ICYMI: Since his inauguration, President Trump has used Truth Social to call out companies, colleges and other organizations at least 177 times across at least 129 posts. One lobbyist said they're advising their clients "don't poke the bear." www.notus.org/donald-trump...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins received a massive parting gift from her pro-Trump nonprofit organization before leaving to join the government, according to previously unreported tax records obtained by @notus.com's @taylorgiorno.bsky.social. www.notus.org/money/brooke...

SCOOP: House Democrats suspected a few in their caucus would support a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth So Sarah McBride reached out to Republicans Four Rs — Fitzpatrick, Lawler, Kennedy, Evans — joined Dems in opposing the bill www.notus.org/congress/mcb...

NEWS: White House suggested to me that they’re dismantling the nation’s most important weather research institute bc Trump is mad at CO Gov. Jared Polis “If Colorado had a governor who actually wanted to work with President Trump, his constituents would be better served.”

“These facts raise questions about whether these payments were a so-called ‘golden parachute,’ meaning bonuses paid on the basis of a person entering government service." - @brendanfischer.bsky.social

NEW: White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller scored a big cash bonus from America First Legal before joining the second Trump administration. www.notus.org/money/stephe...

NEW: Stephen Miller received a bonus and payment adjustment nearly equal to his annual government salary before decamping from pro-Trump nonprofit America First Legal to the White House. Via @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com: www.notus.org/money/stephe...

I got documents that give insight into the Tennessee car magnate who - donates liberally to MAGA + Christian evangelical causes - owns the DC townhouse Mike Johnson lived in - Trump nominated for a utility board seat, despite having no energy experience

EXCLUSIVE: @notus.com‬⁩ obtained a transcript of a recent meeting between ICE and building contractors at the potential site of an Oregon detention facility. It didn’t go well. — via @taylorgiorno.bsky.social and @llanosjackie.bsky.social:‬⁩ www.notus.org/immigration/...

EXCLUSIVE look into ICE’s secretive plans for a 200-person detention center on the coast of Oregon. Contractors told @notus.com they worry the facility is too small to meet detention standards. www.notus.org/immigration/...

NEW: ICE wants to build a detention facility on the coast of Oregon, but contractors are worried the site isn't big enough to meet bare minimum care requirements. “How many of their own standards are they going to waive away?” one contractor told @notus.com. www.notus.org/immigration/...

Banning members of Congress and their families from trading individual stocks is one of the few issues many Republicans and Democrats agree on. But passing a stock-ban bill into law won’t be so simple. www.notus.org/money/congre...

You *think* the federal government is fully open. But at the Federal Election Commission, its shutdown was a shutdown before THE SHUTDOWN. And its shutdown continues after THE SHUTDOWN. @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com tells us where this is all going. www.notus.org/2026-electio...

Two steps forward, one step back for legislation aiming to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks. Via @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com from Capitol Hill: www.notus.org/money/congre...

Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ. It's a surreal--and troubling--read. drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...

During the past few months, the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana scored an Oval Office visit, a meeting on its reservation with top federal officials and a $10 million no-bid contract for construction work at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore. www.notus.org/money/roger-...

Is cloud seeding part of a weather control conspiracy? A MAHA-coded sustainable agriculture strategy? Or -- as Utah Republicans seem to think -- could it really just be about bringing water to an arid state? New from me and Addy Baird @ the SL Tribune: www.notus.org/climate-envi...

"Republican Political Spending at Trump Properties Tops $1 Million in 2025" @taylorgiorno.bsky.social, @davelevinthal.com for @notus.com

An absolutely essential investigation from @taylorgiorno.bsky.social and Jasmine Wright of @notus.com about how the Trump pardon machine works from the outside in: www.notus.org/money/donald...

A tiny Native American tribe with big ambitions + Roger Stone = Donald Trump? A rollicking tale from @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com: www.notus.org/money/roger-...

Karoline Leavitt: still a campaign cash deadbeat. — via @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com www.notus.org/money/karoli...

Midterm elections are more than a year away, but Republican political committees are already scoring wins — for President Donald Trump’s personal bank account. From @taylorgiorno.bsky.social and me in @notus.com: www.notus.org/money/republ...

MEET THE DEADBEATS: From Newt Gingrich to Al Sharpton to Rick Santorum, also-ran presidential and congressional candidates still owe creditors millions of dollars. — with @taylorgiorno.bsky.social in @notus.com www.notus.org/money/politi...

NEWS: The Interior Department is planning on firing more than 2000 people, including hundreds at the National Park Service. Interior gave new detailed numbers after a federal judge got very frustrated and expanded her restraining order. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

"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 of @notus.com www.notus.org/money/eleano...

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

Russ Vought just said that firings have begun. OMB called them "substantial." Our initial story is below — but we're very short on the details. Please reach out if you hear anything, I'm on Signal at annakramer.54

🚨 Hearing that RIF notices have gone out at the patent office. If you work in the federal government and you get a RIF notice along with your furlough, please let me know! I will keep you anonymous. You can reach me on Signal at annakramer.54

FEC = FUBAR? The nation's campaign finance regulator is in the midst of a de facto shutdown, just lost another commissioner and now is canceling public meetings until 2026. Who could help? President Trump. So far, he won't. Via @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com: www.notus.org/2026-electio...

WOOF: "The American Kennel Club, the world’s largest registry for purebred dogs, is quietly fighting several animal welfare bills winding through Congress." — @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com www.notus.org/money/americ...

*ANOTHER* FEC commissioner is leaving the agency. That leaves 2 of 6 commissioner slots filled — 2 short of a quorum that allows the federal campaign finance regulator to function. (The two remaining are Dems.) New, from @taylorgiorno.bsky.social & me in @notus.com www.notus.org/campaigns/fe...

The FEC has canceled all of its scheduled public meetings until 2026 as the last remaining Republican commissioner heads out the door, deepening a defacto shutdown that's left the federal campaign finance regulator "hobbled" for months. www.notus.org/2026-electio...

So, about that team of public integrity prosecutors who investigated Tom Homan, the guy who accepted a $50k bribe in a sting operation last year... The Trump DOJ has cut it down to 2 lawyers: a boss who oversees a single attorney. @notus.com exclusive: www.notus.org/courts/doj-p...

NEW: ABC’s decision to “indefinitely” suspend comedian Jimmy Kimmel has alarmed free speech advocates — but the “chief advocate of broadcasters in our nation’s capital,” the National Association of Broadcasters, has shied away from (at least publicly) weighing in. www.notus.org/money/broadc...

NYT response to lawsuit filed by Donald Trump against the newspaper and several NYT reporters. share.google/oTnqn8SIgHFV...

“A spokesperson for DoorDash‬⁩ told @notus.org‬⁩ that as of Friday, the company had not sent anything to drivers about the situation in #DC or what to do if they are detained.” — via @taylorgiorno.bsky.social www.notus.org/policy/doord...

📈 STOCK-BAN DEVELOPMENT: A wild bipartisan coalition in the U.S. House unveils latest bill for forcing lawmakers to stop trading individual stocks and corporate bonds. Follows movement in Senate. Reporter @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.org has all the details: www.notus.org/congress/con...

Airlines have emerged as early winners as Trump 2.0 rolls back regulations including a delay compensation proposal. “The first round has gone to the airline lobby,” one alarmed consumer protection advocate told @notus.com www.notus.org/money/airlin...

Via @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.org: www.notus.org/money/wall-s...

NEW: The two largest private prison companies are cashing in as the Trump administration scales up its detention and deportation operations. They don’t expect the funds to stop flowing anytime soon, as they made clear during this week's earnings calls. www.notus.org/money/privat...

NEW: Anti-abortion advocates have been privately lobbying to sway Trump away from his pledge to have insurers cover IVF With the White House reportedly stepping away from those plans, IVF opponents are claiming victory "We've been heard," one advocate told me www.notus.org/health-scien...

The private prison contractor GEO Group says it's seeing "the highest level of ICE utilization in our company's history," up from 15k beds to 20k beds across 21 facilities during Q2.

Drug companies behind the biggest weight-loss drugs shook up their lobbying operations during the first six months of Trump’s second term, and @notusreports.bsky.social's @taylorgiorno.bsky.social has the skinny on what happened — with huge amounts of money at stake: www.notus.org/money/weight...

DOGE and DHS have cut funding for national security research into diseases moving across borders, terror threats at stadiums, flooding in coastal towns, TSA preparedness, etc. My latest w/ @violetjira.bsky.social www.notus.org/trump-white-...

DOE usually uses emergency powers to keep power supply during hurricanes, crises, etc. Trump ordered them to seriously break precedent and use it to keep power plants (coal) from shutting down The order looks eerily similar to a 2023 Kentucky law...

Trump’s Tariffs Are Costing Republican Donors. Will They Cost GOP Campaigns Next? On the building nervousness that big-dollar Republican donors, angry over tariffs, are gonna pull back on contributions in 2026 first joint byline w/ @taylorgiorno.bsky.social www.notus.org/republicans/...

NEW: Here's the letter Hunter Biden wrote to the US Ambassador to Italy in 2016 seeking “support & guidance” for Burisma. Then-VP Biden & his family had recently stayed at the ambassador's residence, & Hunter wrote "it was great seeing you in Rome," before his ask. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...

NEW: As more congressional Dems try to get better at social media, some progressive online creators aren’t loving what they’re seeing That disconnect has inspired at least 3 creators — Isaiah Martin, Kat Abughazaleh and Deja Foxx — to run for office www.notus.org/democrats/de...

Given the magnitude of the tariffs, punches were clearly pulled. via @taylorgiorno.bsky.social

NEWS: DOGE has directed HHS to cut 35% of all contract spending -- a category that includes everything from equipment maintenance to laboratory staff. "It will be like another reduction in force," one NIH employee told me. W/ @markalfred.bsky.social: www.notus.org/health-scien...