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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 3d

"The reelection campaign of Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C., is nearly broke as she faces a slate of Democratic primary challengers and questions about her political future." — @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com www.notus.org/money/eleano...

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Reelection Campaign Is Nearly Broke as Challenges Mount

The Democratic congresswoman, who has represented D.C. since 1991, is facing internal pressure to retire.

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Daniella Diaz @daniellamicaela.bsky.social · 3d

The reelection campaign of Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C., is nearly broke as she faces a slate of Democratic primary challengers and questions about her political future.

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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Reelection Campaign Is Nearly Broke as Challenges Mount

The Democratic congresswoman, who has represented D.C. since 1991, is facing internal pressure to retire.

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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 1d

Russ Vought just said that firings have begun. OMB called them "substantial."

Our initial story is below — but we're very short on the details. Please reach out if you hear anything, I'm on Signal at annakramer.54

The Trump Administration Says It Has Begun Mass Firings

After weeks of threats, OMB Director Russ Vought announced that Reductions in Force across federal agencies have begun, with the White House calling them “substantial.”

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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 Hearing that RIF notices have gone out at the patent office. If you work in the federal government and you get a RIF notice along with your furlough, please let me know! I will keep you anonymous.

You can reach me on Signal at annakramer.54

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 15d

FEC = FUBAR? The nation's campaign finance regulator is in the midst of a de facto shutdown, just lost another commissioner and now is canceling public meetings until 2026.

Who could help? President Trump. So far, he won't.

Via @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com: www.notus.org/2026-electio...

‘Hobbled’ Campaign Finance Regulator Cancels Public Meetings Until 2026

The six-member Federal Election Commission is down to two commissioners. It no longer can execute its high-level duties.

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 18d

WOOF: "The American Kennel Club, the world’s largest registry for purebred dogs, is quietly fighting several animal welfare bills winding through Congress." — @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com

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‘Profits Over Puppies’: The American Kennel Club Takes Heat for Lobbying Against Animal Welfare Bills

The organization says it opposes one-size-fits-all government mandates, challenging one of the rare areas of bipartisan agreement in Congress.

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 16d

*ANOTHER* FEC commissioner is leaving the agency.

That leaves 2 of 6 commissioner slots filled — 2 short of a quorum that allows the federal campaign finance regulator to function. (The two remaining are Dems.)

New, from @taylorgiorno.bsky.social & me in @notus.com www.notus.org/campaigns/fe...

Federal Election Commission Loses Another Commissioner

Republican Trey Trainor confirmed he’s resigning, leaving the nation’s hobbled campaign finance enforcement agency even further from a quorum.

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Taylor Giorno @taylorgiorno.bsky.social · 15d

The FEC has canceled all of its scheduled public meetings until 2026 as the last remaining Republican commissioner heads out the door, deepening a defacto shutdown that's left the federal campaign finance regulator "hobbled" for months. www.notus.org/2026-electio...

‘Hobbled’ Campaign Finance Regulator Cancels Public Meetings Until 2026

The six-member Federal Election Commission is down to two commissioners. It no longer can execute its high-level duties.

www.notus.org

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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 19d

So, about that team of public integrity prosecutors who investigated Tom Homan, the guy who accepted a $50k bribe in a sting operation last year...

The Trump DOJ has cut it down to 2 lawyers: a boss who oversees a single attorney.

@notus.com exclusive:

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The Justice Department Had 36 Lawyers Fighting Corruption Full-Time. Under Trump, It’s Down to Two.

The Public Integrity Section is the latest casualty in the administration’s attacks on Nixon-era good-government reforms.

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Taylor Giorno @taylorgiorno.bsky.social · 22d

NEW: ABC’s decision to “indefinitely” suspend comedian Jimmy Kimmel has alarmed free speech advocates — but the “chief advocate of broadcasters in our nation’s capital,” the National Association of Broadcasters, has shied away from (at least publicly) weighing in. www.notus.org/money/broadc...

Broadcasters’ ‘Chief Advocate’ Has Stayed Silent on Trump’s Threats Toward Networks

The National Association of Broadcasters hasn’t commented on ABC’s decision to “indefinitely” pull Jimmy Kimmel’s show for comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s death.

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 25d

NYT response to lawsuit filed by Donald Trump against the newspaper and several NYT reporters.

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · Aug 30

“A spokesperson for DoorDash‬⁩ told @notus.org‬⁩ that as of Friday, the company had not sent anything to drivers about the situation in #DC or what to do if they are detained.”

— via @taylorgiorno.bsky.social

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Rideshare and Delivery Companies Are Staying Quiet as Drivers Are Detained in D.C.

A DoorDash spokesperson told NOTUS that the company has not contacted drivers about what to do if they are detained, a pattern local leaders have highlighted.

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · Sep 3

📈 STOCK-BAN DEVELOPMENT: A wild bipartisan coalition in the U.S. House unveils latest bill for forcing lawmakers to stop trading individual stocks and corporate bonds. Follows movement in Senate.

Reporter @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.org has all the details: www.notus.org/congress/con...

‘Long Past Time’: House Members Unveil Bipartisan Stock-Trade Ban

Congress is closer than ever to passing a stock bill. But there’s no guarantee legislation will make it to the floor, much less the president’s desk.

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Taylor Giorno @taylorgiorno.bsky.social · 25d

Airlines have emerged as early winners as Trump 2.0 rolls back regulations including a delay compensation proposal.

“The first round has gone to the airline lobby,” one alarmed consumer protection advocate told @notus.com www.notus.org/money/airlin...

Airlines Are Winning in Trump’s Second Term

The airline industry invested in Trump-tied lobbying firms. The administration has been rolling back regulations that airlines hate.

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · Aug 14

Via @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.org: www.notus.org/money/wall-s...

Wall Street Is Coming for K Street

Private equity is making some big investments in lobbying firms.

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Taylor Giorno @taylorgiorno.bsky.social · Aug 7

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Taylor Giorno @taylorgiorno.bsky.social · Aug 7

NEW: The two largest private prison companies are cashing in as the Trump administration scales up its detention and deportation operations.

They don’t expect the funds to stop flowing anytime soon, as they made clear during this week's earnings calls. www.notus.org/money/privat...

Private Prisons Cash In on ‘Unprecedented’ ICE Demands

CoreCivic, one of the biggest private prison companies in the United States, posted a 103.4% increase in net income in Q2.

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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · Aug 6

NEW: Anti-abortion advocates have been privately lobbying to sway Trump away from his pledge to have insurers cover IVF

With the White House reportedly stepping away from those plans, IVF opponents are claiming victory

"We've been heard," one advocate told me
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Anti-Abortion Groups Lobbied Trump Against IVF. They Say They’re Winning.

“We've been heard,” one anti-abortion advocate told NOTUS.

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Taylor Giorno @taylorgiorno.bsky.social · Aug 6

ICE got $45 billion to expand immigration detention centers over four years as part of OBBBA, which was expected to be a boon for private prison contractors like GEO Group. www.notus.org/money/privat...

Private Prisons Poised to Cash In on ICE Detention Center Funding Influx

Trump’s domestic policy law included $45 billion to expand immigration detention centers.

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Taylor Giorno @taylorgiorno.bsky.social · Aug 6

The private prison contractor GEO Group says it's seeing "the highest level of ICE utilization in our company's history," up from 15k beds to 20k beds across 21 facilities during Q2.

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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · Aug 4

Drug companies behind the biggest weight-loss drugs shook up their lobbying operations during the first six months of Trump’s second term, and @notusreports.bsky.social's @taylorgiorno.bsky.social has the skinny on what happened — with huge amounts of money at stake: www.notus.org/money/weight...

Weight-Loss Drug Makers Pivoted to a Trump-Centric Lobbying Strategy. It Could Pay Off Big.

The Trump administration is reportedly going to try what drugmakers have been lobbying for years to get: their weight loss medications covered by Medicare and Medicaid.

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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · Apr 29

DOGE and DHS have cut funding for national security research into diseases moving across borders, terror threats at stadiums, flooding in coastal towns, TSA preparedness, etc.

My latest w/ @violetjira.bsky.social
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DOGE Cuts Off Funds to Congressionally Mandated National Security Centers

The Department of Homeland Security-affiliated centers were housed at universities and researched everything from domestic terrorism threats and border security to weather emergencies.

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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · Apr 9

DOE usually uses emergency powers to keep power supply during hurricanes, crises, etc. Trump ordered them to seriously break precedent and use it to keep power plants (coal) from shutting down

The order looks eerily similar to a 2023 Kentucky law...

Trump’s Order Bolstering Coal Looks a Lot Like a Kentucky Law

Energy analysts found the order, which invoked little-used emergency powers, alarming.

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Alex Roarty @alexroarty.bsky.social · Apr 9

Trump’s Tariffs Are Costing Republican Donors. Will They Cost GOP Campaigns Next? On the building nervousness that big-dollar Republican donors, angry over tariffs, are gonna pull back on contributions in 2026

first joint byline w/ @taylorgiorno.bsky.social

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Trump’s Tariffs Are Costing Republican Donors. Will They Cost GOP Campaigns Next?

Some major Republican donors are outraged about the president’s tariff strategy, which makes midterm fundraising more complicated for the party.

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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · Apr 4

NEW: Here's the letter Hunter Biden wrote to the US Ambassador to Italy in 2016 seeking “support & guidance” for Burisma.

Then-VP Biden & his family had recently stayed at the ambassador's residence, & Hunter wrote "it was great seeing you in Rome," before his ask. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...

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