While many other members of the dynastic political family scorn their black sheep cousin, Patrick Kennedy is courting Health Secretary RFK Jr. to accomplish his mental health goals. https://www.notus.org/healthcare/patrick-kennedy-keeps-robert-f-kennedy-jr-close

The D.C. area may not be hosting any World Cup games this summer, but local fans who have to stay closer to home will be well served by its bars and event spaces. https://www.notus.org/metro/dc-world-cup-bars

The Trevor Project, which handled roughly half of the crisis prevention hotline’s traffic, may be ineligible to manage it again. https://www.notus.org/us-news/lgbtq-crisis-hotline-trevor-project-removed

Pharmaceutical executives are asking each other: How do they survive MAHA? https://www.notus.org/health-science/vaccine-industry-troubleshooting-future-existence

Four million Americans dropped out of ACA insurance marketplaces in their first month of coverage this year, largely for failing to pay monthly premiums. www.notus.org/healthcare/m...

The state education board in Texas approved a required reading list for K-12 students that includes several Bible passages. https://www.notus.org/us-news/texas-required-reading-list-bible

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he was questioned by CPS after someone filed a false report against him. https://www.notus.org/democrats/pete-buttigieg-child-protective-services-call

Last year, lawmakers succeeded in their longtime policy goal of barring Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds. Now, Republicans say they lack the votes to extend that ban further.

The House Oversight Committee on Friday issued two subpoenas to billionaire investor Leon Black as part of the panel’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran violated a ceasefire agreement when it attacked a container ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier.

Populist political outsider Graham Platner’s tough contest will depend on the moderate voters in his party.

John Bolton, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who became one of the president’s most prominent critics, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of mishandling classified information.

While many D.C. homeowners pulled their properties ahead of Trump’s inauguration, they have no such qualms this summer. https://www.notus.org/metro/dc-airbnb-july-fourth-trump

More than two dozen Senate Democrats are demanding answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the Pentagon quietly delayed cleanup timelines for “forever chemical” contamination at military posts around the country. www.notus.org/congress/for...

2028 is shaping up to top 2020’s Democratic free-for-all. https://www.notus.org/newsletters/clown-car-2028-edition

“If we thought 2020 was a clusterfuck, this is going to put that to shame.” On the chaotic 2028 Dem prez primary, a race that could feature - 20+ candidates - No real front-runner (will KH run?) - a DNC unable to manage the process - much, much more www.notus.org/2028-electio...

Colorado's gubernatorial primary could amount to a warning sign ahead of the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, when a slate of senators and governors are expected to run, all looking to tap into the base’s fury. www.notus.org/2026-electio...

Ever since coach Sydney Johnson’s fiery ejection against Atlanta, Washington’s young roster has shown plenty of fight. https://www.notus.org/sports/washington-mystics-coach-ejection-lynx

Health Secretary RFK Jr. has said he takes so many dietary supplements that he can’t recall all of them. The makers of those vitamins say they could be collateral damage in Kennedy’s MAHA campaign. https://www.notus.org/agencies/rfk-jr-maha-supplements

The 2028 Democratic presidential primary is already a mess, months before the race actually starts. www.notus.org/2028-electio...

Progressive wins in Democratic primaries could mean a significant bloc of new members threaten the potential speaker's agenda. www.notus.org/analysis/pro...

The 2028 Democratic presidential primary is already a mess, months before the race actually starts. https://www.notus.org/2028-election/democratic-presidential-primary-2028-clowncar

A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to release more files related to Jeffrey Epstein, concluding that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is violating the law Congress passed to make Epstein documents public.

The growing wave of anti-incumbent energy could crash into Denver on Tuesday. Rep. Diana DeGette is staring down one of the toughest primary challenges in her 30-year congressional career from 29-year-old attorney and democratic socialist Melat Kiros.

Rep. Tom Kean — the New Jersey Republican who has for months eluded reporters, his neighbors and the speaker of the House alike, citing a mysterious medical condition — was spotted at his home in New Jersey on Wednesday, The New York Times reported.

President Trump is trying to quell a rebellion from House Republicans, admonishing them for going too far in support of a voter ID bill that is also one of Trump’s own priorities.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center has permanently closed and the detainees have been relocated. https://www.notus.org/us-news/alligator-alcatraz-shut-down-florida

The 2026 tax filing season was “largely successful” despite deep cuts to the IRS made by Elon Musk’s DOGE last year, according to the agency’s independent watchdog arm. https://www.notus.org/agencies/tax-season-irs-doge-cuts

Current and former government officials are skeptical that the Trump administration could logistically create eligible voter lists by November.

The National Park Service echoed President Trump’s accusations of “vandalism” at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in a new court filing. https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/reflecting-pool-court-affidavit-vandals-president-trump

Senate Democrats plan to deploy their own poll observers for the midterms. https://www.notus.org/congress/2026-midterms-democrats-poll-observers

The Seafarers International Union has told the FBI and Prince George’s County Police Department in Maryland that it suspects the union president’s daughter embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from two union-linked political committees.

A federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to end a lawsuit challenging Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, saying that she didn’t trust assertions by administration officials that the fund would not move forward.

A federal judge temporarily suspended a key provision of an Education Department rule on Thursday, potentially opening the door for students pursuing nursing and other medical graduate degrees to qualify for more federal student loans.

In the newsletter: — Democrats deal with the Iran deal — Now we’re throwing new pipes at the Reflecting Pool, cuz why not — Plus: Researchers warn more government data is disappearing

Democrats dislike Trump's diplomacy with Iran—but they're unlikely to disrupt it. Their evolving position could hasten the party's shift toward a foreign policy reflecting their base: wary of militarism tied to Israel + rejecting bipartisan, establishment orthodoxies. www.notus.org/foreign-poli...

The U.S. military will change guidance issued by Hegseth that made the flu vaccination voluntary for service members and the department’s civilian personnel after a weekslong flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.

“It’s just another example of Hegseth’s paranoia, where having people more capable than him around him is a problem,” Sen. Thom Tillis said of Gen. Donahue’s imminent departure. https://www.notus.org/congress/top-general-exit-shows-hegseth-paranoia-tillis

Pete Hegseth has "just had so many misstarts," retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis tells @notus.com — saying he regrets casting the deciding vote that has allowed Hegseth to reshape the Pentagon & drive widely criticized policies from the boat strikes to the Iran war. www.notus.org/senate/thom-...

SCOOP: Trump admin is now actively considering a plan to fix the Reflecting Pool water pipes. AND the park service updated the reflecting pool water treatment contract to require it be kept in a “clean, clear, and aesthetically acceptable condition.”

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...

The Supreme Court ruling blocks federal courts from intervening in immigrants’ temporary protected status determination. https://www.notus.org/immigration/supreme-court-temporary-protected-status

NEWS: Supreme Court ruled today to protect Monsanto from people claiming that Roundup gave them cancer. The court ruled decisively — a 7-2 decision with two liberals joining — that EPA's decision that glyphosate is safe overrides state laws.

The Supreme Court cleared the way in a Thursday ruling for the government to turn away more asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. https://www.notus.org/immigration/supreme-court-ruling-asylum-border-mullin-v-al-otro-lado

The Supreme Court ruled that federal law protects Monsanto from tens of thousands of lawsuits from people claiming the weedkiller Roundup caused their cancer. https://www.notus.org/courts/supreme-court-monsanto-maha-loss-pesticides

A crushing loss to the Phillies was a reminder that feeling invested is the whole point. https://www.notus.org/sports/washington-nationals-phillies-loss-contender

Democratic lawmakers don’t trust President Trump’s ongoing diplomacy with Iran. They also want the war to be over — meaning their only real choice is to hope the president can keep peace talks going. https://www.notus.org/foreign-policy/iran-negotiations-democrats-messaging-trump

River raft exhibits, coniferous trees and loon ponds: how states will represent their local cultures for the country’s 250th anniversary. https://www.notus.org/metro/america-great-state-fair-preview-donald-trump-arch-national-mall-ferris-wheel

Data scientists who’ve been watching the Trump administration systematically scrub LGBTQ+ Americans from government data have for months feared what could come next. Then the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. www.notus.org/us-news/trum...

President Trump was due for lunch with Senate Republicans to celebrate signing a big new affordable housing package. He instead signed nothing, got in a screaming match with one senator and berated two others.