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A top trade assn CEO is creating “toxic” workplace, according to anonymous letters to the board and sources interviewed by @notus.com.

The Investment Company Institute called the allegations "patently false."

Inside the "crisis of confidence" at ICI www.notus.org/money/investment-company-institute-eric-pan-lobbying
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The Trump administration views DACA recipients as deportable as any undocumented immigrant. For my latest, I talked to immigrants without permanent legal status who entered the country as children and spent months in ICE detention.
www.notus.org/immigration/daca-recipients-detained-deported-donald-trump
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SCOOP: The Pentagon failed to warn ships carrying supplies for the US military before starting the war in Iran.

The ships got stuck in the Persian Gulf.

They’re still stuck. And for a month, they were stuck w/ a group of college students — merchant marine cadets.
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NEW: Inside the "Crisis of Confidence" at the Investment Company Institute

CEO Eric Pan has created "toxic" work environment, according to anonymous letters to the ICI board & interviews w/ five sources.

ICI called the allegations "patently false."
www.notus.org/money/investment-company-institute-eric-pan-lobbying
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🚨 Bombshell report w/ tons of exclusive details about the state of affairs inside the Investment Company Institute, the powerful trade association repping the trillion-dollar asset management industry’s interest in Washington.

From @taylorgiorno.bsky.social @notus.com: www.notus.org/money/investment-company-institute-eric-pan-lobbying
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Last summer, @oriana.bsky.social and I wrote about the dark money network fueling the post-Roe fight to restrict access to abortion pills.

Check it out on @notus.com: www.notus.org/money/dark-money-network-anti-abortion-leonard-leo-trump
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NEWS: A federal judge ordered the FDA to provide concrete details of its review of abortion pills, which the agency has so far kept under wraps

The FDA has 6 months to file a status report on its mifepristone review, including how long it'll take
www.notus.org/courts/federal-judge-pressures-fda-to-finish-abortion-pill-review
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NEW: Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-Minn.) is the latest member of Congress to violate the STOCK Act, as she was months late disclosing eight personal financial trades together worth seven figures.

In @notus.com: www.notus.org/congress/kelly-morrison-stock-act-trades
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Top Democrats hoping a favorable political climate swoops them back into power this year are increasingly rattled about something: a growing — and unprecedented — Republican cash advantage.

Via @alexroarty.bsky.social and @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com:

www.notus.org/2026-election/republican-fundraising-advantage-democrats-midterms
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Democrats are increasingly rattled about the GOP's financial edge ahead of the '26 midterms. -- their deficit might be as much as a half-billion dollars

On the fly in the ointment for Ds in an election they otherwise are feeling good about. w/@taylorgiorno.bsky.social www.notus.org/2026-election/republican-fundraising-advantage-democrats-midterms
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🚨 Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) personally peddled the services of his politics-focused startup company to fellow lawmakers and Democratic staff, in possible violation of House Ethics rules, @bueninvierno.bsky.social of @notus.com is reporting. www.notus.org/democrats/democrats-eric-swalwell-political-ai-startup-findraiser-pitch-lawmakers
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The Trump administration is simultaneously trying to

1: Exempt offshore oil from protecting the whales.
2: Stop offshore wind in order to protect the whales.
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Despite filing House campaign paperwork, Mary Peltola made little effort in 2025 to recapture her former House seat while eyeing a Senate run.

But a @notus.com review of FEC records indicates her old House committee kept spending big on hotels, planes and food www.notus.org/2026-election/mary-peltola-house-campaign-spending-alaska-senate
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Dive deeper into wealth in Congress in @notus.com's Capitol Gains project, a months-long team effort to shed light on the finances of lawmakers whose work shapes the lives of millions of Americans every day www.notus.org/capitol-gains
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New York has the lowest rate of homeownership rate in the US.

But 24 of the 28 lawmakers in NY's congressional delegation own or have owned a home — a notable divide within a state at the epicenter of the national debate around rising home prices.

NEW in @notus.com: www.notus.org/capitol-gains/where-new-yorks-lawmakers-split-from-their-constituents-home-ownership
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Josh Hawley's bill to ban mifepristone put the spotlight back on an issue Republicans try to avoid on an election year: abortion

Lawler said he won't support the bill

Evans said he's "cautious of issues like that"

Valadao said Republicans should focus on the economy
www.notus.org/republicans/house-republicans-josh-hawley-abortion-pill-ban-congress-senate
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scoop: The Trump administration gave ICE $465 million to buy ten planes for its deportation flights, including two gulfstream G650s more commonly used as private jets
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NEWS: In a meeting with CDC staff, Jay Bhattacharya said he and RFK Jr. have disagreed on "scientific matters" and that the new CDC director nominee will be announced tomorrow:
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Republicans say that officially, they don’t know which of the two Dem candidates running for Senate in Iowa they prefer to face in a general.

Their actions suggest otherwise.

My story on the not-so-subtle GOP effort to elevate Zach Wahls in the Iowa Dem primary

www.notus.org/2026-election/zach-wahls-iowa-senate-primary-republicans
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SCOOP: AIPAC is quietly searching for a new general counsel and director of political operations, according to private communications reviewed by @notus.com.

Philip Friedman, who's had the role for 30+ years, is retiring. www.notus.org/2026-election/aipac-political-director-hiring-lobbying-money-israel
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🚨 @notus.com has sued the Trump administration in federal court for failing to release USAID records requested through a Freedom of Information Act request. www.notus.org/about-us/press-releases/notus-dave-levinthal-foia-lawsuit-usaid-trump-administration
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SCOOP: Sen. Elizabeth Warren shepherded a major housing bill through the Senate — it’s now at risk of tanking in the House

Sources say she has boxed House Democrats out of negotiations, which is imperiling its support in the lower chamber
www.notus.org/housing/elizabeth-warren-housing-bill-negotiations
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NEW: Democratic primary turnout continued to surge Tuesday, part of a trend in higher turnout in these races than what the party saw in '22 and '24

The new wave of voters could complicate the party's primaries -- but is also giving some Dems hope for November

www.notus.org/2026-election/democratic-primary-turnout-surge-midterm-hopes
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HOW FEDERAL LAWMAKERS GET RICH 💰

Reporter @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com jaws with
@jimlokay.com of Fox 5 DC about our new Capitol Gains project that reveals the way members of Congress pad their personal portfolios.

Watch: www.fox5dc.com/video/fmc-ky8erq6arp3ov5mj
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ETHICS AGREEMENT: Sen. Markwayne Mullin pledges to divest of several dozen stocks if he becomes homeland security secretary.

Details and document from @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com. www.notus.org/trump-white-house/markwayne-mullin-dhs-stock-holdings-sell
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NEW: Markwayne Mullin promised to sell of his stocks if he's confirmed as homeland security secretary

His stock portfolio — and the wealth it's generated for him — sparked conflict-of-interest concerns in the leadup to his confirmation hearing Wednesday www.notus.org/trump-white-house/markwayne-mullin-dhs-stock-holdings-sell
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Mullin says FEMA should be ‘restructured’ and that he’ll end Noem’s controversial $100K expense reviews

thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5789771-mullin-confirmation-dhs-fema-noem/
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