Significant story from NOTUS: small $ is drying up for the congressional committees & most campaigns.

The congressional candidates still doing well are the most extreme or attention-seeking.

Another major disincentive to moderation & bipartisanship.

Good article on decline of small dollar donations. While high cost of living is probably the main factor, it's also clear that the way Democratic campaigns and orgs manage their donors - by spamming them - is part of the story and hurts efforts to recover. notus.org/2024-election/…

Really smart story on the decline of the small-dollar donor.

Democrats and Republicans may have sheared those sheep, $5 at a time, one too many times.

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In other words: “We have squeezed every last penny in a period of time when the pennies are harder to come by”

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What goes up must come down?

Small-dollar donors who fueled the 2016 and 2020 elections say they’re tapped out and overwhelmed by the rising cost of living, leading to a widespread lag in donations that have become crucial to campaigns: notus.org/2024-election/… w/Nuha Dolby

Both parties — Republicans and Democrats each — have seen a decline in small-$ donations this election cycle, beset by inflation, an exhausted donor list, and widespread exasperation with politics.

From Maggie Severns, Nuha Dolby and me notus.org/2024-election/…

For the past year, two doctors have led Congress’ covid probe, shaping what America learns about the pandemic.

But on the eve of a key hearing with Tony Fauci, they’re split on his legacy — and a bigger question too.

What does it mean to 'do no harm'?

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The 'Appeal to Heaven' Flag Is All Over Capitol Hill, Even as It Becomes More Controversial notus.org/congress/appea…

Henry Cuellar Aide’s Pay Shot Up After His Role in the Alleged Bribery Scheme, Records Show

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.Robert Allbritton has run news outlets (@politico, 7News DC, etc) that molded & propelled top reporters, like Maggie Haberman Pamela Brown & Josh Dawsey.

Now he's started a nonprofit to train the next generation.

In the process, NOTUS is notching scoops washingtonpost.com/style/media/20…

A PRISON SPOTTED: former Trump nat’l security adviser Robert O’Brien visiting former Trump adviser Peter Navarro in prison at FCI Miami yesterday. It was a “purely personal visit to a friend going through a rough time,” a person close to O’Brien told me. politico.com/newsletters/pl…

“I just physically can’t connect those dots for you since we weren’t involved in the operation. It’s important to let them investigate.” NSC Spox John Kirby on recent airstrike and civilian deaths.

For US gov, 'No change to our current policy.'
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I'm really glad that vice presidential candidate, Nicole Shanahan, tweeted this because it gives me a chance to talk about how reporting is done. This is called a 'no surprises' letter and was my final attempt (after a half dozen interview requests and questions to the RFK

Among the great details in this deep dive into the Cuellar family: the town of Rio Bravo wouldn't even share its own municipal budget when reporters came calling about the congressman's sister's make-work job. Teensy red flag, that.

NEW: Inside Trump's latest fundraiser w/oil executives, where he vowed to immediately approve pipeline & power plant projects -- along with a range of other things the industry wants -- before imploring donors to 'be generous, please.' w/Maxine Joselow: washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

If tonight's Trump rally was a stunt, it was one Democrats took seriously. He's not ever winning the Bronx, but local Dems see the risk he could do well enough in places like the Bronx, in the right places, and then,

from New York Reporter Evan McMorris-Santoro notus.org/trump-2024/bro…

Caught up with attorneys and an ex-federal judge watching Trump’s hush money trial come to a close. They say Trump’s feisty star witness may not have helped his case, but certainly helps him continue to sow public distrust in the justice system.

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In an era of layoffs and depressing media news, it's great to see a new startup like NOTUS repeatedly producing strong original work that requires time and resources, like this from Casey Murray and Byron Tau. notus.org/texas/cuellar-…

‘The Patrón’: How Henry Cuellar and His Family Control Webb County, Texas
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NEWS: Reese Gorman and Riley Rogerson, two rising-star reporters on Capitol Hill, are joining our fast-growing team at NOTUS and Allbritton Journalism Institute.