NEW: Leger Fernandez and Cammack want the House to vote on ethics reform But members doubt Mike Johnson will prioritize it in the lame duck “I don’t know how much of an appetite there is for ethics reform,” one R said “Not holding my breath,” one Dem said www.washingtonsun.com/congress/hou...

String of Sexual Misconduct Scandals in the House Hasn’t Fast-tracked Ethics Reform

Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the pre-midterm House session, punting any action on changes to sexual misconduct rules.

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NEW: Months before giving birth, LaMonica McIver stayed up at night wondering how she'd be a lawmaker and a mom to a newborn "This is my 1st job ever where I don’t get any support," she said Inside what it's like to be a member of Congress and a new parent www.washingtonsun.com/congress/the...

The Worst Workplace to Become a Parent? Congress.

The lack of support for young parents is something Rep. LaMonica McIver said “keeps me up at night.”

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SCOOP: White House officials, led by Susie Wiles, have told DOJ to delay any abortion-related action until after the midterms Wiles suggested to Todd Blanche that an aggressive approach on abortion would be negative for the GOP in November @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...

White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms

Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.

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Democratic Rep. Don Davis out w/ a new ad in NC-01: "Let's be honest, there's real concerns about fairness and safety. That's why I believe states should decide what's right for protecting women and girls, and North Carolina has decided."

NEW: Some Dems are adopting anti-trans rhetoric in their campaigns While Republicans learn they can’t rely on it to win like they did in 2024 Inside how each party is navigating trans issues in 2026 — in ways they never have before w/ @alexroarty.bsky.social www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/re...

Republicans' Trans Attack Ads Aren’t Hitting the Same Way This Year

A potent 2024 message risks falling flat, with Democrats adjusting and the economy overpowering.

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NEW: Over the last few days I watched 350+ campaign ads going back to 2018. What I found: Dems' rhetoric about the political establishment and their own party has taken a drastically negative turn this year. Candidates and operatives told @axios.com why: www.axios.com/2026/09/25/d...

SCOOP: House Dems are pushing a caucus rule change that would require committee chairs to pay DCCC dues next Congress They want chairs to be "good standing" members: Pay dues, have good attendance and vote with Dems in procedural votes w @kadiagoba.bsky.social www.washingtonsun.com/congress/hou...

No Dues, No Gavel: House Democrats Float Forcing Committee Leaders Pay Up

“It’s crazy that these chairs do nothing to get the majority,” one House Democrat told The Sun.

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SCOOP: Democrats' allies in Hollywood and entertainment industry are disillusioned with the party Dems are still asking them for messaging help in 2026 Hakeem Jeffries' team has hosted at least 2 meetings with screenwriters this cycle w/ @kadiagoba.bsky.social washingtonsun.com/2026-electio...

Democrats’ Hollywood Allies Think the Party Has Lost the Plot

A number of entertainment industry figures who worked on Democrats’ successful 2018 cycle are sitting this one out.

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NEW: Why Republicans are pulling out of #NY19 They view Oberacker as a weak candidate versus a relatively strong Dem in a tough yr, sources tell @axios.com His high cash burn rate, internal polling showing him down and "the Nazi thing" are all factors. www.axios.com/2026/09/08/r...

Why House Republicans are pulling their $5 million from a key N.Y. battleground seat

"It's just a hard environment, hard to argue," a Republican source told Axios.

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SCOOP: Republicans in House Foreign Affairs are asking the Trump admin to brief the committee about its Venezuelan oil deal Some House Republicans worry that working with Delcy Rodríguez could ruin the chances of democratic elections in Venezuela www.notus.org/us-news/repu...

Republicans Worry Trump's Oil Meddling Could Stall Venezuela's Elections

Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee want a briefing from the Trump administration on the details.

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SCOOP: Chuck Edwards sent a 23-page Dear Colleague letter refuting House Ethics' findings that he sexually harassed his staffers "A compliment is not sexual misconduct," he wrote Edwards is urging his colleagues to not vote to censure him w/ @reesegorman.bsky.social www.notus.org/congress/edw...

Edwards Sends Letter Refuting Ethics Censure: 'A Compliment Is Not Sexual Misconduct'

The North Carolina Republican maintains his relationships with female staffers were friendships and not sexual harassment.

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OurRevolution criticizes Jeffries-Kushner meeting: It "reinforces the worry from our base that Jeffries' instinct is to negotiate with the Trump power structure rather than draw lines and fight it," the group's exec director told @axios.com More here: www.axios.com/2026/08/26/j...

Inside the backlash over the Jeffries-Kushner meeting

"Of all the people he could meet with, this strikes me as odd," said one House Democrat.

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New FEC filing from AIPAC super PAC United Democracy Project: - They came into August with just under $60 million in cash-on-hand - Spent nearly $25 million in July - Raised $3.5 million over the same period

In Trump 1.0, being involved in impeachment was a fast track ticket to Dem stardom. Now it's seen as set-dressing for an unpopular party establishment. "Trying to impeach Trump isn't going to automatically win you a primary," one House Dem told @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/08/20/d...

The rise of DSA is killing off Resistance 1.0 Democrats

"Trying to impeach Trump isn't going to automatically win you a primary."

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James Talarico running an ad in #TXSen featuring his grandfather ("paw paw"), a Baptist preacher in South Texas: "He taught me to follow the two great commandments: Love God and love your neighbor. I've tried to follow those teachings."

Abdul El-Sayed ad in #MISen: "Where did Abdul El-Sayed come from? Here! We're his grandparents. We helped raise him. He became a doctor ... We love him, and so will you."

AIPAC: "Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr. El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda in November."

NEW: DCCC adds some deep red seats to its "Districts in Play" list, citing an 8-pt lead in one generic ballot poll. The list includes NRCC chair Richard Hudson. NRCC spox says Dems have "officially entered the hallucination phase of the election cycle." www.axios.com/2026/08/05/2...

House Democrats pack 2026 target list with more Trump-won seats

The DCCC has "officially entered the hallucination phase of the election cycle," a GOP spokesperson said.

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NEW: Darializa Avila Chevalier's entry into the Black Caucus isn't a guarantee "Not if she doesn't support Hakeem along with other issues," one senior member told @axios.com Another said DAC "absolutely will not be welcomed if she doesn't support Hakeem." www.axios.com/2026/08/04/h...

Congressional Black Caucus plays hardball with Jeffries-skeptic DSA Democrats

"Under no circumstances would anyone be welcomed with a warm embrace if they are going to undermine the brotha!"

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Some Dem chatter about pushing for action against Max Miller when Congress returns. If he doesn't resign, Rep. Sarah McBride told @axios.com, "there needs to be a full and timely investigation that expeditiously leads to accountability by the full chamber." www.axios.com/2026/08/03/m...

"People are pissed": House Democrats mull whether to push Max Miller expulsion

"I feel confident there will be action on this," said one House Democrat.

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NEW: Many 2026 Dem candidates are pledging to not take corporate PAC $$$ — a promise House Democrats say is easier said than done The time constraints attached to calling individual donors can cut into their legislative responsibilities w/ @kadiagoba.bsky.social www.notus.org/democrats/no...

NEW: Poll from super PAC targeting Rep. Andy Ogles has him up just 4pts w/ likely voters in his GOP primary. Ogles - 37% Hatcher - 33% The PAC is spending another $700k in the last week of the race, @axios.com has learned. $2M total. www.axios.com/2026/07/30/r...

Inside the $2 million effort to oust Rep. Andy Ogles in his Republican primary

"I am being targeted by left-wing liberals from California," Ogles told Axios.

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Catalina Lauf, a Republican primary candidate in #FL19, is running an ad entirely focused on @aoc.bsky.social, saying the New York congresswoman has "lost her mind." "I'm her worst nightmare. A woman who doesn't believe in her woke socialist nonsense."

NEW: Cheyenne Hunt saw Eric Swalwell use campaign money to hire a firm that investigated women that accused him of sexual assault Hunt wanted to stop Graham Platner from doing that So she started texting Platner donors to teach them how to get refunds www.notus.org/2026-electio...

Inside the Push to Claw Back Graham Platner’s Campaign Money

“Anything that we can do to try to take resources out of the hands of predators is worth it,” Cheyenne Hunt told NOTUS.

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NEW: The controversy around Debbie Wasserman Schultz running in #FL20, a historically Black district, continues Having DWS represent that district would be “the greatest civil rights threat that’s facing us today,” one Black Democratic candidate said www.notus.org/2026-electio...

Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Run Is Infuriating Black Democrats. She Might Win Anyway.

If Wasserman Schultz wins the race to represent a historically Black district, it would be “the greatest civil rights threat that’s facing us today,” one Democratic candidate said.

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Centrist Dems can’t coalesce in #MI07, but they agree on one thing: Anyone but Will Lawrence. Scholten: “He can’t win.” Schneider: “We have a great chance to win the seat if we get the candidate that can win the seat. Will Lawrence is not that candidate.” www.axios.com/2026/07/28/m...

NEW: House Dems clash over whether the left can win swing races in Nov. Gottheimer: “If we let socialists … hijack the Democratic Party, then we risk losing the races we should win.” Khanna: “Running chatGPT bland centrists is not the answer." @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/07/27/2...

Democrats hit the anti-incumbency trap

"If we let socialists hijack the Democratic Party, then we risk losing the races we should win."

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SCOOP: DCCC has at least once failed to tell House Democrats that it will interfere in a primary — after agreeing to keep them informed That incident and DCCC's loss in #AZ01 has led Dems to urge DCCC to reassess how it becomes involved in elections www.notus.org/2026-electio...

NEW: Some House Dems are floating a formal body to give rank-and-file members more input on where & how DCCC spends after the latest primary blunder in AZ-01 "I just think more input on these decisions is better in general," Rep. Grijalva tells @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/07/23/h...

Scoop: House Democrats want changes at the DCCC after $500,000 blunder in Arizona

"I just think more input on these decisions is better in general," said one lawmaker.

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House Dems not happy about the DCCC’s latest faceplant in #AZ01: AOC calls for “a conversation about ... what the involvement in primaries looks like." Susie Lee: “I personally don't think we should be investing against Democrats” Much more here @axios.com: www.axios.com/2026/07/22/d...

"The DCCC is not God": Tensions erupt over House Democrats' failed primary meddling

Top dues payers say the nearly $800,000 spent in primaries was a waste of resources.

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