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Jackie Llanos

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Immigration reporter for The Washington Sun and AJI fellow | Roll ‘ders 🕷️

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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 22h
A college program for seasonal farmworkers that has existed for 50+ years is in peril because of the White House rescissions. Only permanent residents and U.S. citizens are eligible for it. Read my latest.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW: Months before giving birth, LaMonica McIver stayed up at night wondering how she'd be a lawmaker and a mom to a newborn "This is my 1st job ever where I don’t get any support," she said Inside what it's like to be a member of Congress and a new parent www.washingtonsun.com/congress/the...
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The Worst Workplace to Become a Parent? Congress.
The lack of support for young parents is something Rep. LaMonica McIver said “keeps me up at night.”
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
SCOOP: White House officials, led by Susie Wiles, have told DOJ to delay any abortion-related action until after the midterms Wiles suggested to Todd Blanche that an aggressive approach on abortion would be negative for the GOP in November @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 29/09/2026
NEW: During her time in public service, WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s private family investments included stock in: 🇺🇸 Trump’s social media company 🪖 Defense contractors 🛢️ Oil companies 🤖 Tech giants 🔌 Tesla In @washingtonsun.bsky.social: www.washingtonsun.com/money/karoli...
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Karoline Leavitt Discloses Family Investments in Trump Media and Tesla
An ethics document shows the former press secretary’s family holdings contain Trump’s social media company, defense contractors, oil companies and tech giants.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SCOTUS again backs the Trump administration’s removal of migrants to countries where they have no ties. www.washingtonsun.com/courts/supre...
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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Continue Third-Country Deportation Push
The justices agreed to hear arguments over the speedy deportation policy in December.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
ICE wasted millions of taxpayer dollars in its immigration detention expansion efforts because it didn’t have a strategic plan, a new GAO report found. www.washingtonsun.com/immigration/...
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A Watchdog Says ICE Wasted Millions in Its Detention Expansion
The agency had no strategic plan as it bought warehouses to turn into migrant detention centers, a report says. It still doesn’t.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez recounted being shot by an ICE officer, answering reporters' questions through a phone call from detention. “I was telling him it hurt a lot, that I couldn’t move. I was basically passed out,” he said. washingtonsun.com/immigration/ice-agent-shooting-austin-texas
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Venezuelan DoorDash Driver Recounts Being Shot by an ICE Officer
“I was telling him it hurt a lot, that I couldn’t move,” Wilber Rafael Garces Perez said during a press conference from detention.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The U.S. citizen detained 2x in warrantless construction site raids in AL wins preliminary victory in suit against DHS. A Trump-appointed judge is temporarily barring immigration agents from entering private construction sites without consent/warrants. www.washingtonsun.com/immigration/...
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Federal Judge Limits ICE Agents in Construction Site Searches and Detentions
The ruling sides with a U.S. citizen, twice detained in warrantless worksite raids and held even after he showed Alabama REAL ID.
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Natalie Alms @almsnatalie.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
You may remember that Trump fired nearly 20 inspectors general last year after he took office. The transformation of the system of watchdogs has continued since. They're "scared to do anything," one senior OIG official told us of those who are left. www.notus.org/agencies/tru...
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From Watchdogs to ‘Lapdogs’: Inside the Trumpification of Agencies’ Inspectors General
Between canceled reports, deleted pages and mass firings, the government is getting less oversight.
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Natalie Alms @almsnatalie.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I have a new story out this morning on the Trumpification of the government's watchdog system. Featuring: the killing of reports, stonewalling from agencies & a culture of fear that's making staff afraid to speak up in a system meant to be independent
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Five years ago, it was bipartisan to believe that shell companies should be forced to report their owners. But this week, when Trump killed the tool meant to find criminals hiding behind anonymous companies, there was only one Republican left standing.
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How Trump Came to Gut a Once-Popular Tool to Track Financial Crimes
A broad coalition of support has collapsed for a tool that the Treasury recently deemed essential for rooting out fraud, money laundering and other illicit activity.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
NEW: The Trump administration plans to spend $1.6 billion through September 2027 in its partnerships with state and local police participating in immigration enforcement, a sum that far exceeds previous funding. notus.org/policy/trump-supercharge-local-police-immigration-enforcement
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Trump to Supercharge Local Police Immigration Enforcement With $1.6 Billion
The funding planned for the 287(g) program far exceeds spending in the first Trump administration.
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Margaret Manto @margaretmanto.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Exclusive: Katie Miller has called for Anthony Fauci to be jailed. But since-redacted excerpts from his diary suggest the two had a close relationship in 2020. www.notus.org/health-scien...
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Redacted Fauci Diary Entries Depict Him Personally Helping Katie Miller
Katie Miller, who has since called for infectious disease doctor Anthony Fauci to be jailed, has said Fauci’s diary entries are self-aggrandizing.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
More migrant kids are getting removal orders. Some could lose their attorneys too as deportation orders balloon. Immigration judges issued removal orders for 18,000+ kids in June, a 73% increase from Jan. notus.org/immigration/migrant-kids-could-lose-attorneys
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More Migrant Kids Are Getting Removal Orders. Some Could Lose Their Attorneys Too.
A contract for nonprofits representing thousands of children is set to expire Friday.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 29/07/2026
ACLU affiliates across the country said they filed 30 claims this week seeking damages for immigration enforcement misconduct. www.notus.org/immigration/aclu-seek…
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ACLU Seeks Government Payouts for Immigration Agent Misconduct
“I'm an ordinary woman, and I want to stand up,” one of the ACLU clients said.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
NEW: Cheyenne Hunt saw Eric Swalwell use campaign money to hire a firm that investigated women that accused him of sexual assault Hunt wanted to stop Graham Platner from doing that So she started texting Platner donors to teach them how to get refunds www.notus.org/2026-electio...
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Inside the Push to Claw Back Graham Platner’s Campaign Money
“Anything that we can do to try to take resources out of the hands of predators is worth it,” Cheyenne Hunt told NOTUS.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
NEW: The controversy around Debbie Wasserman Schultz running in #FL20, a historically Black district, continues Having DWS represent that district would be “the greatest civil rights threat that’s facing us today,” one Black Democratic candidate said www.notus.org/2026-electio...
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Run Is Infuriating Black Democrats. She Might Win Anyway.
If Wasserman Schultz wins the race to represent a historically Black district, it would be “the greatest civil rights threat that’s facing us today,” one Democratic candidate said.
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Margaret Manto @margaretmanto.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Scoop: The FDA's "Simple Reform" reorg has been officially approved by the administration. Changes to the agency's inspectorate and administrative staff will go into effect on October 1, 2026. More here: www.notus.org/agencies/fda...
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The FDA Is Officially Codifying DOGE-Era Changes
The agency will stop specializing its field inspectors starting in October.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 27/07/2026
A new DHS rule change could more quickly shift asylum applications from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to immigration judges. www.notus.org/immigration/rule-asyl…
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New Rule Could Send Hundreds of Thousands Seeking Asylum to Immigration Courts
The Trump administration said the change was meant to decrease the backlog of applications.
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Margaret Manto @margaretmanto.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
There is now one person working in the WH Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. I talked to former health officials about how much a single person can get done: www.notus.org/health-scien...
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The White House Is Back in the Pandemic Preparedness Game. Barely.
“You can’t run an Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy as an army of one,” a former White House official said.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
SCOOP: DCCC has at least once failed to tell House Democrats that it will interfere in a primary — after agreeing to keep them informed That incident and DCCC's loss in #AZ01 has led Dems to urge DCCC to reassess how it becomes involved in elections www.notus.org/2026-electio...
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
DHS plans to spend more than $30 million for body-worn cameras after the fatal shooting of two immigrants in the past two weeks. www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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DHS Plans to Spend Over $30 Million on Body Cameras
Each arrest team will have one agent with a body camera, DHS said.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEW: Chair Jim Jordan won’t take up legislation expanding the H-2A visa program, bucking Republicans who sought a quick path to help the agriculture industry. W/ Tyler Spence www.notus.org/congress/hou...
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House Judiciary Panel Won’t Include Farmworker Visa Changes in Immigration Package
“I expect there will be major heartburn from producers across the country,” Rep. Glenn Thompson said.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEW: Democratic voters aren't thinking about abortion DeGette, the top House Dem on abortion, lost reelection in #CO01 Dunlap won the #ME02 Dem primary despite his anti-abortion record Here's an in-depth look at abortion as a campaign issue in 2026: www.notus.org/healthcare/a...
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Democratic Voters Are Not Thinking About Abortion
Support for abortion rights has taken a back seat to pocketbook issues during the Democratic primary season.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
SCOOP: Mayra Macías, who is running in #IL04 to succeed Rep. Chuy García, is urging the House Ethics Committee to investigate the congressman and his office Macías alleges that Chuy's staff used congressional resources for political and campaign activity www.notus.org/2026-electio...
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Rep. García Faces New Meddling Accusations Ahead of Midterms
An independent candidate running to succeed García is urging House Ethics officials to conduct an investigation.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
NEW: Redistricting has not only reshaped the House map for the 2026 midterms, it has also impacted Democrats' fundraising ability Fewer House Dem incumbents are paying dues to the DCCC — and some are worried it could cause a cash crunch w/ @kadiagoba.bsky.social www.notus.org/campaigns/ho...
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How Redistricting Squeezed House Democrats’ Fundraising
More incumbents don’t have to pay dues to Democrats’ campaign arm.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The company hired to process payments to health providers caring for people in ICE custody has so far paid $0 for those services.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
NEW: Trump took small town America’s 250th birthday money. Across Ohio, West Virginia, Alabama, Washington… “These are taxpayer dollars that are intended to go to local communities. They’re being held back and funneled to projects in Washington, D.C.”
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DOGE Cut Off Small Town America’s 250th Birthday Money
Then Trump redirected the money for his own beautification projects.
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Margaret Manto @margaretmanto.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I went to the Great American State Fair on MAHA Monday looking for MAHA. Here’s what I found instead: www.notus.org/health-scien...
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The Great American State Fair’s ‘MAHA Monday’ Is Lacking in MAHA
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s signature alternative health movement branding was elusive.
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Alex Roarty @alexroarty.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Trump won in 2024 by turning out multitudes of people who usually don’t vote, in no small part because his campaign built an entire strategy around aggressively courting them. Now the GOP wants to use same strategy to save its Congressional majorities. www.notus.org/2026-electio...
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Inside Republicans’ Plan to Win the Midterms
The party has spent years plotting turning out Trump voters. “There has never been an operation like this before,” said the NRCC’s political director.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
SCOOP: Sen. Ruben Gallego's campaign lawyer quietly set up a nonprofit that can raise unlimited funds Concerns the nonprofit might run afoul of campaign finance rules have been raised with Gallego, per a person who advised the senator and his staff www.notus.org/campaigns/ru...
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Ruben Gallego’s Campaign Lawyer Created a Mystery Nonprofit
A person familiar with the matter told NOTUS that concerns about the nonprofit have been raised with Gallego.
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Margaret Manto @margaretmanto.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
“We found it offensive that they tried to say that this was a MAHA-backed initiative, because it absolutely was not." The cotton industry attempted to MAHA itself. Did it work? New on NOTUS: www.notus.org/health-scien...
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How an Industry That Runs on Pesticides Won Over RFK Jr.
The health secretary is all in on the cotton industry’s “Plant Not Plastic” campaign. MAHA is furious.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
After last night's primaries in NY, Democrats are dismissing the rise of the Mamdani wing in the party "All these hyperbolic statements about the party, that this is the new party … no, it’s not, it’s New York City," one House Dem said w/ @kadiagoba.bsky.social www.notus.org/new-york/new...
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Washington Democrats Dismiss the Rise of the Mamdani Wing
Some argued the far left's success is just a New York story. Others worry it'll haunt them in the fall.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 24/06/2026
Rural emergency services across the country face a demand they can’t readily meet at times as ICE scales up its detention capacity. via @llanosjackie.bsky.social www.notus.org/immigration/...
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Rural Emergency Care Is Struggling to Keep Up With ICE Detention Demand
Records of hundreds of 911 calls illustrate the weight of immigration detention on emergency services.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
NOTUS investigation 🚨: 911 calls at ICE detention centers take rural first responders out of commission for hours. Emergency responders at 6 detention centers took between 58 mins to 2.5 hours to tend to 911 calls, according to records NOTUS obtained. More findings below 👇🏻
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Taylor Giorno @taylorgiorno.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Trump's Hudson Valley golf club restaurant got dinged in April for having "spoiled, adulterated" food. It's one of several Trump properties hit with health code violations in the past year. NEW w/ @davelevinthal.com www.notus.org/donald-trump...
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‘Spoiled, Adulterated’ Food: Trump Golf Club Hit With Health Violations
The president’s Hudson Valley golf club is one of several Trump properties hit with health code violations in the past year.
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Taylor Giorno @taylorgiorno.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Two Friends Formed a PAC. Now One Has Accused the Other of Theft. NEW on @notus.com: www.notus.org/money/politi...
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Two Friends Formed a PAC. Now One Has Accused the Other of Theft.
The PAC’s founder, Chris Armitage, may pursue legal charges against his longtime friend.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
NEW: House Ethics has always had more male members than female That has seemingly impacted the outcome of at least one sexual misconduct investigation: The one into Jim Costa Women wanted to make the case public, but men argued against it w/ @kadiagoba.bsky.social www.notus.org/congress/gen...
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Women in Congress Say a Gender Gap Impedes Sexual Harassment Probes
Female House lawmakers tell NOTUS that investigations would benefit from more representation on the committee.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
SCOOP: House Ethics is investigating leaks around its 2023 investigation into Jim Costa The committee sent letters to former committee members asking if they disclosed any information reported by @notus.com in May about the Costa probe w/ @kadiagoba.bsky.social www.notus.org/congress/hou...
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The Ethics Committee Is Probing Leaks About Its Jim Costa Investigation
The committee started sending letters to former commitee members inquiring if they leaked information that was previously reported by NOTUS.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The White House sent us this statement on Trump’s stocks today, after originally referring our questions to the Trump Org.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Read @bueninvierno.bsky.social and my latest on Trump’s stock purchases.
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Margaret Manto @margaretmanto.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
New: As news of the hantavirus outbreak swept social media and cable news, some wondered: Why didn’t the administration publicly say what it was doing in response to hantavirus sooner?
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How the CDC’s Hantavirus Response Became a PR Crisis
State health officials say communications with the federal government on tracking the outbreak have been normal.
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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
New from me @notus.com: We just revealed the White House has been brainstorming with prosecutors and even *the postmaster general himself* on how to restrict mail-in ballots and enforce federal voter lists. The government hasn't admitted to that in court. www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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The White House Is Meeting With DOJ, DHS and USPS About Creating Voter Lists
The timing of these discussions has the potential to affect two ongoing lawsuits brought by elections-rights advocates.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
SCOOP: Leger Fernández and Cammack plan to create a task force to overhaul how the House handles sexual misconduct And they want to change the “laughable” anti-harassment training House members take each year to prevent future incidents w/ @davelevinthal.com www.notus.org/congress/hou...
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Alex Roarty @alexroarty.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Thomas Massie’s lead in his primary later this month is slipping and he is in genuine danger of losing, according to interviews with local GOP officials. On the increasingly close race in Kentucky’s 4th District www.notus.org/2026-electio...
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Thomas Massie Is Really In Danger of Losing His Seat
Allies of the occasional Trump adversary acknowledge his race is tightening, just as Trump’s intraparty dominance reemerges.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
NEW: The number of kids placed in foster care because immigration agents detained or deported their parents increased by nearly 49% in the 2025 fiscal year. www.notus.org/immigration/...
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Trump's Immigration Agenda Has Forced Hundreds of Kids Into Foster Care
Immigration agents detained their parents and left more than 200 kids to the foster system.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
SCOOP: Sen. Cory Booker's campaign bank account got hacked. www.notus.org/money/cory-b...
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A Hacker Stole Thousands From Cory Booker’s Senate Campaign
The committee has yet to get the funds back, according to an FEC document.
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Taylor Giorno @taylorgiorno.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The daughter of the Seafarers International Union president has been accused of embezzling large sums of money from the union’s two PACs. It's the latest in a string of high-profile theft allegations against treasurers of political committees. NEW on @notus.com www.notus.org/money/seafar...
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Union President’s Daughter Accused of Embezzling From Political Committees
Federal documents indicate she allegedly misappropriated large sums of money from the Seafarers International Union’s political committees. She told federal regulators it was a “mistake.”
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
SCOOP: House ethics officials investigated Rep. Jim Costa in 2023 over allegations that he made inappropriate advances to two hill interns The House Ethics Committee dismissed the case, but not before some members expressed concern about Costa's behavior www.notus.org/congress/jim...
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House Ethics Officials Investigated Rep. Jim Costa for Alleged Inappropriate Behavior With Interns
The Ethics Committee ultimately dismissed the case, even as some lawmakers expressed concern about Costa's alleged behavior, according to a source who was in the room during the deliberations.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A group of detained immigrants have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration over a catch-22 biometric data policy that they allege has blocked them from obtaining legal status. www.notus.org/immigration/...
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Immigrants File Suit Over Trump’s Catch-22 Biometric Data Policy
Immigrants have to submit biometrics for visa applications and deportation protections, though authorities can’t collect that data from detainees.
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