MAGA-Aligned Lawmakers Target a Republican Colleague for Her Immigration Bill “The bill needs to be scrapped entirely,” Rep. Brandon Gill said about the Dignity Act, a proposal from Rep. María Elvira Salazar that would allow some immigrants to get legal status.

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
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Oklahoma’s Governor Appointed Alan Armstrong to the Senate as a Permitting Reform Hail Mary Gov. Kevin Stitt told NOTUS that he picked Armstrong after talking with Majority Leader John Thune about what it would take to finally accomplish permitting reform.

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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Anti-Abortion Leaders Are Pressuring Republicans to Defund Planned Parenthood in Reconciliation Republicans want to keep their party-line package funding DHS narrowly focused, but anti-abortion advocates see the package as their last chance to extend restrictions.

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:
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‘Dark Money’ Kingpin Leonard Leo Revamps Operation Ahead of Midterms A key node in Leo’s nonprofit network quietly dissolved in January.

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

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"Eric may have tipped the scale": Swalwell scandal threatens surge of House expulsions "We want a full house cleaning," one House Democrat said. "Get the garbage out of here."

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."
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U.S. Cadets Were Stuck in the Persian Gulf After Trump Bombed Iran The Trump administration failed to warn vessels with close ties to the U.S. military ahead of the strikes, leaving them trapped in the region.

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
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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...

Federal Judge Pressures FDA to Finish Abortion Pill Review The Food and Drug Administration must complete its review of abortion pills “within a reasonable timeframe,” a federal judge in Louisiana ruled on Tuesday.

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
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Some Republicans Want to Reverse the GOP Cuts to Rural and Tribal Radio Stations After the GOP-controlled Congress slashed public broadcasting funds, some Republican lawmakers say they’re working to secure money to keep vital tribal and rural stations on the air.

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.
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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...

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Democrats Say Rep. Eric Swalwell Personally Pitched His Political AI Startup to Lawmakers Getting a business pitch from Swalwell is "surprisingly universal," in some Democratic circles, one source told NOTUS.

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
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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

Scoop: Nancy Mace eyes break with Republicans on Iran war powers in blow to Trump Mace said she will "most likely" vote for Dems' war power resolution: "War with Iran needs to end."

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...

House Republicans Want to Stay Away From Josh Hawley’s Abortion Pill Ban The senator put the spotlight back on abortion when he introduced a bill to ban mifepristone, but Republicans don’t want to address it ahead of November.

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

AIPAC Is Shaking Up Its Political Operation The pro-Israel organization is looking for a new general counsel and director of political operations, according to a confidential recruiting document obtained by NOTUS.

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 Led a Key Housing Bill. She Might Lead to Its Downfall. Stakeholders and a range of lawmakers are unhappy with the result of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s work with the White House to draft a major housing bill passed by the Senate.

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.
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Elizabeth Warren Led a Key Housing Bill. She Might Lead to Its Downfall. Stakeholders and a range of lawmakers are unhappy with the result of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s work with the White House to draft a major housing bill passed by the Senate.

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
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Scoop: How the left plans to start winning Democratic primaries again Progressive groups and lawmakers plan to exert more pressure on left-leaning candidates to coalesce.

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 Endorses Graham Platner for U.S. Senate “Graham Platner is going to flip Maine and then actually deliver change for working people in the Senate.” Boston, MA — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren today endorsed Graham Platner’s campaign for U.S. Senate in Maine, where he is running to defeat Senator Susan Collins. “Graham Platner is going to flip Maine and then actually deliver change for working people in the Senate,” said Senator Warren. “He’s a combat veteran, an oyster farmer, and has inspired people with his populist agenda for a government on the side of working families––not the billionaires and giant corporations. Graham will fight every single day to make life better for the people of Maine in the United States Senate. I’m proud to endorse him.” “It is an honor to be endorsed by Senator Elizabeth Warren,” said Graham Platner. “Senator Warren has spent her career fighting those who use power and wealth to take advantage of working families. She’s been an inspiration and I look forward to working by her side in the Senate to take on Wall Street, monopolies, and the corruption in Washington.” Senator Warren is the fourth US Senator—and the third in the last three weeks—to endorse Platner, joining Senators Martin Heinrich, Ruben Gallego, and Bernie Sanders. This cycle, Senator Warren has endorsed Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flannagan for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, Mallory McMorrow for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Zach Wahls for U.S. Senate in Iowa, and Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton for U.S. Senate in Illinois. At the start of the 2026 midterms, Warren donated over $400,000 from her campaign war chest to 23 state parties that represent the best midterm pick-up opportunities for Governor, Senate, and House. She contributed $25,000 to the Maine Democratic Party. ###

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."

Trump’s DOGE Cuts Slashed Staff That Handled Middle Eastern Oil and Gas Crises Six months before going to war in Iran, the U.S. government cut staff that would have been central to the current situation.

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

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Millionaires Are Overrepresented in the U.S. Senate — By a Lot It raises questions around how a group of mostly multimillionaires makes policy that affects millions — and how expensive it is to run for Senate in the first place.

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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