Congress' longest serving members told me about a time before political violence was their new normal. “There was never a sense that you had to look over your shoulder,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro said. Read my latest: www.notus.org/congress/lon...

Republican senators are coming out of the woodwork to oppose a Trump nominee who reportedly said he had a “Nazi streak” in leaked texts. “I can't imagine supporting that,” Sen. James Lankford said Monday, adding the nominee should withdraw. www.notus.org/senate/paul-...

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-...

Sen. Rand Paul told me his relationship with the Trump admin wasn't "terrible" on Wednesday, despite not voting with Republicans on the shutdown. On Friday, Trump called Paul "a nasty liddle' guy." Read more about their disconnect: www.notus.org/republicans/...

A shutdown angle you may not have seen yet: Lawmakers are concerned Russ Vought might cut tribal programs. “I worry about loss of staff,” Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, told me. www.notus.org/congress/ind...

Republicans leaders argued that federal employees should receive back pay after a draft White House memo said workers aren’t guaranteed compensation for the time they must work during the government shutdown. www.notus.org/congress/gov...

Republican leaders say they want back pay for fed workers after the shutdown despite a White House memo that says otherwise. “All you have to do to prevent any federal employee from not getting paid is to open up the government," Sen. John Thune said. www.notus.org/congress/gov...

Speaker Mike Johnson pointed out he was 9 years old when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was elected to Congress 44 years ago. "He's been in Congress for a long, a long time, and he is not the flavor of the day," Johnson said in his news conference today.

Speaker Mike Johnson offered Leader Hakeem Jeffries some advice this morning for how to deal with Trump's sombrero memes: “Man, just ignore it," Johnson said. NEW: www.notus.org/congress/mik...

Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva hasn't been sworn in, so she has to roam Congress with an escort I saw her this morning going through security along visitors — something lawmakers don't need to do when walking into the Capitol More on her limbo status here: www.notus.org/congress/ade...

Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva is in limbo: she hasn't been sworn in, and a gov shutdown is around the corner. “At this point, I can't hire staff. We don't have an office. I can't get around without being escorted,” Grijalva said. w/ @oriana.bsky.social www.notus.org/congress/ade...

NEW: Ryan Walters is considering resigning from his post as superintendent of Oklahoma schools. w/ @reesegorman.bsky.social for @notus.com www.notus.org/oklahoma/rya...

Almost 70% of lawmakers in Congress age 75 and older say they're running for reelection next year. “No matter what age you are, if you’re in good shape and you can do what it takes," Rep. Maxine Waters, 87, told me, "then you should do it." www.notus.org/congress/old...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told California Democrats from drought-prone districts that reducing the deficit is a higher priority than some 'solid' water security programs. Read more: www.notus.org/california/b...

After the Alex Padilla incident, Democrats are scrambling to protect themselves from prosecution by the Trump admin "We need our own fucking security at this point to protect us from ICE agents, to protect us from executive branch officials," one House Dem told me www.notus.org/congress/pad...

Northern California’s representatives are keeping a close eye on the swell of militarized law enforcement sent to Los Angeles this week, predicting that President Donald Trump may expand his use of the tactics in the coming days. ‪✍️ @emluetkemeyer.bsky.social, @notusreports.bsky.social

A backlog in probate court at the Bureau of Indian Affairs has some Native Americans waiting months, years or generations for their cases to be decided. www.notus.org/oklahoma/nat...

House GOP's reconciliation bill bans Medicaid from being used for gender-affirming care for trans people of any age "It's the new Hyde Amendment," Dan Crenshaw, who led the provision, told me Conservatives want to go further in the appropriations process www.notus.org/congress/tra...

Interior Sec. Doug Burgum says 48,000 probate court cases are backlogged at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Some Native Americans wait months, years or generations for their cases to get through. Read more: www.notus.org/oklahoma/nat...

“I think states need a seat at the table when we’re talking about spending cuts," Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt told me. Read my latest: www.notus.org/oklahoma/okl...

plugging @emluetkemeyer.bsky.social’s reporting www.notus.org/republicans/...

NEW: Trump's EO recognizing “only two sexes” won't invalidate existing passports issued to trans and nonbinary people that have their preferred gender or X marker But to renew, "they have to use their God-given sex, which was decided at birth," the White House told me www.notus.org/whitehouse/t...

Yes, headlights are brighter. No, Congress isn’t doing anything about it. www.notus.org/congress/hea...

Republicans — many of whom were learning what RedNote is in the last couple of hours — now want to ban the Chinese-based TikTok alternative. “We will legislate against them. I mean we have to," Rep. Rich McCormick told NOTUS. www.notus.org/congress/red...

Biden made his farewell a warning. Read here: www.notus.org/joe-bidens-f...

The DOJ published the first federal review of the Tulsa Race Massacre on Friday in an effort to correct the historical record on the deadly attack on a vibrant Black community in Oklahoma. www.notus.org/whitehouse/d...

NEW: When the 1st Trump admin proposed a rule allowing homeless shelters to turn trans people away, congressional Dems were furious Now, it’s unclear how much Dems would push back if it happens again It’s “a complicated issue,” one senior House Dem told me www.notus.org/policy/trans...