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Former Graham Platner backers say the candidate, not the message, was the problem in the Maine race. notus.org/congress/this-…

NOTUS' @DaniellaMicaela explains what's next for Senate Majority Leader John Thune and the reconciliation bill following Sen. Lindsey Graham's death and Sen. Mitch McConnell's absence. 📺: @WayTooEarly with @alivitali

President Donald Trump pivoted Tuesday from his proposal for the U.S. to charge a 20% fee on the cargo carried by ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. notus.org/trump-white-ho…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday ordered its agents to temporarily halt most car stops following two fatal shootings in Houston and Maine, according to multiple reports. notus.org/immigration/ic…

The Trump administration’s attempt at allowing states to pare down voter databases could have dramatic consequences before the midterms. notus.org/courts/dhs-vot…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is implementing the country’s first statewide moratorium on the construction of new, large-scale data centers. notus.org/technology/kat…

Middle Seat, formed a decade ago by Bernie Sanders campaign veterans, is riding a wave of shocking wins from Democratic socialists to prominence. notus.org/2026-election/…

📩 In the newsletter: — Lindsey Graham’s legacy — The story behind the photo of the woman on the train — And: Which progressive firm has come out on top after Graham Platner? notus.org/newsletters/ir…

"He's part of a last connection to an era that is fading further and further away." NOTUS' @pkcapitol discusses the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's legacy in U.S. politics. 📺: The Takeout with Major Garrett @CBSNews

News: The White House wants the House to pass a super narrow reconciliation package off the floor by the end of next week, multiple sources tell NOTUS. The working plan is for it to include 4 titles: House Admin, Ag, Intel and Armed Services Would include: $70 billion for defense, $20 billion for ag and SAVE America Act. No cuts planned at the moment. This is drastically different than what Speaker Mike Johnson originally had been telling members that it would be a huge package with a bunch of priorities in it. This is just the working plan the WH and Johnson have been pitching and is likely to change as more members give input. notus.org/congress/mike-…

NEW — The race to become the Democratic left’s next power firm is on. The implosion of the Platner campaign and the backlash to its strategists and team has opened the door for other progressive firms ahead of a wide open 2028 process. One prominent firm, Middle Seat, has quietly racked up major wins this midterm cycle, working on the Kiros win in CO and the Chevalier and Valdez wins in NY. AOC is also a longtime and major client. One progressive strategist told me Middle Seat is one of the few breaking through a “crowded” media environment More for @NOTUSreports notus.org/2026-election/…

House Speaker Mike Johnson and the White House are hoping to push a narrow reconciliation bill through the House by the end of next week that would include very few Republican priorities and focus mostly on defense and farm aid, multiple sources told NOTUS. notus.org/congress/mike-…

The Justice Department created a new fraud division, but former employees say the change moved resources and work from units that were already tackling the issues. notus.org/trump-white-ho…

I profiled James Wood. For @NOTUSreports: notus.org/sports/james-w…

NEW: My dispatch from the Hudson Valley where Democrats are trying to knock off Rep. Mike Lawler for the second time. Come for the children asking him for his autograph. Stay for the Dem intraparty friction that could color the race. notus.org/congress/mike-…

Mike Lawler is one of the most endangered House Republicans. The purple-district Republican incumbent is leaning on his retail political skills and record to win reelection. notus.org/congress/mike-…

A most madcap and tawdry tale of rapper Boosie Badazz, far-right political operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman a $600,000 payment and a Trump presidential pardon that hasn't materialized. So much here from @JasJWright & @taylorgiorno_ of @NOTUSreports notus.org/trump-white-ho…

Oil prices are rising, a blockade is back on and fighting has resumed as the outlook for the war in Iran is perhaps foggier than ever. Also, reaction from D.C. on the death Lindsey Graham. NOTUS senior editor @DaveLevinthal has more. audacy.com/wben/podcasts/…

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s long-awaited Russia sanctions bill is nearing a decisive test in the wake of his death, with Senate negotiators finalizing a revised draft and beginning to lock down the votes needed to bring it to the floor. notus.org/congress/linds…

Republicans are grieving the sudden death of Lindsey Graham and his unique position working with the WH. “The work that he has done advising the president and having really difficult conversations, nobody can fill those shoes,” Sen. Joni Ernst told me. notus.org/senate/lindsey…