SCOOP: The Defense Department is again quietly delaying forever chemical cleanup across nearly 200 sites.
This time, delays average 10 years and stretch out to 20.
DOD deleted the old timeline and replaced it with a new one without any public announcement.
SCOOP: House Ethics is investigating leaks around its 2023 investigation into Jim Costa
The committee sent letters to former committee members asking if they disclosed any information reported by @notus.com in May about the Costa probe
w/ @kadiagoba.bsky.social
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NEW: Some House Democrats are threatening to withhold their dues to the DCCC over its apparently unsuccessful attempt in #CA22 to boost Jasmeet Bains & defeat Randy Villegas.
Grijalva: "It makes me take a pause, definitely, when I'm considering paying my dues." www.axios.com/2026/06/09/d...
NEW: Black Dems are mad at Debbie Wasserman Schultz for running in #FL20, a historically Black district
One CBC member said DWS created a “clusterfuck” in the race
And Black Dem candidates in FL-20 plan to consolidate behind one candidate to defeat DWS
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The previously unreported delays push back efforts up to 20 years — including at sites where the chemicals have contaminated local drinking water.
NEW: House Ethics has always had more male members than female
That has seemingly impacted the outcome of at least one sexual misconduct investigation: The one into Jim Costa
Women wanted to make the case public, but men argued against it
w/ @kadiagoba.bsky.social
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NEW — House Democrats say that Randy Villegas' win over DCCC's Jasmeet Bains in #CA22 and the DCCC's Joe Baldacci's failure to get a majority of votes in #ME02 send a clear message to the DCCC:
Stop meddling in Democratic primaries
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Oriana González
Some do it for love.
Others for addictions.
Others to live a lifestyle they can’t otherwise achieve.
Inside the epidemic of embezzlement rocking federal political campaign committees.
— w/ @taylorgiorno.bsky.social in @notus.com www.notus.org/campaigns/tr...
As soon as NJ polls closed, the AP declared Rep. Tom Kean Jr. the official GOP nominee in #NJ07
Kean has been absent from the House for ~3 months and missed over 100 votes
Still, the NRCC says Kean "has been a tireless advocate for New Jersey families"
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Jonas Murphy, the former lobbyist who pleaded guilty to embezzling — & paid back — $1M from a venture capital trade assn PAC, avoids prison.
“The Court is of the opinion that incarceration would serve no justice at all,” Judge Emmet Sullivan said during sentencing. www.notus.org/courts/forme...
Love, addition, debt... individuals who embezzle from the political campaigns and committees they're trusted to manage are rarely motivated by pure greed, fraud experts told me and @davelevinthal.com www.notus.org/campaigns/tr...
Oriana González
Andrew Solender
Female House lawmakers tell NOTUS that investigations would benefit from more representation on the committee.
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Lawmakers say California race shows risks of wading into House primaries.
