Nearly 1,000 flights “within, into, and out of the United States” were canceled Friday on the first day of reduced flight operations for airports. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that more could soon follow. https://www.notus.org/us-news/flights-canceled-shutdown

President Trump said he is considering whether to give Hungary a waiver from new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil while meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. https://www.notus.org/foreign-policy/donald-trump-viktor-orban-white-house-russian-oil-sanctions

In a win for the Trump administration, Gov. Kathy Hochul approved 37-mile natural gas pipeline that the state had previously rejected. https://www.notus.org/energy/kathy-hochul-new-york-gas-pipeline-trump-wanted

Will lawmakers finally ban themselves from trading stocks? And will "dark money" get a little bit lighter — thanks to Donald Trump? All secrets told on Politics Politics Politics, straight from my couch. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

Sen. Brian Schatz, the vice chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, told NOTUS the effect of SNAP uncertainty on Native American communities is simple to describe: “It’s quite bad, disproportionately bad.” www.notus.org/oklahoma/nat...

Journalist Alyssa Rosenberg read 21,000 emails sent to The Washington Post after the paper didn’t endorse a presidential candidate in 2024. “Reading and editing letters gave me a theory about what is wrong with America — and how it could be fixed,” she writes. www.notus.org/perspectives...

The DOJ filed an appeal on Friday to a judge’s order that the Trump administration must fully fund SNAP benefits for November. https://www.notus.org/courts/doj-appeals-ruling-snap-payments-november

NEW: Republicans went all in on anti-trans messaging for the 2025 election, inspired by Trump’s “Kamala is for they/them” ad It didn’t work — and now Republicans are trying to figure out why Democrats, meanwhile, learned how to respond to this messaging www.notus.org/2025-electio...

Senate Democrats are urging the Trump administration to follow a recent court order that found restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone to be unlawful. www.notus.org/policy/abort...

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik announced that she will run for New York governor in 2026. https://www.notus.org/2026-election/elise-stefanik-announces-campaign-new-york-governor

Republicans went all in on anti-trans messaging for the 2025 election. It didn’t work, but they still want to use it again in 2026. www.notus.org/2025-electio...

Business with ICE has translated to hundreds of millions of dollars for surveillance and private prison companies. www.notus.org/immigration/...

The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to require that sexual markers on U.S. passports align with the traveler’s biological sex. www.notus.org/courts/scotu...

‘Creepy’: Democrats Weigh Ethics Complaint After GOP Senator Accessed Their Cars’ Safety Data www.notus.org/senate/berni...

On Monday of this week, there was a sense of bipartisan hope that the end of the government shutdown was near. By Thursday, not so much. https://www.notus.org/congress/shutdown-outlook

Republicans lost non-white Trump voters. Some say that should be a “wake up call.” https://www.notus.org/2025-election/republicans-non-white-trump-voters

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is set to headline a meet-and-greet event for his son-in-law, Michael Alfonso, who is running for Congress in Wisconsin, but the White House did not approve it.

The Senate rejected a War Powers Resolution meant to prevent President Donald Trump from taking military action in Venezuela, leaving Trump’s authority unchecked.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to issue full SNAP payments by Friday. “This should never happen in America,” U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell Jr. said from the bench. “In fact, it is likely that recipients are hungry as we sit here.”

Democratic Rep. Luz Rivas is pushing for the Trump administration to provide more information every time it moves migrants in U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement custody between detention facilities.

House Oversight Democrats are calling on the embattled British royal Andrew Mountbatten Windsor — who had his titles stripped by his brother, King Charles III, last week — to sit for an interview as part of their probe into Jeffrey Epstein.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP by Friday after a heated hearing. https://www.notus.org/courts/judge-trump-administration-snap-wic-benefits-court-hearing

Federal furloughs, layoffs and rising health care costs galvanized union members to vote and volunteer in numbers labor organizers say they haven’t seen in more than a decade. “What I saw last week was Obama-era numbers,” a political organizer for the AFGE said. www.notus.org/economy/labo...

A D.C. jury acquitted the man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent earlier this year. www.notus.org/courts/sean-...

Democrats’ 2025 wins are drawing whispers about 2028 primary contenders. But some lawmakers and strategists say Democrats should focus on governing now before jumping to the next presidential election. https://www.notus.org/2028-election/2028-has-started

Sandwich guy, aka Sean Dunn, has been acquitted. After 7+ hours of deliberation, a trial jury rejected the government's charge of misdemeanor assault. “In this country, the last time I checked, dissent and opposition are not crimes,” Dunn's lawyer said. www.notus.org/courts/sean-...

What issue poses the biggest long-term threat to the unity of Trump’s MAGA movement? When Donald Trump exits office, he’ll leave a massive vacuum that multiple players will attempt to fill, @lincolnproject.us co-founder @reedgalen.bsky.social writes. www.notus.org/perspectives...

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral race catapulted democratic socialism into power. Now the Democratic Party is watching to see how he governs. https://www.notus.org/new-york/zohran-mamdani-progressives-democratic-socialist-governing-new-york-city

Newly unredacted filings show how the hackers taunted Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton: “Good luck Mr. Mustache!” www.notus.org/courts/john-...

Original story in @notus.com about the re-emergence of Jack Daly, whose company, Better Mousetrap Digital, has made millions of dollars in the past couple of years: www.notus.org/money/jack-d...

Why are dozens of big Republican political committees doing business with company run by a man who recently finished a federal prison sentence, having been convicted of scamming conservative donors? My conversation w/ @fayeparks.bsky.social / @wortnews.bsky.social: www.wortfm.org/scam-pac-fun...

New: Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly agreed to reduce the price of their GLP-1 drugs for Americans on Medicare and Medicaid. www.notus.org/healthcare/t...

Could job-related stress cause safety risk to passengers? “As time goes on, I can see how a safety issue may slip into the equation. But I would hate to think that because I’m very passionate about safety,” one air traffic controller told NOTUS. www.notus.org/us-news/air-...

Marjorie Taylor Greene has confided to colleagues that she wants to run for president, according to four sources familiar with the matter. One source says her conversations have centered around her belief she is “real MAGA and that the others have strayed.” www.notus.org/2028-electio...

Via @notus.com | North Carolina, Wisconsin, Maine, Arizona, and Michigan are among a coalition of states suing the federal government over new restrictions on disaster-relief grants, increasing pressure on the Trump administration from battleground states. www.theassemblync.com/politics/cou...

ICYMI: Democrats are nostalgic for how Nancy Pelosi handled the last big government shutdown https://www.notus.org/democrats/nancy-pelosi-retirement-shutdown

What issue poses the biggest long-term threat to the unity of Trump’s MAGA movement? Matthew Continetti, @jeffsonnenfeld.bsky.social & Stephen Henriques, @jenmercieca.bsky.social, Brittany Martinez, @reedgalen.bsky.social and @adrienneelrod.bsky.social weigh in: www.notus.org/perspectives...

Today’s notice: Don’t read this newsletter before flying. The world’s Strongest President vs. the laws of political physics. Plus: Democrats are… hopeful? https://www.notus.org/newsletters/mtg-2028

News: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has announced she is not running for re-election in 2026 This will be her last term in office www.notus.org/democrats/na...

New: Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday morning that she is not running for re-election, representing a seismic shift in the Democratic party. www.notus.org/democrats/na...

Waves of budget cuts, layoffs and buyouts in the last year have decimated the U.S. Forest Service. The government shutdown is pushing staff to the breaking point. https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/shutdown-forest-service

Democrats believe they may have found the answer to their political woes: “I think the story of this moment is affordability,” Sen. Raphael Warnock said. https://www.notus.org/democrats/progressives-moderates-affordability-election

Sen. John Cornyn suggested after a breakfast at the White House that he was open to some changes to the filibuster, including on the CR. https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/republicans-filibuster-nuclear-option

Progressives need Zohran Mamdani to succeed. Here’s how they want him to do it. https://www.notus.org/new-york/zohran-mamdani-progressives-democratic-socialist-governing-new-york-city

Newly unredacted filings show how hackers taunted President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton: “Good luck Mr. Mustache!”

Air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration say the government shutdown has left them demoralized. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed an increase in controllers calling out sick and on Wednesday, announced a 10% reduction in flight capacity at 40 locations.

Via @notus.com | Three North Carolina Republicans are asking the governor to send the National Guard to Charlotte, embracing President Donald Trump’s use of the military for local law enforcement. www.theassemblync.com/politics/hou...

President Trump was quick to shrug off Tuesday’s dismal GOP results at a business forum in Florida and instead repeatedly propped himself up as the savior of the American way of life. www.notus.org/donald-trump...

Pres. Trump nominated former New Mexico congressman Steve Pearce to run the Bureau of Land Management, a staunch ally who has peddled 2020 election conspiracy theories and opposed public lands protections. www.notus.org/climate-envi...

In a major blow to House Democrats, Rep. Jared Golden announced that he will not seek reelection. www.notus.org/house/jared-...