Matt Berman

A whole lot more coming soon, but thrilled to show the beginnings of what we've been working on the last few months: notus.org So lucky and amped to be working with this team, and I hope you like/comment/subscribe, reporting coming soon.

Welp I've followed the president's advice and gotten myself a real job...at @NOTUSreports! I'll be a govt & policy reporter covering a lot of the same stuff I do now, i.e. how the admin is running federal agencies. I start next week so stay/get in touch. DM or Signal erickatz.28.

Whereabouts of missing Rep. Tom Kean (R-N.J.) remain unknown, but he’s trading stocks again. From today’s @NOTUSreports newsletter:

One nonagenarian. Six octogenarians. And about 50 members in their 70s. That’s the Republican Party in Congress. And younger members are confronting the need for a new generation. W/ the amazing @pkcapitol @ReporterOriana notus.org/congress/repub…

NEW: A deep dive into the misleading picture Rep. Linda Sánchez paints of her campaign to potential donors. She claims to run a “grassroots campaign,” while her constituents have hardly donated anything. Instead, she’s raking in cash from corporate PACs: notus.org/2026-election/…

In private group chats and 1-on-1 conversations, DNC members were frustrated, confused and angry, according to 4 people involved in these conversations. There’s a brewing crisis over Martin’s leadership, they said, even if path to replace him is unclear notus.org/democrats/dnc-…

During his disappearance from Congress, Tom Kean appears to have signed authorizations for his chief of staff to take two “gift travel” trips, per U.S. House documents reviewed by @NOTUSreports notus.org/congress/tom-k…

at least a couple things Tom Kean has apparently been up to, from @davelevinthal notus.org/congress/tom-k…

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NEWS - Ken Martin’s leadership in crisis post autopsy. DNC member, Martin ally: “If they think this is going to make things go away, no, this is only going to ramp up now.” At least 1 last-min attempt by top DNC officials to rewrite autopsy in late 25, but they ultimately pulled plug. W/ @JasJWright @Alex_Roarty notus.org/democrats/dnc-…

No good way to run in GOP if Trump doesn’t like you. Cassidy & Cornyn have roots in Reagan-Bush era. DJT never liked them. Cassidy’s impeachment vote was a mortal sin. Massie was a kindred renegade spirit. All lost/losing. My Friday @NOTUSreports column. notus.org/analysis/presi…

“If this was meant to instill confidence, this did not do it. Donors are saying, ‘How do we get rid of him?’” @ec_schneider @JasJWright and @Alex_Roarty on the fallout from the autopsy release, and the mess circling Ken Martin notus.org/democrats/dnc-…

Reconciliation 2.0 might need an autopsy report notus.org/senate/republi…

NEWS - DNC is sharing private messaging guidance w/ state party chairs, urging them to reassert their confidence in his leadership. "Do you have confidence to in Ken Martin's ability to serve as DNC chairman?" (sample q in email) "I am fully confident in his leadership." "Releasing the report in full is a good first step."

some sections of the (partial, disputed) DNC autopsy report appear to be lifted from other published work, without citation notus.org/democrats/dnc-…

@IsaacDovere In a call to DNC staff on Thursday, Martin said Paul Rivera, who authored the report, is no longer working with the DNC, according to a person familiar with the call.

"The author refused to finish the report when asked, the person familiar added." @ec_schneider, on the now released DNC autopsy report, which seems to raise as many questions as it answers notus.org/democrats/dnc-…

@IsaacDovere First cut at DNC's autopsy release -- and disown. notus.org/democrats/dnc-…

from queen @ec_schneider: The incomplete report the DNC released does not tackle some of the biggest fault lines still debated within the party: Joe Biden’s initial decision to run for reelection, Kamala Harris’ nomination without a serious primary process and the impact of the war in Gaza on younger voters. The report does not appear to land on an explanation for what went wrong, failing to include an executive summary, even though one was mentioned in the report. notus.org/democrats/dnc-…

News: There is talk among House GOP leadership of punting reconciliation until after Memorial Day recess, especially if the Senate doesn't get moving on something soon, per sources. No final decision has been made yet and everything very much still in flux.