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House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered the Sergeant at Arms to remove Rep. Al Green from the House chamber less than five minutes into Donald Trump’s joint address. Updating as events unfold for @notusreports.bsky.social: www.notus.org/congress/rep...

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After failing to hand deliver a letter to HUD Secretary Scott Turner today, Democrats delivered a rallying cry against Elon Musk. HUD employees could be seen watching from the agency's windows, listening to housing advocates chant "Evict Elon" www.notus.org/policy/housi...

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Salt caves 2000 feet underground in New Mexico hold the radioactive nuclear waste from US defense projects. It's the world's only deep geologic repository. And DOGE says it has terminated the very large office in Carlsbad that oversees it. Details 👇

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Virginia Democrats will be electing a new chair next month for the first time in 10 years, and they are ready for a fresh face. With about a week left to announce candidacy there are currently two candidates in the race, but one remains a secret. www.notus.org/virginia/vir...

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Exclusive: Senate Democrats are trying to get HUD Secretary Scott Turner to explain his support for reprivatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – and how such a change would impact homebuyers. www.notus.org/policy/scott...

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As reports of HUD preparing to cut 50% of its staff spread, the union president told me those receiving services will feel the impact within days. Dems & advocacy groups are demanding answers, while a HUD employee said it feels designed for them to fail. www.notus.org/policy/housi...

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Scoop: HUD housing facilities no longer have access to current, & archived, gender information within their database. “The people who are being targeted and will be hurt most by this [are] clearly trans, gender nonconforming and gender-expansive people,” www.notus.org/policy/shelt...

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DOGE put NIH grant funding on the chopping block last week. Not so fast, said some GOP Republicans. New from me and the inimitable @benmause.bsky.social:

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Scott Turner hit the ground running. In his first executive action, the new HUD Secretary directed the agency stop enforcing its Equal Access Rule, which would shut out trans people from access to housing programs & shelters that rely on federal funding. www.notus.org/policy/scott...

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“There’s a mountain of data I’m concerned about,” said one researcher. Read more here: www.notus.org/healthcare/h...

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The Senate confirmed Scott Turner as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development today in a 55-44 vote. My latest for @notusreports.bsky.social www.notus.org/senate/senat...

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Housing advocates are preparing for changes to policy under the new administration, specifically targeting undocumented communities. “What we’re seeing right now is a great deal of fear in the immigrant community,” mayor of Santa Fe, Alan Webber told me. www.notus.org/policy/housi...

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NEW: Key Democrats on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee are trying to get answers from the Trump administration on how its intended federal aid freeze could or has affected federal housing programs. www.notus.org/policy/senat...

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The cause of a collision between a passenger flight and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport remains unclear. But Virginia lawmakers have a long track record of raising concerns about the airspace. For @notusreports.bsky.social : www.notus.org/virginia/vir...

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As the Trump administration offers buyout packages to federal employees, members of the Virginia delegation find themselves giving career advice. www.notus.org/virginia/vir...

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WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed in new campaign filings she hasn’t refunded business donations she wasn’t supposed to accept during her failed 2022 congressional campaign. The FEC has questioned the campaign at least 8 times about illegal donations. www.notus.org/whitehouse/w...

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Housing advocates are scrambling to figure out just how much their constituencies will be affected by Trump's proposed federal aid freeze. What the White House is saying, Rep. Jennifer McClellan told me, “is hiding the scope of the problem.” www.notus.org/policy/housi...

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s 2022 congressional campaign failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of illicit campaign contributions. To this day, she hasn’t paid back the money. www.notus.org/whitehouse/t...

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Local officials aren’t intimidated by the Trump admin’s latest attempt to make them cooperate with deportations. “We will not be bullied into doing ICE’s job for them.” www.notus.org/immigration/...

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Schedule F is back and Virginia Dems are bracing for adjustments. “It will have a chilling effect on our federal employees, from calling out abuses of power or instances where the executive branch tries to overstep its authority,” Rep. McClellan told me. www.notus.org/virginia/vir...

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Trump's pick for HUD Secretary, a former NFL star, defined his policy stances for the first time during his confirmation hearing today. Turner said his goals at HUD begin with an "inventory" of programs to streamline HUD's budget, but not many details: www.notus.org/trump-transi...

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NEW: California Democrats are incensed at Trump’s discussion of adding conditions to disaster relief. Rep. Scott Peters: “It is outrageous, we would never do that to any other state.” @carbajal.house.gov: “It would be precedent-setting and a terrible idea.” www.notus.org/california/s...

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NEW: Trump’s pick for Secretary of Housing will go before the Senate this week. Democrats & advocates say they don’t know what to expect from the former NFL player turned Trump-ally. www.notus.org/trump-transi...

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And for my first post... Joe Biden's relationship with Israel is defining his legacy on foreign policy. "It's just complete bullshit" New Story on @notusreports.bsky.social www.notus.org/foreign-poli...

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so many new followers today it’s almost as if something big is happening

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“If we can’t protect those people, we’re all fucked,” Elizabeth Strater, a United Farm Workers spokesperson, said about dairy workers. “If they get tested, they are gambling. And because they are afraid to get tested, the rest of us are gambling right now.” www.notus.org/policy/trump...

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Trump “set the standard” for how to engage with AAPI voters. His party is figuring out how to match it, as Democrats fight back. www.notus.org/republicans/...

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Virginia’s Republicans from the federal to county level are confident they can break the decades-long curse of electing a gov opposite the party in the White House. “Trump has reshaped the political field across the country,” Rep. Ben Cline said. Read all about it: www.notus.org/republicans/...

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