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...

In a lengthy post to Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump laid out a list of sweeping new rules for defense contractors hoping to be considered for government contracts, triggering a sell-off of stocks across the sector. www.notus.org/defense/trum...

Trump posted today that he wants to bar large corporations from purchasing single-family housing stock . Democratic lawmakers are pointing out they've tried this before & real estate/investment company stock market prices are plummeting. www.notus.org/housing/trum...

“Béla Fleck canceled an upcoming performance at the Kennedy Center, saying the venue has become too politically charged after a series of recent changes at the storied venue championed by President Donald Trump.” — @notus.com @ameliacolon.bsky.social www.notus.org/us-news/blue...

Democrats are attempting to keep the Epstein files in the spotlight after the Department of Justice failed to meet this weekend’s statutory deadline to explain its redactions to the documents released thus far. www.notus.org/democrats/de...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday appeared to contradict President Donald Trump’s assertion that he and other U.S. leaders would “run” Venezuela. www.notus.org/foreign-poli...

New details emerge about the proposed White House ballroom: - A summer 2028 completion date - National Park Service okayed the project with an expedited environmental review - An unknown collection of historical artifacts were removed & preserved www.notus.org/trump-white-...

We have new details into Trump's plans for a White House ballroom following a 118-page court filing by the administration last night. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

The White House is no longer denying a second attack took place against an alleged drug boat in early Sept. killing several survivors -- saying on Monday that it was an admiral who ordered the second attack, not Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Gov. Tim Walz responded to President Trump's weekend post - in which he called Walz “seriously retarded” - on 'Meet the Press' this morning, saying it's juvenile and “hurtful” to communities that worked for years to eradicate the slur from polite society. www.notus.org/donald-trump...

Speaking on NBC's 'Meet the Press' this morning, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the Afghan national suspected of shooting two National Guard members in D.C. on Friday was “radicalized since he’s been here in this country.” www.notus.org/trump-white-...

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/...

The FBI is apparently investigating Democrats in Congress. But I spoke to former FBI employees who tell me that the speed and aggressiveness here indicate that special agents have skipped steps to get the job done. @notus.com story with @ameliacolon.bsky.social: www.notus.org/congress/dem...

Democratic lawmakers said Tuesday that they were being targeted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after appearing in a video that urged troops to disobey illegal orders. www.notus.org/congress/dem...

Rep. Greg Steube introduced a resolution to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress after she was indicted for allegedly using stolen federal emergency grants to fund her election campaign. This would require the support of at least 70 Dems www.notus.org/congress/hou...

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat from Florida, is facing more than 50 years in prison following a Florida grand jury indictment alleging the representative stole $5 million in federal emergency grants to use on her 2021 campaign. www.notus.org/courts/house...

Just hours before the House is set to vote on Rep. Nancy Mace's censure resolution against Rep. Cory Mills, the House Ethics Committee announced it will be opening a formal investigation into the host of allegations against him. www.notus.org/congress/eth...

A motion to censure Democratic Rep. Stacey Plaskett failed tonight after reporting revealed a relationship between the lawmaker and the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Three Republicans joined Democrats in opposing the censure. www.notus.org/congress/sta...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she hopes to "make up" with President Donald Trump following the two's falling out this weekend over the release of the Epstein files. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Former Virginia Rep. Elaine Luria launched a bid on Wednesday for her former seat, saying she was motivated by the “chaos” in Washington. Luria is one of nearly a dozen former Democratic lawmakers trying to make a 2026 return. www.notus.org/2026-electio...

Ghislaine Maxwell appears to be working on a commutation request for President Donald Trump, according to an email between Maxwell and her attorney obtained by the House Judiciary Committee. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Trump's lawyers responded to the BBC last night, demanding a full retraction of the documentary along with an apology and financial compensation - if not, the president threatened to sue for $1 billion www.notus.org/media/bbc-qu...

The BBC’s director general and a top news executive at the network both resigned on Sunday following the release of an internal memo raising concern with edited footage of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, speech in a documentary. www.notus.org/media/bbc-qu...

Mark Wolf, a senior federal judge first appointed to the bench by President Ronald Reagan, resigned this weekend in order to freely speak out against what he called the Trump administration’s “assault on the rule of law.” www.notus.org/courts/ronal...

The Trump administration is directing states to “immediately undo” any efforts taken to offer full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for this month. www.notus.org/trump-white-...