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The Senate passed a funding deal Monday night in a 60-40 vote.
Eight moderate senators including Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto, Tim Kaine, Jeanne Shaheen, John Fetterman and independent Sen. Angus King joined Republican senators to pass the deal.
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Eight moderate senators including Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto, Tim Kaine, Jeanne Shaheen, John Fetterman and independent Sen. Angus King joined Republican senators to pass the deal.
www.notus.org/congress/sen...
Senate Passes Funding Deal to End the Longest Government Shutdown in History
The House is expected to return as soon as Wednesday to take up the bill which would reopen the government.
www.notus.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The Senate passed a funding deal Monday night in a 60-40 vote.
Eight moderate senators including Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto, Tim Kaine, Jeanne Shaheen, John Fetterman and independent Sen. Angus King joined Republican senators to pass the deal.
www.notus.org/congress/sen...
Eight moderate senators including Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto, Tim Kaine, Jeanne Shaheen, John Fetterman and independent Sen. Angus King joined Republican senators to pass the deal.
www.notus.org/congress/sen...
Christine Pelosi, the daughter of longtime Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, announced Monday that she wouldn’t run for her mother’s congressional seat — instead opting for a relatively more modest California state Senate bid.
Christine Pelosi Decides Against Running for Mother’s Congressional Seat
She instead opted for a California state Senate bid.
www.notus.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Christine Pelosi, the daughter of longtime Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, announced Monday that she wouldn’t run for her mother’s congressional seat — instead opting for a relatively more modest California state Senate bid.
President Donald Trump said that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene “has lost her way,” underscoring the Georgia firebrand’s transition from MAGA darling to one of the only Republicans willing to criticize Trump in recent weeks.
Trump Says Longtime Ally Marjorie Taylor Greene Has ‘Lost Her Way’
“I don’t know what happened to Marjorie, she’s a nice woman but I don’t know what happened,” Trump said.
www.notus.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
President Donald Trump said that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene “has lost her way,” underscoring the Georgia firebrand’s transition from MAGA darling to one of the only Republicans willing to criticize Trump in recent weeks.
Ghislaine Maxwell appears to be working on a commutation request for President Donald Trump, according to an email between Maxwell and her attorney obtained by the House Judiciary Committee.
Ghislaine Maxwell Is Preparing to Ask Trump for a Commutation, Email Shows
Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence at a minimum-security federal prison in Texas.
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell appears to be working on a commutation request for President Donald Trump, according to an email between Maxwell and her attorney obtained by the House Judiciary Committee.
New Jersey Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman announced she will not be seeking reelection next year.
https://www.notus.org/democrats/democratic-rep-bonnie-watson-coleman-80-announces-her-retirement
https://www.notus.org/democrats/democratic-rep-bonnie-watson-coleman-80-announces-her-retirement
Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, 80, Announces Her Retirement
She was first elected to her House seat in 2015, becoming the first Black woman to represent New Jersey in Congress.
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
New Jersey Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman announced she will not be seeking reelection next year.
https://www.notus.org/democrats/democratic-rep-bonnie-watson-coleman-80-announces-her-retirement
https://www.notus.org/democrats/democratic-rep-bonnie-watson-coleman-80-announces-her-retirement
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What is the single thing that has surprised you most about the second Trump administration?
“They manage to shock and surprise daily with their creative atrocities,” writes Washington Post contributor Sally Quinn. “And they keep them coming.”
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“They manage to shock and surprise daily with their creative atrocities,” writes Washington Post contributor Sally Quinn. “And they keep them coming.”
www.notus.org/perspectives...
What is the single thing that has surprised you most about the second Trump administration?
Philippe Reines, John Yoo, Gish Jen, Donald Kettl, Tanzina Vega, Cass Sunstein, Paul Dans, Kenji Yoshino, Sally Quinn, Peniel Joseph
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
What is the single thing that has surprised you most about the second Trump administration?
“They manage to shock and surprise daily with their creative atrocities,” writes Washington Post contributor Sally Quinn. “And they keep them coming.”
www.notus.org/perspectives...
“They manage to shock and surprise daily with their creative atrocities,” writes Washington Post contributor Sally Quinn. “And they keep them coming.”
www.notus.org/perspectives...
President Trump’s decision to pardon dozens of people involved in the 2020 fake elector scheme is putting pressure on local prosecutors.
https://www.notus.org/courts/trump-fake-elector-pardons-local-prosecutors
https://www.notus.org/courts/trump-fake-elector-pardons-local-prosecutors
Trump's Fake Elector Pardons Put New Pressure on Local Prosecutors
Many of the Trump allies pardoned for participating in efforts to thwart the 2020 election certification are still being charged at the state level.
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
President Trump’s decision to pardon dozens of people involved in the 2020 fake elector scheme is putting pressure on local prosecutors.
https://www.notus.org/courts/trump-fake-elector-pardons-local-prosecutors
https://www.notus.org/courts/trump-fake-elector-pardons-local-prosecutors
Sen. Rand Paul wants to kill a bill provision he says would destroy the hemp industry in Kentucky. It could delay the process of ending the government shutdown.
https://www.notus.org/senate/rand-paul-hemp-weed-marijuana-shutdown-bill-senate-kentucky
https://www.notus.org/senate/rand-paul-hemp-weed-marijuana-shutdown-bill-senate-kentucky
Rand Paul’s Fight Over ‘Reefer Madness’ Hemp Measure Could Slow Shutdown-Ending Bill
The Kentucky Republican’s quest to kill the measure also puts him at odds with his home-state colleague, Sen. Mitch McConnell.
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Sen. Rand Paul wants to kill a bill provision he says would destroy the hemp industry in Kentucky. It could delay the process of ending the government shutdown.
https://www.notus.org/senate/rand-paul-hemp-weed-marijuana-shutdown-bill-senate-kentucky
https://www.notus.org/senate/rand-paul-hemp-weed-marijuana-shutdown-bill-senate-kentucky
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen helped cut a deal with Republicans to try to end the government shutdown.
Stefany Shaheen, a Democrat and congressional candidate, wasn’t shy in expressing her disappointment with her mother: “Clearly we had different approaches here.”
www.notus.org/campaigns/st...
Stefany Shaheen, a Democrat and congressional candidate, wasn’t shy in expressing her disappointment with her mother: “Clearly we had different approaches here.”
www.notus.org/campaigns/st...
This Congressional Candidate Disagrees With the Shutdown Deal Her Mother Helped Negotiate
“Clearly we had different approaches here,” Stefany Shaheen said of the deal her mother, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, cut with Republicans to reopen the government.
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen helped cut a deal with Republicans to try to end the government shutdown.
Stefany Shaheen, a Democrat and congressional candidate, wasn’t shy in expressing her disappointment with her mother: “Clearly we had different approaches here.”
www.notus.org/campaigns/st...
Stefany Shaheen, a Democrat and congressional candidate, wasn’t shy in expressing her disappointment with her mother: “Clearly we had different approaches here.”
www.notus.org/campaigns/st...
New: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer didn’t vote for the government funding deal. He’s bearing the brunt of the blame anyway.
via @ursulaperano.bsky.social & @daniellamicaela.bsky.social
www.notus.org/democrats/sc...
via @ursulaperano.bsky.social & @daniellamicaela.bsky.social
www.notus.org/democrats/sc...
Schumer Didn’t Vote for the Government Funding Deal. He’s Under Fire Anyway.
“The reality is that we don't have to get into what's in his heart or what his intentions were to say that this is not the outcome that we wanted to see,” said one spokesperson for a progressive group...
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
New: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer didn’t vote for the government funding deal. He’s bearing the brunt of the blame anyway.
via @ursulaperano.bsky.social & @daniellamicaela.bsky.social
www.notus.org/democrats/sc...
via @ursulaperano.bsky.social & @daniellamicaela.bsky.social
www.notus.org/democrats/sc...
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“The president’s world-beating first 100 days empowered him to be a world peacemaker,” writes Paul Dans for Perspectives.
“As for where this goes, I believe the best is yet to come.”
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“As for where this goes, I believe the best is yet to come.”
www.notus.org/perspectives...
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“The president’s world-beating first 100 days empowered him to be a world peacemaker,” writes Paul Dans for Perspectives.
“As for where this goes, I believe the best is yet to come.”
www.notus.org/perspectives...
“As for where this goes, I believe the best is yet to come.”
www.notus.org/perspectives...
📡: @davelevinthal.com joined SiriusXM to discuss Jack Daly, a fundraiser convicted of defrauding “vulnerable” victims who is back doing business with GOP committees, congressional campaigns and state parties.
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soundcloud.com/merits_mantr...
SiriusXM host Tim Farley interviews NOTUS' Dave Levinthal about new investigation
Jack Daly, who served four months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, is doing business with GOP committees, congressional campaigns and state parties. But some tell NOTUS they’ll stop work
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November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
📡: @davelevinthal.com joined SiriusXM to discuss Jack Daly, a fundraiser convicted of defrauding “vulnerable” victims who is back doing business with GOP committees, congressional campaigns and state parties.
soundcloud.com/merits_mantr...
soundcloud.com/merits_mantr...
The Supreme Court won’t revisit its 2015 decision establishing the right to same-sex marriage.
www.notus.org/courts/scotu...
www.notus.org/courts/scotu...
SCOTUS Won’t Take Up Same-Sex Marriage Case
The head of the conservative group Liberty Counsel vowed to keep pushing to overturn marriage equality.
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Supreme Court won’t revisit its 2015 decision establishing the right to same-sex marriage.
www.notus.org/courts/scotu...
www.notus.org/courts/scotu...
New: House GOP leadership is planning to rely exclusively on Republican votes to get the bill over the finish line, a source told NOTUS.
https://www.notus.org/republicans/johnson-house-shutdown
https://www.notus.org/republicans/johnson-house-shutdown
House Republicans Will Rely on Their Own Conference to Pass Shutdown Bill
Speaker Mike Johnson urged members to get back to Washington for Wednesday.
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
New: House GOP leadership is planning to rely exclusively on Republican votes to get the bill over the finish line, a source told NOTUS.
https://www.notus.org/republicans/johnson-house-shutdown
https://www.notus.org/republicans/johnson-house-shutdown
“This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working,” one Senate Democratic candidate wrote.
www.notus.org/2026-electio...
www.notus.org/2026-electio...
Senate Democratic Candidates Hate the Deal Made by a Group of Senate Democrats
“This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working,” one Senate Democratic candidate wrote.
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working,” one Senate Democratic candidate wrote.
www.notus.org/2026-electio...
www.notus.org/2026-electio...
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Alyssa Rosenberg read all 21,000 letters The Washington Post received after it didn’t endorse in last year’s presidential election.
Here’s what she learned about how to fix America. https://bit.ly/47MQwQK
Here’s what she learned about how to fix America. https://bit.ly/47MQwQK
The Washington Post Got 21,000 Emails After It Didn't Endorse. I Read Them All.
Reading and editing letters gave me a theory about what is wrong with America — and how it could be fixed.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Alyssa Rosenberg read all 21,000 letters The Washington Post received after it didn’t endorse in last year’s presidential election.
Here’s what she learned about how to fix America. https://bit.ly/47MQwQK
Here’s what she learned about how to fix America. https://bit.ly/47MQwQK
NOTUS’ Violet Jira breaks down President Trump’s reaction to the Senate deal that could reopen the government. www.c-span.org/program/wash...
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
NOTUS’ Violet Jira breaks down President Trump’s reaction to the Senate deal that could reopen the government. www.c-span.org/program/wash...
New: Senate Democratic Candidates Hate the Deal Made by a Group of Senate Democrats
https://www.notus.org/2026-election/senate-democratic-candidates-oppose-government-funding-deal
https://www.notus.org/2026-election/senate-democratic-candidates-oppose-government-funding-deal
Senate Democratic Candidates Hate the Deal Made by a Group of Senate Democrats
“This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working,” one Senate Democratic candidate wrote.
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New: Senate Democratic Candidates Hate the Deal Made by a Group of Senate Democrats
https://www.notus.org/2026-election/senate-democratic-candidates-oppose-government-funding-deal
https://www.notus.org/2026-election/senate-democratic-candidates-oppose-government-funding-deal
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“I’ve had death threats and wishes of harm on me and my children. I had the FBI call me one week saying that my name and my children’s names had shown up on dark websites.”
I wrote about the challenges facing the MAHA resistance:
www.notus.org/health-scien...
I wrote about the challenges facing the MAHA resistance:
www.notus.org/health-scien...
MAHA’s Gone Viral. Can Science?
Millions of Americans are being fed misinformation on social media that’s been elevated by the Trump administration. A counter movement to RFK Jr. is emerging. Will it stick?
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“I’ve had death threats and wishes of harm on me and my children. I had the FBI call me one week saying that my name and my children’s names had shown up on dark websites.”
I wrote about the challenges facing the MAHA resistance:
www.notus.org/health-scien...
I wrote about the challenges facing the MAHA resistance:
www.notus.org/health-scien...
So much for unity?
Months of Democratic harmony came to an end last night after some of the more moderate members of the Senate Democratic caucus — including Maggie Hassan and Angus King — brokered a whirlwind deal to end the government shutdown.
https://www.notus.org/newsletters/sunday-fun-day
Months of Democratic harmony came to an end last night after some of the more moderate members of the Senate Democratic caucus — including Maggie Hassan and Angus King — brokered a whirlwind deal to end the government shutdown.
https://www.notus.org/newsletters/sunday-fun-day
Sunday Fun Day
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
So much for unity?
Months of Democratic harmony came to an end last night after some of the more moderate members of the Senate Democratic caucus — including Maggie Hassan and Angus King — brokered a whirlwind deal to end the government shutdown.
https://www.notus.org/newsletters/sunday-fun-day
Months of Democratic harmony came to an end last night after some of the more moderate members of the Senate Democratic caucus — including Maggie Hassan and Angus King — brokered a whirlwind deal to end the government shutdown.
https://www.notus.org/newsletters/sunday-fun-day
The Senate voted to advance a series of bills that could end the longest federal government shutdown in history.
The question now is how long the whole process will take.
https://www.notus.org/senate/shutdown-deal-senate-congress-thune-mike-johnson
The question now is how long the whole process will take.
https://www.notus.org/senate/shutdown-deal-senate-congress-thune-mike-johnson
Senate Votes to Advance Shutdown-Ending Deal After Whirlwind Weekend
The measure appears destined to pass the chamber — but it remains unclear how long the whole process will take.
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Senate voted to advance a series of bills that could end the longest federal government shutdown in history.
The question now is how long the whole process will take.
https://www.notus.org/senate/shutdown-deal-senate-congress-thune-mike-johnson
The question now is how long the whole process will take.
https://www.notus.org/senate/shutdown-deal-senate-congress-thune-mike-johnson
Millions of Americans are being fed misinformation on social media that’s been elevated by the Trump administration. A counter movement to RFK Jr. is emerging. Will it stick?
https://www.notus.org/health-science/maha-viral-resistance-movement
https://www.notus.org/health-science/maha-viral-resistance-movement
MAHA’s Gone Viral. Can Science?
Millions of Americans are being fed misinformation on social media that’s been elevated by the Trump administration. A counter movement to RFK Jr. is emerging. Will it stick?
www.notus.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Millions of Americans are being fed misinformation on social media that’s been elevated by the Trump administration. A counter movement to RFK Jr. is emerging. Will it stick?
https://www.notus.org/health-science/maha-viral-resistance-movement
https://www.notus.org/health-science/maha-viral-resistance-movement
Senate votes to advance shutdown-ending deal after whirlwind weekend https://bit.ly/47PepHa
Senate Votes to Advance Shutdown-Ending Deal After Whirlwind Weekend
The measure appears destined to pass the chamber — but it remains unclear how long the whole process will take.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Senate votes to advance shutdown-ending deal after whirlwind weekend https://bit.ly/47PepHa
The BBC’s director general and a top news executive at the network both resigned on Sunday after criticism of the way it edited footage of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, speech in a documentary.
BBC Bosses Step Down After Furor Over Edited Trump Speech
The president celebrated the resignations Sunday in a series of posts on Truth Social.
www.notus.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The BBC’s director general and a top news executive at the network both resigned on Sunday after criticism of the way it edited footage of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, speech in a documentary.
The Senate is preparing to vote on a series of bills that could end the longest federal government shutdown in history. The question now is how long the process will take.
A Deal to End the Shutdown Is Taking Shape
It’s unclear when the package will get a vote, considering a majority of Democrats still want to see Affordable Care Act subsidies extended and could cause procedural delays.
www.notus.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Senate is preparing to vote on a series of bills that could end the longest federal government shutdown in history. The question now is how long the process will take.