I’m so excited to announce that today is my first day as a reporter at Punchbowl News! I’m joining the team to cover House Republicans. Let’s grab a coffee! DM me here or reach me on Signal emm.33
Em Luetkemeyer
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House reporter @PunchbowlNews.bsky.social Alum @Notus.com, Mizzou
NEW: The White House's aliens.gov website lists the "United States" as a country of origin for some arrested by ICE and misspells multiple cities on its arrest map. The WH says the data was pulled directly from ICE arrest reports. www.notus.org/whitehouse/w...
White House Website Touts Arrests of Immigrants... From the U.S.
American cities are also misspelled in the database, which pulls directly from ICE arrest reports.
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One report on aliens.gov lists an ICE arrest in “West Palm Beacj” for “Obstructing Judiciary, Congress, Legislature”
Em Luetkemeyer@emluetkemeyer.bsky.social · 2mo ago“Baltimore” is spelled wrong, in several different ways, on the White House’s new map of ICE arrests. 4 arrests in “Baltiomre,” 1 arrest in “Baltomore,” etc.
“Minneapolis” is also spelled wrong in a variety of ways. 2 arrests in “Minneapoils,” one in “Minneapolois,” 3 in “Minnapolis” …
Em Luetkemeyer@emluetkemeyer.bsky.social · 2mo ago“Baltimore” is spelled wrong, in several different ways, on the White House’s new map of ICE arrests. 4 arrests in “Baltiomre,” 1 arrest in “Baltomore,” etc.
The White House’s website lists “United States” as a country of origin for ICE arrests in DC, Baltimore, Miami and other cities.
“Baltimore” is spelled wrong, in several different ways, on the White House’s new map of ICE arrests. 4 arrests in “Baltiomre,” 1 arrest in “Baltomore,” etc.
Scoop: Democrat Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for their legal defense against President Donald Trump. www.notus.org/money/mark-k...
Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin Raise Big Money Toward Their Legal Defense Against Donald Trump
The Democratic senators faced federal investigations after telling military members to refuse illegal orders.
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New: Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is resigning from Congress. www.notus.org/congress/she...
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns
The congresswoman stepped down just hours before the Ethics Committee announced sanctions against her.
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Some voters hate data centers. Some places want to ban them. And some candidates and lawmakers are funding them. A read out on several politicians with disclosed - or alleged - investment in data centers: www.notus.org/congress/dat...
Politicians’ Investments in Data Centers Could Add Up to a Political Liability
Some voters hate data centers. Some places want to ban them. Some candidates and lawmakers are funding them.
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I spoke with four DACA recipients who say they've lost their jobs because USCIS hasn't renewed their status and work permits. Read my latest: www.notus.org/immigration/...
The Trump Administration’s DACA Renewal Delays Are Pushing People Out of Work
“My family keeps telling me to stay positive, but there’s nothing to be positive about right now,” said one DACA recipient whose lapse in status led to financial stress.
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Scoop: Trump's Save America PAC is in the red and owes $1.6 million to a dozen law firms. www.notus.org/money/donald...
Donald Trump’s Favorite PAC for Legal Bills Is in Debt — And Owes Many Law Firms Money
The Save America PAC is nearly $500,000 in the red, according to a new federal disclosure.
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The news is out. In June, NOTUS becomes The Star. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/business/media/notus-news-to-become-the-star.html
Politics News Site NOTUS to Become ‘The Star’
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"The PAC reported working with at least 20 different law firms during the first three months of 2026, and it owes money to 12 of them. Two creditors provided addresses in the United Kingdom, the reports show." @emluetkemeyer.bsky.social for @notus.com
Donald Trump’s Favorite PAC for Legal Bills Is in Debt — And Owes Many Law Firms Money
The Save America PAC is nearly $500,000 in the red, according to a new federal disclosure.
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Congress overturned a mining ban near protected wilderness in Minnesota. “I think that we may have set a precedent here on process that’s not going to be helpful,” Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted for the bill, said. www.notus.org/congress/rep...
Republicans Overturned a Biden-Era Mining Ban. It Could Come Back to Bite Them.
The process used to overturn the 20-year ban in Minnesota wilderness areas is “going to come back to haunt the Republicans,” Democratic Sen. Tina Smith warned on Thursday.
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Scoop: Some Republican lawmakers say they’re working to fund tribal and rural radio stations after the GOP cut public broadcasting funds last year. If lawmakers don’t secure continued funding, many Native American public radio stations say they'll close. www.notus.org/congress/som...
Some Republicans Want to Reverse the GOP Cuts to Rural and Tribal Radio Stations
After the GOP-controlled Congress slashed public broadcasting funds, some Republican lawmakers say they’re working to secure money to keep vital tribal and rural stations on the air.
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Some Republican lawmakers say they’re requesting government funding to save rural and Native American public radio stations nearly a year after the GOP-led Congress voted to claw back public broadcasting funds. www.notus.org/congress/som...
Some Republicans Want to Reverse the GOP Cuts to Rural and Tribal Radio Stations
After the GOP-controlled Congress slashed public broadcasting funds, some Republican lawmakers say they’re working to secure money to keep vital tribal and rural stations on the air.
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib has yelled at Trump several times during his State of the Union speech: "You’re killing Americans" "We saw the videos" “You’re shooting them” she said, doing a finger gun. “Epstein files … release them”
Congress' longest serving members told me about a time before political violence was their new normal. “There was never a sense that you had to look over your shoulder,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro said. Read my latest: www.notus.org/congress/lon...
Longtime Lawmakers Yearn for a Time When Political Violence Was Rare
“You weren't worried about doing town hall meetings,” Rep. Tom Cole told NOTUS.
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Republican senators are coming out of the woodwork to oppose a Trump nominee who reportedly said he had a “Nazi streak” in leaked texts. “I can't imagine supporting that,” Sen. James Lankford said Monday, adding the nominee should withdraw. www.notus.org/senate/paul-...
GOP Senators Ready to Dump Trump Nominee With Self-Proclaimed ‘Nazi Streak’
"I can't imagine supporting that,” Sen. James Lankford told reporters.
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NEWS: The Interior Department is planning on firing more than 2000 people, including hundreds at the National Park Service. Interior gave new detailed numbers after a federal judge got very frustrated and expanded her restraining order. www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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Sen. Rand Paul told me his relationship with the Trump admin wasn't "terrible" on Wednesday, despite not voting with Republicans on the shutdown. On Friday, Trump called Paul "a nasty liddle' guy." Read more about their disconnect: www.notus.org/republicans/...
Rand Paul Thought He Could Get Away with Bucking Trump. He Was Wrong.
Paul told NOTUS that Trump “understands” him. Forty-eight hours later, the president called him a “sick Wacko.”
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A shutdown angle you may not have seen yet: Lawmakers are concerned Russ Vought might cut tribal programs. “I worry about loss of staff,” Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, told me. www.notus.org/congress/ind...
Are Tribal Programs Safe From OMB Shutdown Cuts? Lawmakers Aren’t Sure.
“I worry about loss of staff,” Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, said Thursday.
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Republicans leaders argued that federal employees should receive back pay after a draft White House memo said workers aren’t guaranteed compensation for the time they must work during the government shutdown. www.notus.org/congress/gov...
Republican Leaders Say Federal Workers Should Get Back Pay After Shutdown
A draft White House memo says workers have no guarantee of compensation for time the government is closed.
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Republican leaders say they want back pay for fed workers after the shutdown despite a White House memo that says otherwise. “All you have to do to prevent any federal employee from not getting paid is to open up the government," Sen. John Thune said. www.notus.org/congress/gov...
Republican Leaders Say Federal Workers Should Get Back Pay After Shutdown
A draft White House memo says workers have no guarantee of compensation for time the government is closed.
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Speaker Mike Johnson pointed out he was 9 years old when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was elected to Congress 44 years ago. "He's been in Congress for a long, a long time, and he is not the flavor of the day," Johnson said in his news conference today.
Speaker Mike Johnson offered Leader Hakeem Jeffries some advice this morning for how to deal with Trump's sombrero memes: “Man, just ignore it," Johnson said. NEW: www.notus.org/congress/mik...
Mike Johnson Tells Hakeem Jeffries to ‘Just Ignore’ Trump’s Sombrero Videos
“These are games. These are sideshows. People are getting caught up in battles over social media memes,” the speaker said on Thursday.
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Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva hasn't been sworn in, so she has to roam Congress with an escort I saw her this morning going through security along visitors — something lawmakers don't need to do when walking into the Capitol More on her limbo status here: www.notus.org/congress/ade...
Voters Elected Her to Congress. Mike Johnson Is Making Her Wait.
“At this point, I can’t hire staff. We don’t have an office. I can’t get around without being escorted,” Arizona’s incoming House Democrat, Adelita Grijalva, said Tuesday.
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Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva is in limbo: she hasn't been sworn in, and a gov shutdown is around the corner. “At this point, I can't hire staff. We don't have an office. I can't get around without being escorted,” Grijalva said. w/ @oriana.bsky.social www.notus.org/congress/ade...
Voters Elected Her to Congress. Mike Johnson Is Making Her Wait.
“At this point, I can’t hire staff. We don’t have an office. I can’t get around without being escorted,” Arizona’s incoming House Democrat, Adelita Grijalva, said Tuesday.
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NEW: Ryan Walters is considering resigning from his post as superintendent of Oklahoma schools. w/ @reesegorman.bsky.social for @notus.com www.notus.org/oklahoma/rya...
Oklahoma's MAGA-Loving School Superintendent Ryan Walters Is Considering Resigning
The Trump ally’s potential next steps are still unclear.
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Almost 70% of lawmakers in Congress age 75 and older say they're running for reelection next year. “No matter what age you are, if you’re in good shape and you can do what it takes," Rep. Maxine Waters, 87, told me, "then you should do it." www.notus.org/congress/old...
Forget Retirement: Older Lawmakers Want to Stay in Congress
Why are so many lawmakers ages 75 and older running for reelection?
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