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Schumer Claims Victory as Senators Leave for August Recess Without a Deal on Trump Nominees Republicans wanted a deal to work through a backlog of nominees before the August recess. Democrats didn’t give it to them.

Schumer Claims Victory as Senators Leave for August Recess Without a Deal on Trump Nominees
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House Democrats Accuse Texas Republicans of Playing Dirty With Proposed Congressional Map Rep. Jasmine Crockett alleged that some House Democrats were intentionally carved out of their home districts.

House Democrats Accuse Texas Republicans of Playing Dirty With Proposed Congressional Map
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‘Doggett Should Take His Own Advice’: Proposed Texas Map Is Already Turning Democrats Against Each Other Rep. Lloyd Doggett’s comments on CNN have infuriated Democrats who think he should step aside for the next generation.

‘Doggett Should Take His Own Advice’: Proposed Texas Map Is Already Turning Democrats Against Each Other
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Federal Agencies Are Fighting Over What Went Wrong With the DCA Crash Tensions were high during the three days of investigatory hearings this week, which revealed new details about the January collision.

Federal agencies are fighting over what went wrong with the DCA crash.
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Trump Says Labor Statistics Commissioner Should Be Fired Trump called Dr. Erika McEntarfer a “Biden Political Appointee” and accused her of faking jobs data.

President Trump said he is directing his team to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer. He called McEntarfer a “Biden Political Appointee” and accused her of faking jobs data.
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Fired Immigration Judges Decry DOJ’s ‘Crazy’ Spike in Immigration Fees Congress and the Justice Department hiked up the fees to apply for residency, claim asylum or challenge deportation orders — imposing significant new roadblocks to gaining legal status.

Fired Immigration Judges Decry DOJ’s ‘Crazy’ Spike in Immigration Fees
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Elon Musk, Crypto Help Boost Trump Super PAC to New Heights MAGA Inc. is boasting a $200 million warchest as the 2026 midterm elections heat up.

President Trump’s flagship super PAC is sitting on a $200 million warchest as the 2026 midterm elections take shape.
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Trump Administration Blames Bad Jobs Report on Fed Chair Powell “Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell, a stubborn MORON, must substantially lower interest rates, NOW,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

President Trump blames Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for a lackluster July jobs report.
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The Trump Trade War Is Just Getting Started The president signed an executive order placing tariffs on many countries, set to go in effect in seven days, but there’s still a long way to go on reshaping the U.S. trade agenda.

The Trump Trade War Is Just Getting Started
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Republicans Try Work-Arounds to In-Person Town Halls Back home, many of their constituents are eager to look lawmakers “in the face, eye to eye.”

Back home, many of their constituents are eager to look lawmakers “in the face, eye to eye.”
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Inside the Shutdown Standoff Over a Single Appropriations Amendment “The Republicans are saying that they rolled us once, and they plan to roll us again,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said. “I’m not lying down for that.”

Some Democrats are drawing a line in the sand: Any spending bill that passes the Senate with Democratic support needs language preventing the Trump administration from undoing the legislation with another rescission bill.
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The White House’s Uncertain Plans for a Wall Street Regulator Nominee Confuses the Senate Brian Quintenz, who Trump nominated in February to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is facing headwinds.

The White House’s Uncertain Plans for a Wall Street Regulator Nominee Confuses the Senate
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The Senate’s Plans to Get Out of Town Are Currently in ‘the Ditch’ “It looked like it was trending in the right direction. And then, as you know, the wheels come off,” Thune said Thursday.

“It looked like it was trending in the right direction,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said of negotiations to get senators out of town.

“And then, as you know, the wheels come off.”
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Michael Whatley Announces Senate Bid. Republicans in Washington Are Already Lining Up Behind Him. Republican senators are being asked to endorse and give to Whatley immediately.

RNC Chair Michael Whatley is officially in the race for Senate — and he already has the full backing of Republicans in Washington.
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Markwayne Mullin Violated the STOCK Act by Failing to Disclose Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Trades “Much like tax returns, financial disclosures occasionally need to be amended to reflect the most accurate, up-to-date information. That’s what we did here,” said a Mullin spokesperson.

YESTERDAY: Massive Trump / Sen. Josh Hawley blow-up over a congressional stock trade ban bill vote.

TODAY: Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) violates STOCK Act w/ late disclosures on hundreds of thousands of dollars in stock/bond trades.

In @notusreports.bsky.social: www.notus.org/oklahoma/mar...

Markwayne Mullin Violated the STOCK Act by Failing to Disclose Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Trades “Much like tax returns, financial disclosures occasionally need to be amended to reflect the most accurate, up-to-date information. That’s what we did here,” said a Mullin spokesperson.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin violated the STOCK Act by failing to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in trades.
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ICE Is Trying to Recruit Ex-Federal Workers With Big Bonuses ICE is using part of its massive, unprecedented budget to pay new hires $50,000 bonuses.

ICE is targeting former government lawyers in its recruitment efforts, according to an email received by a former DOJ employee and reviewed by NOTUS.
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Trump and Friends Plan to Privately Fund $200 Million White House Ballroom White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump is personally donating toward the project.

Trump and Friends Plan to Privately Fund $200 Million White House Ballroom
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Major Corporations Reported Bigger Donations to Trump's Inauguration Than His Committee Disclosed General Motors, Amazon and Microsoft all disclosed donations far larger than what the committee previously reported to the FEC.

A NOTUS review of federal documents found that General Motors, Amazon and Microsoft all disclosed donations far larger than what Trump’s inauguration committee previously reported to the FEC.
via @davelevinthal.com
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Kamala Harris just kicked off the California governor’s race - San José Spotlight California Democrats say the governor’s race next year is wide open after former Vice President Kamala Harris announced she will not run.

California Democrats say the governor’s race next year is wide open after former Vice President @kamalaharris.com announced she will not run.

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Two key Supreme Court emergency rulings have made the idea of an independent agency in government virtually obsolete.
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Darren Beattie, Who Voiced Support for Sterilization of ‘Low-IQ’ Populations, Is Climbing the Trump Administration Ladder “Wow!” responded a senior House Republican when told of Beattie’s recent appointment to the Institute of Peace.

Darren Beattie, who has called for the U.S. government to promote sterilizations of “feral” and “low-IQ” Americans, is rising through the ranks of the Trump administration.
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Kamala Harris Just Kicked Off the California Governor’s Race Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision to not run has opened the field up for other candidates.

“It blows the entire governor’s race wide open”: Kamala Harris’ decision to not run in California has opened the field up for other candidates.
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Trump Lashes Out at ‘Second-Tier Senator’ for Backing Stock Trading Ban “I love the president,” Sen. Josh Hawley said of Trump’s tirade. “I don’t read too much into it.”

President Trump lashed out at Sen. Josh Hawley over the senator’s vote for a bill that would bar members of Congress and presidents from stock trading.
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‘A Serious Misuse of My Research’: Climate Scientists Say New Trump Energy Report Botches Their Work “Our work has no relevance,” an astrobiologist whose research was cited in the administration’s climate change report said.

🚨 At least 10 scientists, all cited in the Trump admin's new climate change report, told me that the report completely mischaracterizes their research.

I also found five citations with significant errors, and a paragraph missing an important citation.

‘A Serious Misuse of My Research’: Climate Scientists Say New Trump Energy Report Botches Their Work “Our work has no relevance,” an astrobiologist whose research was cited in the administration’s climate change report said.

‘A Serious Misuse of My Research’: Climate Scientists Say New Trump Energy Report Botches Their Work
NEW via @annackramer.bsky.social
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Lawmakers Felt Fine About the United States’ Munitions Stockpile — Until They Didn’t Hegseth’s munitions pause came as the Army plans on changing the munitions acquisition system in a way that’s raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill.

Pete Hegseth’s munitions pause came as the Army plans on changing the munitions acquisition system in a way that’s raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill.
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Kamala Harris isn't running for California governor - San José Spotlight Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Wednesday that she will not run for governor in her home state of California. She hinted at continued involvement in national politics, including helpi...

Former Vice President @kamalaharris.com announced on Wednesday that she will not run for governor in her home state of California.

✍️ @bueninvierno.bsky.social & Jasmine Wright, @notusreports.bsky.social

Senate Democrats Turn to Obscure Rule to Force Release of Epstein Files It’s unclear whether the gambit will succeed.

Senate Democrats are turning to an obscure rule in an attempt to obtain the “Epstein files.”
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Kamala Harris Won't Run for Governor The former vice president said that “for now” she will not seek elected office.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced that she will not run for governor in her home state of California.
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