Alexandria, Virginia. Greenwich, Connecticut. Cape Cod, Massachusetts. These places are earning $$$ intended for towns gutted by the fall of coal + mining. Why are healthy, rich communities are getting the benefits meant for those left behind? notus.org/policy/ira-ene…

I spent a couple days camping out with rural Democrats in Pennsylvania. Besides enjoying moonshine and mountain pies over a roaring bonfire, they had a serious mission: preventing a Trump blowout in the red counties he’s relying on to win Pennsylvania. notus.org/2024-election/…

Republican Rep. John Duarte won a Democratic House seat on his record as a farmer and a moderate. Whether he can do it again could determine control of the House. notus.org/2024-election/…

Donald Trump’s allies have rushed to the former president's defense in New York’s appellate court in an attempt to overturn the historic $464 million judgment against him for bank fraud. notus.org/courts/trump-n…

After this morning's hearing, there is the distinct possibility that Judge Chutkan might allow Jack Smith to deliver Trump's October surprise. My latest ⁦NOTUS⁩: notus.org/courts/jack-sm…

NEW: Prosecutors argued in favor of filing a report rehashing all of Trump’s conduct leading up to Jan. 6, asserting it was “private in nature and not subject to immunity." The judge overseeing the election interference case seemed open to it. notus.org/courts/jack-sm…

Donald Trump announced he will create a "government efficiency" commission and task Elon Musk to lead it. notus.org/trump-2024/tru…

NEW: Emails obtained by NOTUS show that Democratic Senate candidate Lucas Kunce once fed hearing recommendations to a Hill adviser who worked for Josh Hawley, his GOP opponent. notus.org/senate/emails-…

Emails obtained by NOTUS show Dem Senate candidate Lucas Kunce once fed talking points to a Hill adviser who worked for Josh Hawley. Hawley echoed them during a hearing. notus.org/senate/emails-…

A pretty wild story: Leaked emails show Josh Hawley apparently used to take advice on what questions to ask in hearings from his Democratic opponent. notus.org/senate/emails-…

As Congress reconvenes, Mike Johnson has a plan to push a continuing resolution through at the expense of Democrats. The problem is, everyone seems to know the plan is a charade that is doomed to fail. notus.org/congress/insid…

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has used the recent SCOTUS Chevron ruling to knock down a 2021 Department of Labor rule limiting when employers can pay workers less than minimum wage. Labor unions say it a sign of more to come. notus.org/courts/biden-l…

New: GOP members see attaching the SAVE Act to the CR solely as a messaging opportunity to make Dems have to go on record about it. Very few of them actually believe that Congress will pass anything other than a "clean CR" at the end of the day. notus.org/congress/insid…

“This is the first presidential campaign where gun safety has been held up as a core issue,” Giffords Executive Director Emma Brown told NOTUS. “That's a really big deal.” notus.org/2024-election/…

“This is the first presidential campaign where gun safety has been held up as a core issue,” Giffords Executive Director Emma Brown told NOTUS. “That’s a really big deal.” Gun Control Advocates Think This Campaign Year Could Be Different w/ Ben Mause

At Demstock, rural Pennsylvania Democrats are determined to close the margins, seeing themselves as the last line of defense against a Donald Trump victory sealed by a rural blowout. notus.org/2024-election/…

.Jasmine Wright joined Caitlin Huey-Burns to discuss how Liz Cheney's endorsement affects the Harris campaign's sway with independent voters. 📺: CBS News youtu.be/qOFpvUdwjyM?fe… via YouTube

As Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie told NOTUS, Congress is about to perform some “failure theater.” Mike Johnson’s latest government funding plan seems to be a charade. Whether anyone will really be convinced of it is the question. notus.org/congress/insid…