Inspector general to scrutinize Trump team’s Signal chat wapo.st/3Rwd1Bt

The disparity has grown even further. New federal data shows that the United States now has: • 41,550 journalists • 280,590 public relations specialists For every reporter, there are now about seven PR people. (data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

WASHINGTON (AP) — AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing 1st Amendment.

In a characteristically brilliant and deep story, *Propublica*'s T Christian Miller explains how Blue Cross of Louisiana colluded with other Blue Shield franchises around the country to steal millions by denying claims they'd already approved: propublica.org/article/blue-c… 4/

“It’s absurd for anyone to insinuate that this president is profiting off of the presidency,” Karoline Leavitt said, before Trump headed to his golf club to dine with 220 people who bought his memecoin, which generates fees for a Trump business entity. nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/…

If you are wondering why senators are worried about the "negative impacts" of getting rid of clean energy tax credits, read our super in depth story (charts too !) from Ashley Murray | @ashleymurray.bsky.social for States Newsroom DC: newsfromthestates.com/article/republ…

Been covering U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz for awhile. Can't recall ever seeing him this animated even for a floor speech. x.com/SenBrianSchatz…

U.S. Rep. Ed Case was one of 11 Democrats to vote for a GOP bill to repeal D.C.'s sanctuary city law, which limits cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Last week, before Trump ordered ICE to stop targeting farmworkers, I talked to several GOP lawmakers about the open secret that U.S. relies heavily on unauthorized migrant workers. Could Congress finally reform immigration law for them? spokesman.com/stories/2025/j…

NEW: NC Sen. Thom Tillis says he won’t run for reelection. Says in statement that lawmakers who compromise and exercise independent thinking are becoming “endangered species.” He voted against proceeding on President Trump’s mega-bill and Trump threatened to primary him.

Keith Self just voted for a reconciliation bill on Thursday that is projected to add $4 trillion to the debt over the next decade.

Kristi Noem is addressing some FEMA staff now, she started off by praising the Texas disaster response, saying it was better than under Biden because in Hawaii victims had to trade sexual favors to get FEMA help. (This is not true.) I hope somebody is recording this one

“It is inaccurate and deeply irresponsible to imply that 1 in 6 people across Lahaina experienced this form of exploitation.” civilbeat.org/2025/07/top-tr… Honolulu Civil Beat

The great Erin Burnett had me on CNN to talk about NPR. One of the revelations: many of the lawmakers who claim NPR is biased have been guests on NPR, and have been able to tell their own stories in their own words. vimeo.com/1102363466/e1f…

The The Seattle Times will once again have a reporter in D.C. Please share our job ad and reach out if you are interested. seattletimes.applytojob.com/apply/oVo010rp…

Their relationship may surprise an untold number of Americans who consider rival party members abhorrent, but political opposites Jamie Raskin and Lauren Boebert have formed an unlikely friendship. bit.ly/3J1HqXs

Washington's homicide rate is the 11th highest among large US cities, but eight of the 10 with higher rates are in red states — Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee, Ohio and Louisiana. Trump has not sent National Guard to any of them. Russell Contreras axios.com/2025/08/15/hom…

U.S. Rep. David Scott -- an 80-year-old, 12-term congressman -- is battling concerns among Democrats that his age and health are obstacles to reelection. ajc.com/politics/2025/…

New story w/ Hilary Burns: A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective. bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/met…

Quite a quote from the ICE hiring fair.