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Thom Tillis will NOT run for re-election, opening an opportunity for Dems in a state they already considered their top pickup target of '26 www.notus.org/senate/thom-...

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i wrote a whole story about this! www.notus.org/biden-2024/v...

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“I still, if I wanted to, could go post to Facebook as Congressman Young — I could still tweet today as Congressman Young. And nobody from archives or records or from House administration, or anybody, seems to give a shit.”

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Omaha's Republican House member, Don Bacon, announces he is retiring, so the seat immediately catapults near the top of Democratic pick-up opportunities: www.notus.org/republicans/...

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Per our calculations, Don Bacon sits in the bluest district held by a Republican anywhere in the nation. Kamala Harris carried #NE02, which includes Omaha and some surrounding communities, by a 52-47 margin last year. Full data set here: www.the-downballot.com/p/the-downba...

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New: SCOTUS' decision in Trump v. CASA has made Dem AGs the most important people in the Trump resistance AGs are now "in the unique position of retaining the ability to secure injunctions that protect the rights of all," Jamie Raskin said w/ @annackramer.bsky.social www.notus.org/courts/democ...

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Don Bacon will NOT seek re-election, imperiling GOP control of a battleground district Democrats were already targeting next year. from me and @reesegorman.bsky.social www.notus.org/republicans/...

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NEWS: Mike Lee’s public land sales are likely going to fail. Montana Sen. Steve Daines told me he’s prepared to offer an amendment to kill the plan if he must, and he says he has the votes to win.

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NEW: “The rhetoric is quite different, but it doesn’t seem like the reality is obviously different." RFK Jr. promised to end the "corporate capture" of the health agencies. But lobbyists and experts said for the most part, it's still business as usual. www.notus.org/health-scien...

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‘People Are Bed-Wetting': Zohran Mamdani’s Win Has Become a Democratic Reckoning My story on how Democratic strategists can’t agree on what lessons to take from New York City’s primary. www.notus.org/democrats/ne...

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Dems are getting started with their mid-term campaigns and they're looking to military vets to try and flip the House. www.notus.org/democrats/mi...

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New: House Democrats are turning to a tried and true strategy in 2026 ---> recruiting and running military veterans my story with @johnsewarddc.bsky.social on the candidates already lining up to run next year www.notus.org/democrats/mi...

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Pete Hegseth Sold Tons of Stock the Week Before ‘Liberation Day’ Stock Market Plunge www.notus.org/defense/pete... @notusreports.bsky.social

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No, the DNC doesn’t have any regrets over the “cuck chair photo” it posted about a top White House official — it’s all part of a new approach from the committee’s social media team My story on the DNC (shit)posting through www.notus.org/democrats/dn...

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The normally buttoned-up social media accounts at the Democratic National Committee have leaned into shitposting.

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New from me and @kevrector.bsky.social: California will sue Trump over “unlawful, unpredecented” National Guard deployment during immigration protests www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

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NEW: Republicans have found a new way to go after abortion access in states that protect it If enacted, the reconciliation bill would withhold federal ACA funds from states where insurers cover abortion — and 13 blue states currently mandate insurers to do so www.notus.org/health-scien...

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The latest from #LosAngeles: our reporting from DC and LA, plus an interview with Mayor Karen Bass. open.spotify.com/episode/4fwh...

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We've been subject to endless hot takes about last year's elections, but @catalist.bsky.social has much more compelling answers. CEO Michael Frias joins us on this week's episode of The Downballot podcast to explore his firm's detailed new report detailing how things really went down -->

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“While many strategists and elected officials welcome the new hands-on approach from House Majority PAC, some question whether it excessively overlaps with the DCCC, reducing the committee’s role and ceding some responsibility for candidate management” www.notus.org/2026-electio...

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My presentation at WelcomeFest, for those curious, focused exclusively on using WAR to expand the battleground and finding good candidates for it to help Dems win more seats. You can find the two core slides here. When good challengers emerge in these seats, I encourage you to donate!

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“It’s called grift,” said one former senior White House official. “What in the fuck” said another. Karine Jean-Pierre’s new attempt to distance herself from the Democratic Party while diagnosing its problems is landing with a thud. www.notus.org/whitehouse/k...

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At Welcomefest, where @lakshya.splitticket.org is giving a detailed presentation about moderate candidates over-performing progressives at the ballot box. He offers this advice to the centrist Dems in the room: "Being yelled at on Bluesky is good."

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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...

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If you need a good weekend read, check out my latest for @politico.com about the Democrat trying build bridges between his party and Nayib Bukele www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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NEW: Democrats Ask to SCOTUS to Keep Contribution Limits in Place — Or Let Them Go to Court www.notus.org/democrats/de...

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Democrats’ progressive and centrist factions are on track for a major showdown in Minnesota next year. On the coming race between Peggy Flanagan and Angie Craig, two candidates with distinct bases of support and visions for rebuilding the Democratic Party www.notus.org/2026-electio...

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NOTUS' @alexroarty.bsky.social reports that a spox for Sherrod Brown is rejecting a new @politico.com report saying he won't run for #OHSen x.com/Alex_Roarty/...

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House Republicans' managers amendment to the reconciliation bill is out It now explicitly prohibits Medicaid from covering gender-affirming health care for transgender people overall The reconciliation bill initially only targeted people under 18 amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/R...

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GOP lawmaker on why he's unconcerned about cuts to the National Weather Service: “Everybody has a cell phone now, and everybody can follow the radar, and it’s a pretty simple thing." www.notus.org/climate-envi...

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New: Day after Golden opted for re-election, a new Republican poll shows him trailing LePage in #ME02 matchup — with some evident discontent in the Dem base weighing him down www.notus.org/2026-electio...

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Remarkable, from the Catalist '24 study: "In 2012, when former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney was the GOP nominee, roughly one in 10 Republican presidential voters was a person of color; by 2024 that figure rose to 1 in 5 Republican voters." catalist.us/whathappened...

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Democrats have a lot of problems right now -- but finding candidates eager to start campaigns hasn't been one of them so far this election cycle On the multitude of candidates coming out of the woodwork to run up and down the ballot www.notus.org/democrats/de...

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We’re excited to share What Happened 2024, Catalist’s analysis of the most recent general election, based on updated state level voter files. We publish these reports to help inform public, media and operative understanding of the electorate with the best-available data. catalist.us/whathappened...

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I will be inside the courtroom for today's Supreme Court arguments about birthright citizenship and the power of federal judges to block Trump measures nationwide. Follow @notusreports.bsky.social for news.

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“I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me,” Kennedy said this morning when asked whether he would vaccinate his own children from measles, chickenpox or polio right now. “My opinions on vaccines are irrelevant.” www.notus.org/health-scien...

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Ellen Malcolm, EMILY's List founder, says during group's gala tonight she hopes Dems win so decisively in '26 the GOP will break from Trump "I want the results of the coming election to be so underwhelming that they can isolate Trump and we can begin to repair our democracy"

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“What’s the benefit for me if I give my favor to you?” A story about the online musings of a self-described “senior advisor” to the health secretary: www.notus.org/health-scien...

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some Senate tidbits in this article: —Schumer is calling up Sherrod Brown to run again —also calling Roy Cooper to run in NC —he also talked to John Bel Edwards —Dan Osborn is considering a second run in NE —Dems also eying Peltola (AK), Scott Colom (MS) —Beshear seems out

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Scoop: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will not run for Senate in 2026, according to three people familiar with his decision. t.co/t2ACLXc3Oa

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Trump’s Assault on Liberal Institutions Has Nonprofits Panicking: Are We Next? On the expectation the White House will soon target a new part of civil society, and their vows to fight back rather than cave w/ @claireheddles.bsky.social and @annackramer.bsky.social www.notus.org/policy/nonpr...

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For weeks, nonprofits have braced for Trump to issue a sweeping executive order targeting tax-exempt status. The WH insists it's not happening, but “there’s no question that there’s been a chilling effect." w/ @alexroarty.bsky.social @annackramer.bsky.social www.notus.org/policy/nonpr...

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‘He Didn’t Save My Life’: Veterans Question Rep. Cory Mills’ Bronze Star www.notus.org/congress/cor...

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