📩 In the newsletter via Taylor Giorno https://www.notus.org/newsletters/democrats-vs-the-red-scare

Starting Today: The NOTUS team is at the @mccaininstitute.bsky.social 2026 Sedona Forum: Challenges to American Dominance as an official media partner. Tune in as global leaders tackle the world’s most pressing policy and international challenges: https://thesedonaforum.org

Every election cycle, dozens of wealthy individuals decide to sink seven or eight figures into their campaigns for federal office. On paper, that cash infusion should allow for a candidate’s dream campaign. In the end, they rarely get elected. www.notus.org/2026-electio...

NOTUS is proud to announce that @davelevinthal.com has won a National Headliner Award for his reporting on members of Congress violating conflict-of-interest and financial disclosure laws. www.notus.org/about-us/pre...

The NOTUS team is heading to the McCain Institute’s 2026 Sedona Forum: Challenges to American Dominance as an official media partner. Tune in as global leaders tackle the world’s most pressing policy and international challenges. Register here: TheSedonaForum.org.

Secret Service officers jumped over tables to evacuate Cabinet members, who were spread around the crowded ballroom. https://www.notus.org/us-news/apparent-gunshots-broke-out-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner

NOTUS’ @daniellamicaela.bsky.social joins @cnn.com to unpack Congress’ return to Washington this week amid the sexual assault allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell.

Join @notusperspectives.bsky.social editor Richard Just for a virtual discussion with Gen Z writers on “What Washington Doesn’t Get About Young Americans.” 🗓️: Wednesday, April 15 at 1 p.m. ET RSVP: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In the newsletter: Wine Wednesday at the hottest hangout for MAGA staffers. https://www.notus.org/newsletters/foolproof

NOTUS’ @annackramer.bsky.social joins @jimlokay.com to break down the war in Iran’s impact on rising oil and gas prices.

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

Debates around congressional stock trading and the affordability crisis are animated by a pervasive feeling that Congress is increasingly in a different echelon of society. This feeling has fueled a growing cynicism among the electorate. What does the data say? https://www.notus.org/capitol-gains

In a special edition of On NOTUS from the House Republican retreat at President Trump’s golf resort in Doral, Reese Gorman talks to House Speaker Mike Johnson about why the mission is “virtually accomplished” in Iran. https://www.notus.org/podcast

Join NOTUS editor in chief @timgrieve.bsky.social at 2 p.m. ET for an AMA on r/journalism! www.reddit.com/r/Journalism...

The Invest In Tomorrow Coalition PAC, a pro-green energy spending group, says they are targeting Freedom Caucus members on MAGA-friendly platforms like Rumble and Truth Social. https://www.notus.org/newsletters/he-had-something-in-mind

For On NOTUS, @mcbride.house.gov discusses getting Republicans to co-sponsor bills with her, how she decides to weigh in on LGBTQ+ issues and her current thinking on attending the State of the Union that many Democrats are boycotting. www.notus.org/podcast

NOTUS' @violetjira.bsky.social joins @jimlokay.com to break down the fight between President Trump and Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore over the ongoing Potomac River sewage crisis.

The Allbritton Journalism Institute is seeking applicants for the 2026-2028 Reporting Fellowship. 🚨 Applications are due tomorrow, February 18. 🚨 Fellows are paid $60,000 per year to take classes with some of the country’s best journalists and to write for NOTUS. aji.org/application-...

For On NOTUS, Rep. Mike Lawler unpacks how the growing faction of young parents in the House makes a difference on which topics receive legislative attention. https://www.notus.org/podcast Presented by BP.

Join NOTUS reporter and host of the On NOTUS podcast @reesegorman.bsky.social for his AMA on r/politics today at 12 p.m. ET. www.reddit.com/r/politics/c...

In today’s Final NOTUS ↘️ https://www.notus.org/final-notus-newsletter/just-dont-call-it-ice

NOTUS’ Jasmine Wright breaks down President Trump’s negotiation tactics and rhetoric when addressing Greenland.

NOTUS’ Daniella Diaz breaks down Vice President JD Vance’s response to an ICE agent shooting a woman in Minneapolis.

NOTUS’ Jasmine Wright asks Rep. Randy Fine on @cspanwj.bsky.social if he supports U.S. taxpayers reimbursing oil companies that would invest in Venezuela’s oil infrastructure.

NOTUS’ Jasmine Wright and Rep. Randy Fine discuss the legality of U.S. involvement in Venezuela. 📺: @cspanwj.bsky.social

NOTUS’ Jasmine Wright discusses the USDA’s threats to pause federal funding to blue states over SNAP data. :📺: @cspanwj.bsky.social

From EDM to Taylor Swift to “The Little Mermaid,” lawmakers’ Spotify Wrapped results know no bounds, NOTUS’ @oriana.bsky.social determined after investigative efforts on Capitol Hill.

NOTUS’ @daniellamicaela.bsky.social discusses what Republicans’ heavy investments in the Tennessee special election might mean for the party come midterms.

Steve Scalise says he’s had success over his long career by not burning bridges, even in a heavily polarized Congress. “If you’re trying to settle scores, it’s going to make it hard for you to achieve all the big things you want to do.” https://play.megaphone.fm/fngylymbt0ky3a7p7l4qfa

NOTUS’ @daniellamicaela.bsky.social unpacks the U.S. special envoy’s trip to Russia this week.