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.”

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NEW: GOP leaders in Congress want a ‘skinny’ reconciliation 2.0 — but anti-abortion leaders want them to add a provision to defund Planned Parenthood Some called Mike Johnson about it, others are activating their grassroots A look into the pressure campaign: www.notus.org/congress/ant...

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NEW: A makeover for Leonard Leo's "dark money" operation Some scoopy stuff in there: - The Concord Fund dissolved in VA in January - The Lexington Fund gave $1M to RAGA last year - The Yorktown Fund popped up in December www.notus.org/money/leonar...

NEW: There is real appetite among House members in both parties to expel Swalwell, Gonzales, Cherfilus-McCormick and Mills in one go and be done with it, @axios.com has found. "We want a full house cleaning," said one Democrat. "Get the garbage out of here." www.axios.com/2026/04/12/s...

SCOOP: The Pentagon failed to warn ships carrying supplies for the US military before starting the war in Iran. The ships got stuck in the Persian Gulf. They’re still stuck. And for a month, they were stuck w/ a group of college students — merchant marine cadets.

INBOX: In a new Dear Colleague letter, House Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries announces that Greg Meeks will ask for unanimous consent to pass his war powers resolution to end the war in Iran during tomorrow’s pro-forma session

UPDATE: In a statement, an HHS spox said the FDA is in the process of "conducting its safety study of mifepristone" "Once the FDA finishes its analysis of the data, the agency will decide whether to make substantive changes" to how abortion pills are accessed www.notus.org/courts/feder...

Last summer, @oriana.bsky.social and I wrote about the dark money network fueling the post-Roe fight to restrict access to abortion pills. Check it out on @notus.com: www.notus.org/money/dark-m...

NEWS: A federal judge ordered the FDA to provide concrete details of its review of abortion pills, which the agency has so far kept under wraps The FDA has 6 months to file a status report on its mifepristone review, including how long it'll take www.notus.org/courts/feder...

Scoop: Some Republican lawmakers say they’re working to fund tribal and rural radio stations after the GOP cut public broadcasting funds last year. If lawmakers don’t secure continued funding, many Native American public radio stations say they'll close. www.notus.org/congress/som...

*Taps mic* is this thing on? 🎙️ I’m back from vacation, so I wanted to re-introduce myself: I cover politics and policy for @notus.com If you want the tea on NOTUS’ vision for the future of journalism: My Signal is origonz.29 Send tips and let’s have coffee!

NEW: Does this look like a campaign ad? Well look closer. Your 🫵 tax dollars paid for it. The House has spent $1.4 million in taxpayer funds running ads like this so far this cycle. How franking helps House members get reelected on your dime: www.axios.com/2026/04/03/2... @axios.com

SCOOP from @bueninvierno.bsky.social: Rep. Eric Swalwell repeatedly peddled the services of his politics-focused startup company, Findraiser, to House Democrats — potentially violating House Ethics rules "He’s peddling the shit out of that thing," one source said www.notus.org/democrats/de...

Spotted in the front row of the hearing room for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s trial: Elijah Manley, who is primarying the congresswoman in Florida’s 20th district Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of fraudulently funneling $5 million in FEMA funds to her campaign

NEW: GOP Rep. Nancy Mace tells me she will "most likely" vote for the Iran war powers resolution next time it comes up for a vote. With most Dems who opposed the measure last time poised to flip, that puts it within range of passing the House. @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/03/26/n...

Josh Hawley's bill to ban mifepristone put the spotlight back on an issue Republicans try to avoid on an election year: abortion Lawler said he won't support the bill Evans said he's "cautious of issues like that" Valadao said Republicans should focus on the economy www.notus.org/republicans/...

NOTUS’ @oriana.bsky.social joins @cspanwj.bsky.social to break down the ongoing negotiations to end the DHS partial shutdown.

SCOOP: AIPAC is quietly searching for a new general counsel and director of political operations, according to private communications reviewed by @notus.com. Philip Friedman, who's had the role for 30+ years, is retiring. www.notus.org/2026-electio...

Elizabeth Warren shepherded a major housing bill through the Senate despite being in the minority. She did it with Republican support. There’s just one problem: House Republicans hate it and House Democrats accuse her of shutting them out of the process. www.notus.org/housing/eliz...

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...

NEW: Progressive groups and members of Congress are planning to exert more pressure in Dem primaries to get the left to consolidate behind one viable candidate, lawmakers tell @axios.com It’s their way of adapting after a bruising primary night in Illinois: www.axios.com/2026/03/19/d...

Elizabeth Warren goes against Mills/Schumer in Maine. "Graham Platner is going to flip Maine and then actually deliver change for working people in the Senate."

NEWS: Six months before the Trump admin began bombing Iran, the Department of State fired its oil and gas experts. State’s energy division got completely DOGE’d. And with it went the people who knew how to plan for a global energy crisis.

Our latest investigative project: Capitol Gains NOTUS looked into the wealth of the lawmakers in Congress — and we found that 73 of the 100 sitting senators have a median net worth of more than *$1 million* This essentially means that millionaires are overrepresented in the Senate 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

The Senate is a millionaires club 💰 73% of senators have a median net worth of more than $1 million, compared to just 7% of the U.S. population! That's one of the many findings from Capitol Gains, a @notus.com project all about wealth in Congress 🧵 www.notus.org/capitol-gain...

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As we first reported in last night's @semafor.com media newsletter, NOTUS is rebranding/dramatically expanding. In a memo to staff this morning, the organization said it plans to "launch this new version of NOTUS under a new name" and double staff from 50 to 100.

NEW: Jeffries may face a fight to become speaker in '27 even if Dems take the House More Dem candidates tell @axios.com their vote is not a given. "He's been failing to meet the moment," one told me Said another: "I cannot support this kind of leadership" www.axios.com/2026/03/16/h...

Some personal news: This is my last week at The Washington Post. I’ve loved so much of the last 9 years here, but my faith in the paper’s current leadership is broken beyond repair. Incredibly excited to get to work w/ the newsroom below (I start in June) Get in touch on Signal : 9178872891