org/courts/kari-...

We started with one question: How much wealth is in Congress? After months of reporting we have a new website tracking how members of Congress get, and stay, rich. Check out our latest @notus.com project led by the incredible @taylorgiorno.bsky.social www.notus.org/capitol-gains

The Kennedy Center board voted to approve Trump's two-year renovation plan on Monday. "It's on time and on budget," Trump said. "We've already purchased a lot of the marble and things that are hard to get..." www.notus.org/trump-white-...

More than a dozen Democratic attorneys general from across the country joined together to file a lawsuit against HUD on Monday over the agency’s efforts to dismantle fair housing enforcement. www.notus.org/housing/demo...

Republican lawmakers decried MAGA influencers at a Republican antisemitism conference today. "I believe Tucker Carlson is the single most dangerous demagogue in this country," Sen Ted Cruz said. And "Nick Fuentes is a goose-stepping Nazi." www.notus.org/republicans/...

NEW: The Trump Org filed for multiple trademarks last week that put the president at the center of America's 250th Anniversary. www.notus.org/donald-trump...

Rep. Tony Gonzales is now admitting to the affair with his staffer Regina Santos-Aviles that he's denied for weeks. “I made a mistake," Gonzales said tonight. “Since then, I’ve reconciled with my wife Angel...and my faith is as strong as ever.” www.notus.org/congress/ton...

Al Green was escorted out of the State of the Union, again. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Top Oversight Dem Rob Garcia has Qs about the WH’s reported meeting w/ bridge owner Matthew Moroun this wk The Morouns have lobbied against the new publicly-owned Detroit-Canada bridge for years. Trump on Monday threatened to halt the new bridge’s opening www.notus.org/democrats/ro...

The schedule for the National Governors Association’s annual event is falling apart after Trump took 2 Dems off the WH dinner guest list Dem governors said they won’t attend the dinner & a policy meeting w/ Trump has been removed from the agenda www.notus.org/democrats/de...

Trump threatened to postpone the long-anticipated opening of a new bridge between Detroit and Canada until Canadian officials comply with a host of his trade demands. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the bridge “is going to open one way or another.” www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Democratic frontrunners looking to unseat Virginia's most vulnerable congressional Republicans saw a surge in Q4 contributions. Former Dem Rep. Elaine Luria outraised Jen Kiggans by more than $350K, setting the two up for another face-off in November. www.notus.org/campaigns/vi...

A White House official told me Trump is only planning to change the exterior of the Kennedy Center "where necessary … to ensure integrity of the structure." More details on the construction planned over Trump's 2-year shutdown: www.notus.org/trump-white-...

The Kennedy Center will close for 2 years, Trump announced tonight, following weeks of artist cancellations and plummeting ticket sales. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

The man who sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar with an unknown substance during her town hall tonight has been booked for 3rd degree assault. “These fucking assholes are not going to get away with it,” Omar said, continuing to host the event for another half hour. www.notus.org/congress/ilh...

NEW: Rep. Ilhan Omar continued to host a town hall for nearly half an hour tonight after being lunged at by a protester who may have sprayed an unknown substance on her. www.notus.org/congress/ilh...

Several Democratic senators said they would not be supporting DHS' funding bill after federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis this morning. www.notus.org/congress/dem...

Federal immigration officers shot and killed a person in Minneapolis this morning. More details to come. www.notus.org/immigration/...

The House Oversight Committee voted to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt - the resolutions now move to the House floor. The resolutions now head to the House floor. After a full day of debate significantly more Dems voted for Bill's resolution over Hillary's. www.notus.org/congress/hou...

JD and Usha Vance are having a fourth child. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Jeff Landry, Trump’s special envoy to Greenland, was disinvited from attending an annual dog sled race following Trump’s aggressive weekend push for U.S. acquisition of the semi-autonomous Danish territory. www.notus.org/foreign-poli...

A top Department of Justice official said on Monday she had put independent journalist Don Lemon “on notice” after he filmed a crowd of protesters interrupting a Sunday church service in Minnesota. www.notus.org/media/top-do...

House and Senate Dems told me they are welcoming President Trump's plans to pursue a ban on single-family home purchases for large corporate firms -- but many are referring back to the handful of bills they've already introduced on the issue. www.notus.org/housing/demo...