The lobbying registration

On Friday, Anthropic hired Trump-linked lobbying firm Ballard Partners for “advocacy regarding DOW procurement.”

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Exclusive | Ex-longtime Springsteen drummer Vini Lopez says woke Boss should respect Trump “Trump is the president of the United States — everyone should have respect for him.”

This dude was kicked out of the E Street Band in 1973.

nypost.com/2026/04/12/u...

Another billionaire says he's going to save American newspapers.

David Hoffmann, the majority owner of Lee Enterprises— parent company of the Buffalo News— believes that going "hyperlocal" is the solution.

What it means & more in this week's Off the News:

investigativepost.org/2026/04/13/i...

‘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

www.notus.org/money/leonar...

Capitol Gains: California Members of Congress make decisions that profoundly affect the health and wealth of all Americans — from the richest to the poorest among us. These decisions can also influence lawmakers’ own financial...

Small, but notable wrinkle w/ Rep. Eric Swalwell: His median net worth, calculated by @notus.com' Capitol Gains project, is *negative*-$2.72 million.

Saddled with home, credit card & student loan debt. Losing a $174,000 salary wouldn't be insignificant. www.notus.org/capitol-gain...

Reps. Ed Case and Rich McCormick are among more than two dozen federal lawmakers who’ve violated the STOCK Act since July.
www.notus.org/congress/congress-stock-...

Bryan Bedford, the administrator of the FAA, maintained a multimillion-dollar financial stake in an airline company his agency regulates for more than seven months after he took the top job.
www.notus.org/money/bryan-bedford-faa-...

Inside the ‘Crisis of Confidence' at the Investment Company Institute CEO Eric Pan has created a “toxic” work environment, according to letters sent to the board of directors. The powerful trade association denies the accusations.

CEO Eric Pan has created a “toxic” work environment, according to letters sent to the board of directors. The powerful trade association denies the accusations.
www.notus.org/money/investment-company...

Karoline Leavitt's old congressional committee is a deadbeat It owes hundreds of thousands of dollars across dozens of creditors, according to a new federal filing.

Karoline Leavitt’s old congressional committee has a problem that won’t go away. davelevinthal.substack.com/p/karoline-l...

🚨 DEBT ALERT: Karoline Leavitt's old congressional committee still owes big money to dozens of creditors and has failed to refund numerous people who contributed more than the legal limit.

In @notus.com: www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Democrats in Congress on Palantir, via @bueninvierno.bsky.social of @notus.com: www.notus.org/congress/pal...

Trump on Palantir:

A couple weeks ago in @notus.com: "Rep. Eric Swalwell of California repeatedly peddled the services of his politics-focused startup company to fellow lawmakers and Democratic staff, in possible violation of House Ethics rules ..." www.notus.org/democrats/de...

Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) It is my Honor to nominate Matthew Schwartz to serve as Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York. Matt graduated with Honors from Princeton University and…

NEW: Trump announced he's tapping Matthew Schwartz for the Second Circuit truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford agreed to sell of his millions of dollars in airline stock within 90 days of his confirmation to government service.

As @markalfred.bsky.social of @notus.com reports, Bedford was quite tardy.

www.notus.org/money/bryan-...

Victim in ICE Shooting Suffered at Least Six Wounds, His Lawyer Says

ICE agents shot another driver -- on Tues.

He had just asked to call his wife.

They shot him six times. One bullet his jaw.

Now he can't speak and has been mostly unconscious.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...

A top trade assn CEO is creating “toxic” workplace, according to anonymous letters to the board and sources interviewed by @notus.com.

The Investment Company Institute called the allegations "patently false."

Inside the "crisis of confidence" at ICI www.notus.org/money/invest...

The Trump administration views DACA recipients as deportable as any undocumented immigrant. For my latest, I talked to immigrants without permanent legal status who entered the country as children and spent months in ICE detention.
www.notus.org/immigration/...

(April 7, 2026) The Artemis II crew – (clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover – take time out for a group hug inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home.

Photo: NASA

The Young Avengers Who Fought the U.S. War Machine in Their Underwear With thousands of soldiers dying in Vietnam, a group of friends in New York devised a plan to save lives.

"Jim is in his eighties now, and he can’t say for certain how many government offices he broke into following his brother’s death. But it all began in Buffalo, New York."

magazine.atavist.com/2026/buffalo...

Melania's Epstein statement and the difficult decisions ahead in Iran — Major Garrett, @kthomasdc.bsky.social and I get into it on @cbsnews.com's The Takeout with Major Garrett.

Watch: www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-...

Democratic political committees are sticking with embattled ActBlue for now, but there are some wandering eyes — and a few emerging alternatives.

Via @violetjira.bsky.social of @notus.com:

www.notus.org/money/act-bl...

Eric Pan, CEO of the Investment Company Institute, has created a “toxic” work environment, according to letters sent to the board of directors. The powerful trade association denies the accusations.
www.notus.org/money/investment-company...

"airport bag fees got permanently hiked by like ten bucks a bag because of the fuel cost increase of the attack on Iran" feels like a persuasive admin-caused inflation argument fwiw

Inside the ‘Crisis of Confidence’ at the Investment Company Institute CEO Eric Pan has created a “toxic” work environment, according to letters sent to the board of directors. The powerful trade association denies the accusations.

NEW: Inside the "Crisis of Confidence" at the Investment Company Institute

CEO Eric Pan has created "toxic" work environment, according to anonymous letters to the ICI board & interviews w/ five sources.

ICI called the allegations "patently false."
www.notus.org/money/invest...

🚨 Bombshell report w/ tons of exclusive details about the state of affairs inside the Investment Company Institute, the powerful trade association repping the trillion-dollar asset management industry’s interest in Washington.

From @taylorgiorno.bsky.social @notus.com: www.notus.org/money/invest...

Absolutely wild story about U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadets getting stuck in the Persian Gulf as the United States began bombing Iran.

“Nobody told them. They were caught unawares.”

Via @annackramer.bsky.social Jasmine Wright & Joe Gould of @notus.com: www.notus.org/defense/us-c...

Reps. Ed Case and Rich McCormick Violated the STOCK Act With Late Reports of Financial Trades They’re among more than two dozen federal lawmakers who’ve violated the federal transparency law in recent months.

One thing that unites Republicans and Democrats: violating the STOCK Act.

Two more did so this week: Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.).

That's three this week alone.

— w/ @emluetkemeyer.bsky.social of @notus.com

www.notus.org/congress/con...

Big Companies Quietly Disclosed Missing Presidential Library Donation Records Fidelity Investments and Liberty Mutual detailed tens of thousands of dollars in donations to the JFK library, following NOTUS’ reporting on the inconsistent disclosure of corporate money to president...

ICYMI: Fidelity, @libertymutual.com, United Airlines and Lockheed Martin are among the powerful Washington lobbying forces that @notus.com found not complying with a federal transparency law involving presidential library funding. www.notus.org/money/presid...

Reminder: Congressional candidates will be dropping lots of cherry-picked numbers from their Q1 campaign finance reports due April 15 — be skeptical!

You don’t get the full picture of their fundraising, spending, debt & cash burn 🔥 until they file their official report with the FEC.