Love this piece by ⁦Katherine Swartz⁩: notus.org/congress/insid…

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.

my Covid-or-flu-addled mind is trying to convince me to cut most of my hair off on my own, because that will surely go well. It will just be so much easier to get ready each day, the fever demon urges

If the all-star roster they've assembled hasn't already caught your eye, you should check out NOTUS for this long read on the Realtors. Enjoyed it as an association fan, industry skeptic, and a student of policy, power, and politics. notus.org/money/national…

UHRP Change of Leadership and Statement on Sexual Harassment

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is in the midst of doing what other Republican leaders once thought was impossible: relying on Democrats to stay in power.

New from Haley Byrd Wilt: notus.org/congress/mike-…

“Lollipops are not peanut-buttery,” toddler Lewis says at 10pm as he refuses to sleep. “That’s what I’m thinking about.”

In response to this NOTUS investigation, the World Uyghur Congress says it will commission an audit “to reform and strengthen our checks and balances” — and establish mechanisms for whistleblowers to lodge complaints: notus.org/policy/human-r…

It's my first day at NOTUS, which feels a lot like your first day of school.

Will make a playlist later—of course—but in the meantime, add me to your Capitol Hill press lists: [email protected]

“No! It’s for DRAWING,” I tell toddler Lewis as he brings a piece of chalk to his mouth

“No. It’s for eating in the closet,” he informs me

Since 2022, human rights activists around the world have forced a reckoning over sexual harassment and abuse within their ranks. The conversation has made advocacy events tense, captured the Chinese government’s attention and ricocheted around Capitol Hill notus.org/policy/human-r…

In the wake of Haley Byrd Wilt's investigation into sexual harassment in human rights groups for NOTUS, the president of the World Uyghur Congress is admitting to and apologizing for 'serious errors in judgment.' notus.org/policy/human-r…

'People who allege misconduct [at human rights nonprofits] can also face a very different kind of accusation from their colleagues: that they may be spies or influence agents for the Chinese government attempting to destroy a righteous cause.'

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“I would really kiss you without letting you go”: The human rights world has a sexual harassment problem. notus.org/policy/human-r…

“Interviews with 19 women involved in human rights activism in Asia, Europe and North America revealed a culture in which powerful men can get away with unprofessional and sometimes even predatory behavior without consequence.”

Read the investigation: notus.org/policy/human-r…

NEW w/ Ben Mause

The longer MTG delays a motion to vacate vote, the more attention she gets.

As long as she’s got the eyes — and cameras — of the Capitol on her, some think there’s no end in sight.

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Did my annual space policy story, this time on Russia’s work on a new anti-satellite weapon. Lawmakers are still worried about it, and one American satellite developer tells me: “It is going to change the way we build things.”

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me announcing my plan to hold a meeting to plan for the next meeting

Why ever force a failed vote when you can have this