NEW: House Democrats are *very* concerned about Rep. Diana DeGette losing to challenger Melat Kiros in #CO01 "I think it's quite likely DeGette will lose," said one. "I worry," another told @axios.com Said a third: "I would be worried if I were her." www.axios.com/2026/06/29/c...

The Justice Department is investigating Sen. Ruben Gallego over potential campaign finance violations Gallego's campaign spending has been under scrutiny in recent weeks w/ @d-hawk.bsky.social www.notus.org/doj-is-inves...

“We found it offensive that they tried to say that this was a MAHA-backed initiative, because it absolutely was not." The cotton industry attempted to MAHA itself. Did it work? New on NOTUS: www.notus.org/health-scien...

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 www.notus.org/campaigns/ru...

NEW: @boldprogressives.org is endorsing Melat Kiros over Rep. Diana DeGette in #CO01, per a release first shared w/ @axios.com Next Tuesday's primary is seen by the left as their next big target coming off wins in NY.

“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...

NEW: Dem centrists are already plotting how to curb the left bloc’s influence next Congress. “You’re going to see a group of moderates do exactly the same thing: 'We won't vote for X unless we get Y,’” one told @axios.com “There’s going to be a war.” www.axios.com/2026/06/25/m...

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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...

💥NEW: House Dems reeling from NY primary results - One called it an "earthquake" & a "huge defeat" for leadership - "It was a tough night," Rep. Meeks, Queens Dem Party chair, told @axios.com - Senior House Dem, asked if members are worried: "Yes they are" www.axios.com/2026/06/24/m...

The name "Donald" is dying. www.notus.org/donald-trump...

Disagreement btwn Dems over what to do in #ME02: A senior House Dem tells @axios the seat is "probably lost" and that it "was going to be tough anyway without Jared." Rep. Ro Khanna says DCCC should "absolutely should add Dunlap to the Red to Blue." www.axios.com/2026/06/22/d...

Pete Buttigieg says his time in the Biden White House "radicalized' him. My interview with the potential '28 prez candidate, who laid out a governing vision that would turn the federal government upside down -- which he says is a political and substantive necessity www.notus.org/2028-electio...

NEW: Planned Parenthood is set to regain access to federal funding in July, one year after Republicans ‘defunded’ the organization for the 1st time Republicans say they can’t defund it again “At this point, it’d be unlikely,” Sen. Steve Daines told me www.notus.org/us-news/repu...

New: GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. plans to return to Congress on June 30 A spokesperson said the congressman will also reveal what medical condition has kept him from Congress since early March that day www.notus.org/house/missin...

Starting at 10am EST, I’ll be live on @npr.org’s 1A discussing the G7, US-Iran developments and Trump’s foreign policy broadly — including its ongoing toll in Gaza, Ukraine & beyond. Tune in if you can 🙏🏽🧿

SCOOP: The Defense Department is again quietly delaying forever chemical cleanup across nearly 200 sites. This time, delays average 10 years and stretch out to 20. DOD deleted the old timeline and replaced it with a new one without any public announcement.

Jonas Murphy, the former lobbyist who pleaded guilty to embezzling — & paid back — $1M from a venture capital trade assn PAC, avoids prison. “The Court is of the opinion that incarceration would serve no justice at all,” Judge Emmet Sullivan said during sentencing. www.notus.org/courts/forme...

Love, addition, debt... individuals who embezzle from the political campaigns and committees they're trusted to manage are rarely motivated by pure greed, fraud experts told me and @davelevinthal.com www.notus.org/campaigns/tr...

Some do it for love. Others for addictions. Others to live a lifestyle they can’t otherwise achieve. Inside the epidemic of embezzlement rocking federal political campaign committees. — w/ @taylorgiorno.bsky.social in @notus.com www.notus.org/campaigns/tr...

NEW — House Democrats say that Randy Villegas' win over DCCC's Jasmeet Bains in #CA22 and the DCCC's Joe Baldacci's failure to get a majority of votes in #ME02 send a clear message to the DCCC: Stop meddling in Democratic primaries www.notus.org/2028-electio...

NEW: Some House Democrats are threatening to withhold their dues to the DCCC over its apparently unsuccessful attempt in #CA22 to boost Jasmeet Bains & defeat Randy Villegas. Grijalva: "It makes me take a pause, definitely, when I'm considering paying my dues." www.axios.com/2026/06/09/d...

NEW: Black Dems are mad at Debbie Wasserman Schultz for running in #FL20, a historically Black district One CBC member said DWS created a “clusterfuck” in the race And Black Dem candidates in FL-20 plan to consolidate behind one candidate to defeat DWS www.notus.org/congress/bla...

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...

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...

As soon as NJ polls closed, the AP declared Rep. Tom Kean Jr. the official GOP nominee in #NJ07 Kean has been absent from the House for ~3 months and missed over 100 votes Still, the NRCC says Kean "has been a tireless advocate for New Jersey families" www.notus.org/2026-electio...

Rep. Frederica Wilson has announced she's not running for reelection "It's time," she told the @miamiherald.com As I first reported, state Sen. Shevrin Jones and Miami Dade County Commissioner Oliver Gilbert are expected to hop into the race to succeed her www.notus.org/congress/fre...

SCOOP: The Trump administration is paying millions to quickly cover four enormous bronze horses with extra-thick 23.75 karat gold leaf. The money for the rush job is coming from National Park Service funds. In total, I found ~$100 mil spent on new DC beautification projects.

👀 The Florida Legislative Black Caucus is denouncing Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz for deciding to run in #FL20: Her decision "to pursue reelection in this historically Black district, despite explicit requests from the Black community to seek candidacy in a neighboring district, is disheartening."

NEW: The acting FDA chief told pro-life leaders he’d convene a group of scientists to discuss the status of the FDA’s abortion pill review With Kyle Diamantas leading the FDA temporarily, it’s unclear if that outreach to pro-lifers will continue after he’s gone www.notus.org/healthcare/a...

NEW from @josepagliery.bsky.social: Tom Kean Jr. hasn’t been seen in Washington for over 75 days and has missed 88 House votes His neighbors in New Jersey say they haven’t seen him either Kean’s wife declined to comment when asked about her husband’s whereabouts www.notus.org/congress/tom...

NEWS: Nearly half of the people who once managed the country's nuclear waste cleanup have left in the last two years, driven out by Trump. Hanford lost more than 100 people. Savannah River lost just under 100. Vacancy rates for engineers are over 50%. www.notus.org/climate-envi...

House Republicans’ coalition behind the new housing bill is breaking The White House has “serious policy concerns” House conservatives are privately sharing frustrations And Sen. Tim Scott is shutting down the bill’s chances in the Senate www.notus.org/housing/repu...

SCOOP: Some FL Dems are preparing to run for Congress in the event that 83 y/o Frederica Wilson, who has not voted in the House since April, does not to seek reelection State Sen. Shevrin Jones and Miami Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert are considering runs www.notus.org/democrats/fr...

New: As news of the hantavirus outbreak swept social media and cable news, some wondered: Why didn’t the administration publicly say what it was doing in response to hantavirus sooner?

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-...

House Republicans are on track to break with Trump on housing While Trump wants the House to pass the Senate's big housing bill, House lawmakers plan to amend it "I don’t see a world where it would exist in its current form," one House Republican said www.notus.org/housing/hous...

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...

Two female lawmakers — one Republican, one Democrat — will soon announce the formation of a task force aimed at combatting sexual harassment in the U.S. House. They have leadership’s blessing. And they have a plan. w/ @oriana.bsky.social in @notus.com www.notus.org/congress/hou...

NEW: Take a look at this #KY04 ad called "LGBTQ Mafia" from a PAC affiliated w/ Jan. 6 rioter Derrick Evans. It depicts Jewish donor Paul Singer with an unexplained rainbow Star of David. More on this insane, now record-breaking $25 million primary: www.axios.com/2026/05/11/t...

SCOOP: Sen. Cory Booker's campaign bank account got hacked. www.notus.org/money/cory-b...

22,000 gallons of jet fuel leaked from Joint Base Andrews into a Potomac tributary sometime this spring. We still don’t know when it happened, or the extent of the damage. Internal docs show that the base knew there were problems and didn’t report them.

I'd heard about allegations against Costa for a while now. When Swalwell broke, I wanted to get back to cracking this egg, but didn't have time. Good on @oriana.bsky.social for cracking it. www.notus.org/congress/jim...

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 www.notus.org/congress/jim...

House ethics officials investigated Rep. Jim Costa over allegations that he made inappropriate advances to two congressional interns. www.notus.org/congress/jim...

NEW: Democrats' mindset on gerrymandering has shifted drastically after the VRA ruling. Some lawmakers who opposed the idea are warming up to it for 2028. Among the states Dems are eyeing: IL, NY, CO, MD, CA (again!), WA, OR, NJ, WI MN and PA. @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/05/01/s...

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" notus.org/congress/dem...

NEW: Salazar wants Republicans to back the Dignity Act She has talked to Rs about it on the House floor She brought it up in a White House meeting about Kristi Noem She pitched it to Rs before she reintroduced it in July But opposition has only grown www.notus.org/maga-aligned...

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…

👀 Mark DeSaulnier, the top Democrat in the House Ethics Committee, pushes for a "zero tolerance policy on sexual harassment and workforce discrimination" in the House. "For too long, the system has made it too hard to come forward, too easy to avoid accountability,” he said on X. “That has to end.”