A look at one of the last remaining bipartisan meetings on Capitol Hill: The Senate's weekly prayer breakfast. notus.org/congress/capit…

NEW: Pollsters, who are already struggling to get people on the phone, are now concerned that iOS 26 will make it even harder (and more expensive) to find respondents for their polls. notus.org/technology/app…

After the Oklahoma Tax Commission denied a tax credit for online conservative school American Virtual Academy, the state's superintendent Ryan Walters insists the credit will be approved by the start of the school year. Read more: notus.org/oklahoma/ryan-…

Trump is pushing to end homeless encampments and radically reduce the number of homeless people in D.C. Advocates told me it’s not that far off from what Gov. Gavin Newsom is doing in California. Read more: notus.org/california/gav…

Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped. Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)

NEW: There have been several major private equity plays on K Street this summer, including last week's sale of Penta Group and Monument Advocacy's first acquisition last month. Insiders say the party’s just getting started. notus.org/money/wall-str…

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser left town for Martha's Vineyard amid President Trump's takeover of the police department. “The Mayor has a family commitment and had to pick up her daughter. She will return to the District tomorrow,” her office told NOTUS. notus.org/us-news/mayor-…

At least the National Guard is already in town...

Democrats are introducing legislation to end President Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police department. “No emergency exists in D.C. that the president did not create himself,” D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said. notus.org/congress/democ…

This is a video of masked government agents removing a D.C. protest sign expressing an opinion that would certainly appear to be protected by the Constitution’s First Amendment.

"The blog posted under Lendrum’s byline argued that conservatives were facing political oppression akin to enslaved Black Americans and Holocaust victims." An amazing story by Emily Kennard. notus.org/trump-white-ho…

Meet the members of Congress making big money off their book-writing side hustles. .⁦NOTUS⁩ read the personal financial disclosures of every lawmaker to determine who’s using the 📕 loophole in what’s a general restriction on outside income. notus.org/congress/congr…

While more National Guard troops are on their way to DC, the White House still won't give a timeline for when Trump's federal takeover may end. Press Sec. Karoline Leavitt said today that agencies have made 465 arrests since the takeover began. notus.org/trump-white-ho…

BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/win…

Rep. Chip Roy announced this AM that he's running for Texas attorney general. That means a further shake-up of the House Freedom Caucus, several of whom are already running for another office. notus.org/texas/chip-roy…

FEMA's much-criticized response to Hurricane Katrina is a stain on its history. While the Trump administration threatens to overhaul and weaken the agency, lawmakers and those involved in the storm’s aftermath disagree on its future. notus.org/louisiana/fema… NOTUS

New: Ahead of US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s visit to Oklahoma, her team specifically asked Oklahoma officials not to include state Superintendent Ryan Walters in any of the events, per sources. They feared he would be a distraction. notus.org/oklahoma/ryan-…