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NOTUS @notus.com · 2d

The USDA notified regional SNAP directors on Friday that federal funds for the program will run out after October if the government shutdown continues.
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The USDA Warns Shutdown Will Soon Threaten Funding For Food Benefits

The directive warns state agencies that current funding will exist only through the end of the month.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 2d

The Trump administration says it has begun mass firings, cutting more than 4,100 jobs.
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The Trump Administration Says It Has Begun Mass Firings, Cutting More than 4,100 Jobs

After weeks of threats, OMB Director Russ Vought announced that Reductions in Force across federal agencies have begun, with the White House calling them “substantial.”

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NOTUS @notus.com · 2d

AstraZeneca, a U.K.-based company, will invest $50 billion in U.S. drug manufacturing and research, its CEO announced on Friday.
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Second Pharma Company Caves To Trump’s Drug Pricing Demands

AstraZeneca, a U.K.-based company, will invest $50 billion in U.S. drug manufacturing and research, its CEO announced on Friday.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 2d

Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, a Republican, said the party has “essentially knelt” to Donald Trump.

“They have failed on so much of this, and I hope they find some new courage,” Hagel later said of the GOP.
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Lawmakers: Congress must reclaim power from the White House

During a wide-ranging NOTUS event, a Republican and Democrat agreed that Trump has become too powerful. A former Republican defense secretary agrees.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 2d

The Department of Defense announced Friday that it will allow the Qatari air force to build a training facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.

Pete Hegseth told the Qatari defense minister that Qatar “can count on us.”
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Qatar to Establish Air Force Facility in Idaho, Pentagon Announces

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Qatari defense minister that Qatar “can count on us.”

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NOTUS @notus.com · 2d

Republican Leaders Show No Signs of Changing Their Shutdown Strategy
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Republican Leaders Show No Signs of Changing Their Shutdown Strategy

By not budging on the shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson has been able to garner support from different factions of his conference.

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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 2d

Russ Vought just said that firings have begun. OMB called them "substantial."

Our initial story is below — but we're very short on the details. Please reach out if you hear anything, I'm on Signal at annakramer.54

The Trump Administration Says It Has Begun Mass Firings

After weeks of threats, OMB Director Russ Vought announced that Reductions in Force across federal agencies have begun, with the White House calling them “substantial.”

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NOTUS @notus.com · 2d

New: OMB Director Russ Vought announced the layoffs of federal workers with a one-line post on X: “The RIFs have begun.”
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The Trump Administration Says It Has Begun Mass Firings

After weeks of threats, OMB Director Russ Vought announced that Reductions in Force across federal agencies have begun, with the White House calling them “substantial.”

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NOTUS @notus.com · 2d

As Republicans and Democrats fail to pass a short-term spending bill and the government shutdown continues, lawmakers are starting to worry.

Will they be able to pass full-year appropriations bills again?
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Lawmakers Want to Fund the Government for a Year. Congress Can’t Even Fund the Government for a Week.

The longer the shutdown goes on, the more difficult it becomes to pass appropriation bills.

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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Republicans are going all in on anti-trans messaging in Virginia’s governor race, even more than Trump did in 2024

57% of their ads have focused on trans issues

It’s a blueprint for 2026 — but not all Republicans think it’s a good idea

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Republicans Go All In on Anti-Trans Messaging

More than half of Republican ads in Virginia are focused on trans issues. Not everyone in the party thinks it’s the right political play.

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Alex Roarty @alexroarty.bsky.social · 3d

57% of the ads from Republicans in the Virginia governor's race have focused on transgender issues.

Sign of things to come from the GOP in 2026. W/ @oriana.bsky.social www.notus.org/2025-electio...

Republicans Go All In on Anti-Trans Messaging

More than half of Republican ads in Virginia are focused on trans issues. Not everyone in the party thinks it’s the right political play.

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The Maine Monitor @themainemonitor.org · 3d

@sanders.senate.gov is warning Gov. Mills to keep out of the state’s midterm Senate race, while backing Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and veteran who says on his website that he is aiming to flip the seat “for the working Mainers being priced out of our homes.”

Sanders scolds Democrats for encouraging Mills to run for Senate

Bernie Sanders believes Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and veteran, is the best candidate to flip the Maine seat.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

LIVE: Join the NOTUS livestream for Mapping the New Global Order
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Featuring:
➡️ Chuck Hagel, former senator and secretary of defense
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Watch Now! — Mapping the New Global Order

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NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

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NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

Today on NOTUS: DHS redefines “doxing.” A Republican governor bristles at domestic troop deployments. And more ↘️
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Political Reprisals in the DMs

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NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

More than half of Republican ads in Virginia are focused on trans issues. Not everyone in the party thinks it’s the right political play.
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Republicans Go All In on Anti-Trans Messaging

More than half of Republican ads in Virginia are focused on trans issues. Not everyone in the party thinks it’s the right political play.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

DHS has argued for months that “doxing” threatens its personnel’s safety and thereby qualifies the practice as an act of violence.

Free speech experts question that interpretation.
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The Trump Administration Is Reshaping What ‘Doxing’ Means

“Doxing” is not a clearly defined term, but the administration keeps using it to justify efforts to target political opponents.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

NEW: U.S. Commits 200 Troops Under Gaza Ceasefire Deal as Fragile Agreement Takes Shape
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U.S. Commits 200 Troops Under Gaza Ceasefire Deal as Fragile Agreement Takes Shape

On a call with reporters Thursday night, officials cautioned that no U.S. troops “are intended to go into Gaza.”

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Amelia Benavides-Colón @ameliacolon.bsky.social · 3d

A federal judge in Illinois on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops into Illinois, questioning the administration’s “credibility” in a blistering hearing.

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Federal Judge Questions Trump Admin’s ‘Credibility’ While Pausing Chicago Deployment

“DHS’ perception of events are simply unreliable,” U.S. District Judge April Perry said.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

A federal judge in Illinois on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops into Illinois, questioning the administration’s “credibility” during a blsitering hearing.

Federal Judge Questions Trump Admin’s ‘Credibility’ While Pausing Chicago Deployment

“DHS’ perception of events are simply unreliable,” U.S. District Judge April Perry said.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma condemned President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops across state lines, the first Republican governor to speak out against the practice.

First Republican Governor Breaks With Trump on National Guard Deployments

“We believe in the federalist system; that’s states’ rights,” Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma said.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

Breaking: Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Secures Indictment Against NY AG Letitia James
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Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Secures Indictment Against NY AG Letitia James

James oversaw a civil case concerning Trump's real estate empire in 2023.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he wants to fire “problem children” air traffic controllers.
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Sean Duffy Says He Wants to Fire ‘Problem Children’ Air Traffic Controllers

“If we have some on our staff that aren’t dedicated like we need, we’re gonna let them go,” Duffy said.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

Sen. Bernie Sanders is endorsing Graham Platner for the Democratic ticket because he is a “working-class guy” that “will defeat Susan Collins.”
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Sanders Scolds Democrats for Encouraging Maine Governor to Enter Senate Race

Bernie Sanders believes Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and veteran, is the best candidate to flip the Maine seat.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is demanding that the DOJ turn over a secret legal memo giving the Trump administration the go-ahead to kill sailors in the Caribbean Sea.
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Top Judiciary Democrat Wants Congress to See Secret DOJ Memo Green-Lighting Caribbean Boat Strikes

Trump “does not have the power to assassinate civilians on his say-so,” Rep. Jamie Raskin wrote to the DOJ.

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