NEW: Jeffries told his members not to disrupt Trump's State of the Union, but some still plan to protest from inside the chamber. Rep. Thanedar told @axios.com he would "love to show some resistance to what is going on." Others plan to walk out mid-speech. www.axios.com/2026/02/12/t...

NEWS: At least 3 Trump appointees at DOE used their personal emails to discuss government business. Here's one quote from those personal emails: "Please keep in mind that my DOE emails (and your replies) will be easily discoverable by outside parties.”

At least 32 kids entered foster care in 2025 after immigration agents detained their parents. That includes four toddlers ages 1-3 in Vermont. Here’s my story on the patchy tracking of family separations through the foster care system. www.notus.org/immigration/...

NEW: Prominent conservative groups created a campaign to overturn Obergefell, the SCOTUS ruling that legalized gay marriage Republicans don’t want anything to do with it “I don’t think it’s a viable effort, legally, politically or otherwise,” one House R said www.notus.org/republicans/...

HHS keeps citing an unreviewed paper that proposes some... interesting ways to re-test vaccines. We asked scientists to review it: www.notus.org/health-scien...

We found so many examples of missing federal government data that we couldn’t put them all in this story. “The status quo was, the federal government is going to collect and disseminate data. That is no longer a reasonable assumption.”

NEW: Trump's immigration agenda is under scrutiny — and so is Stephen Miller "I have no confidence in Mr. Miller," Sen. Thom Tillis said Other Senate Republicans demurred when I asked them about him Meanwhile, a WH official said Miller won't be fired www.notus.org/immigration/...

NEW: Jeffries' office has advised House Democrats NOT to fly to Minnesota, per an email obtained by @axios.com "Visiting the state right now, although well intentioned, puts a burden on local resources." Several Dem politicians have already made the trek. www.axios.com/2026/01/29/m...

This is what FEMA’s hazard mitigation spending looks like for the last two years. That sudden drop into the red is when Noem’s personal review process began.

If you’ve got tips about Noem, Corey Lewandowski, DHS, and FEMA, my Signal is annakramer.54 Hearing many rumors about what happens when people try to get money released from DHS. I would love to know if there’s any truth to them

MORE DHS NEWS: Kristi Noem is holding up over *$1 BILLION* in disaster prevention funding This means that hundreds of projects designed to reduce death and destruction caused by natural disasters are not getting completed Great reporting by @annackramer.bsky.social and Torrence Banks

scoop: Kristi Noem has more than $1 billion in disaster prevention projects piling up on her desk. Somehow, three states w/ powerful GOP politicians have escaped the logjam — Georgia, North Carolina, and Oklahoma. Everyone else left begging for help.

NEW: Senate Republicans' trust in Kristi Noem is fading quickly Some, like Murkowski and Tillis, want her removed as head of DHS Others who previously supported Noem would not say if they still do so "That’s the president’s judgement call," Thune said www.notus.org/congress/sen...

I cannot stress enough how the tone of this hearing radically changed at the end, with the judge feeling the full weight of what this could mean. @notus.com: www.notus.org/courts/feder...

A declaration from a witness that was standing close to Alex Pretti when ICE agents shot him in Minneapolis yesterday was filed in court last night: "I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

At the March for Life, VP JD Vance urges pro-life leaders to move on from their concerns that the Trump administration isn’t doing enough to ban abortion: “I think all of us also have to remember that we are commanded to let not our hearts be troubled” www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Great story by @oriana.bsky.social about how mad the anti-abortion activist community is at the current administration, especially after he told them they needed to be “flexible” on the Hyde amendment.

NEW: Some anti-abortion leaders are speaking out against Trump and JD Vance addressing today's March for Life in DC "Why would we put a mic in their hand after they have just betrayed the pro-life movement?," Abby Johnson said "It's problematic," Lila Rose said www.notus.org/2026-electio...

The White House wanted to slash HUD’s funding and cut multiple housing assistance programs But House Republicans refused Rep. Steve Womack, a senior House GOP appropriator, told me Trump’s proposed cuts were a “serious political liability going into these midterms” www.notus.org/housing/hous...

The anti-abortion group "Rescue Resurrection" is currently blocking the street outside HHS and chanting "Ban the abortion pill." Police will soon make arrests. The group includes several activists whose prior felonies for breaking into and blockading abortion clinics were pardoned by Trump.

News: The Trump administration says it's safe for Venezuelan migrants to go home now that Nicolás Maduro is gone But María Corina Machado says it's not "It is not safe for anyone to be in Venezuela right now, we all know that," Machado told me www.notus.org/foreign-poli...

SCOOP: JoAnna Mendoza, a Dem challenging Juan Ciscomani, raised over $950K in Q4 Mendoza raised $669K in Q3, outraising Ciscomani's $458K at the time (it's unclear how much he raised in Q4) Ciscomani is considered one of the most vulnerable House Republicans in 2026 www.notus.org/2026-electio...

NEW: Kristi Noem is facing by far the most credible impeachment effort of Trump's 2nd term. Some House Dems are fuming. "Noem is just soup du jour," one told @axios.com. "It's all performative bullsh*t." Centrists say they want to focus on affordability. www.axios.com/2026/01/14/k...

NEW: Over 50 House Democrats have signed onto Rep. Robin Kelly's articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem. That includes several swing-district members (Vasquez, Sorensen, Min) as well as other centrists (Craig, Moulton). Full list in here @axios.com: www.axios.com/2026/01/13/k...

SCOOP: Trump officials faced pushback from some House Republicans at last week's classified briefing on Venezuela Huizenga said he has "no confidence" in Delcy Rodríguez Baumgartner asked when the U.S. will work with opposition leaders, who Trump has sidelined www.notus.org/republicans/...

Today Trump said he's devising a "formula" to divide Venezuela's oil revenues between the US, oil companies, and Venezuela. Analysts have been calling this hyperbole, but the administration continues to say it will literally control Venezuela's money.

Growing list of House Democrats saying they support Kristi Noem's impeachment: Kelly (Ill.) Ramirez Ansari Randall McBride Casten McCollum Tokuda Kamlager-Dove McGarvey Schneider, AOC and others say they're open to it. @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/01/09/k...

The Senate voted to move forward with a War Powers Resolution that would curb President Trump’s ability to expand military actions in Venezuela. https://www.notus.org/senate/war-powers-resolution-vote-venezuela-republicans

Republicans insist their party’s midterm messaging will center on affordability But they’re starting 2026 talking mostly about Venezuela House Rs insist they can handle both issues: "We can walk and chew gum," NRCC Chair Hudson said w/ @riley-rogerson.bsky.social www.notus.org/congress/rep...

New: Trump's remarks that the GOP be "flexible on Hyde" has left Senate Republicans confused about how to move forward "Our conference has generally gone out of its way to be very protective of Hyde," Lummis said "That’s kind of a sea change," she added www.notus.org/policy/hyde-...

New: Trump says the U.S. is ‘running’ Venezuela But Senate Republicans have no idea what ‘running’ Venezuela even means “That’s a matter of interpretation,” Sen. Jim Risch, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told me w/ @riley-rogerson.bsky.social www.notus.org/congress/run...

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells me the caucus has yet to decide if they support María Corina Machado and Edmundo González, who have seemingly been sidelined by Trump “We haven’t had that conversation,” Jeffries said (House Dem Caucus had an emergency meeting on Venezuela on Sunday)

Some Democrats hate that their party is largely positioning itself in opposition to the operation that resulted in Maduro's capture. "Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," one House Dem told @axios.com Said another: "It looks weak." www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...

NEW: House Dems want DCCC to back Latino candidates in 2026 BOLD PAC’s Linda Sanchez said she “made my point to [DCCC] several times” “Let’s see if they take that to heart or not,” she added DCCC has declined to support Hispanic candidates in the past www.notus.org/2026-electio...

SCOOP: Rep. LaMonica McIver will visit Delaney Hall today for the 1st time since the Trump admin filed charges against her over a scuffle that broke out there in May Her visit comes after a migrant died at Delaney Hall a day after ICE took him into custody www.notus.org/immigration/...

NEW: Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, is suing to stop its renaming to the "Trump-Kennedy Center" www.axios.com/2025/12/23/t...

EXCLUSIVE: Four House Republicans, including Colorado Rep. Jeff Hurd, joined Democrats to challenge the Trump administration’s dismantling of the nation’s leading weather and climate research institution.

New @c-span.bsky.social data shows House retirements are at an all-time high: 43 announcements so far — and more are expected In comparison, ahead of the 2024 elections, there were 45 *total* retirements www.notus.org/congress/rep...

last tv hit of the year!

ICYMI: When it looked like Democrats in the House were going to vote for Marjorie Taylor Greene's anti-trans bill, she lobbied her Republican colleagues. In the end, four Republicans voted against the bill. www.notus.org/congress/mcb...

Democrats feared that a handful of their members would vote for anti-trans legislation. So Sarah McBride spoke with some of the Republicans who ultimately voted ‘no." via @oriana.bsky.social www.notus.org/congress/mcb...

Sarah McBride Lobbied Some Republicans to Vote Against an Anti-Trans Bill, @oriana.bsky.social reports www.notus.org/congress/mcb...

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: The Trump admin proposed rules to ban Medicaid from being used on gender-affirming care for trans youth Over 185K trans people are on Medicaid This comes a day after the House passed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care w/ @margaretmanto.bsky.social www.notus.org/healthcare/h...

NEW: We asked 128 House Rs about 2026 and several didn’t commit to running Balderson said he hasn’t decided Hageman said she’ll say soon if she’s running for gov or House “A lot of them bailing,” one R said w/ @riley-rogerson.bsky.social @emluetkemeyer.bsky.social www.notus.org/congress/rep...

NEW: Jeffries' ACA strategy was mind-bogglingly simple — don't give GOP centrists an inch. It worked. "Our team should've put in the compromise. Now we're voting for the worse one," GOP Rep. Don Bacon fumed to @axios.com. "It's just sort of dumb." www.axios.com/2025/12/18/h...

NEWS: NIH will pause new funding for grants that include "misaligned" terms like "health equity" and "structural racism." Agency staff are required to use a "computational text analysis tool" to identify grants that include the unsanctioned terms. www.notus.org/health-scien...

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