U.S. Congress reporter @notus.com Mizzou alum.https://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3mk6g4hzj5c22Scoop: Democrat Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for their legal defense against President Donald Trump. https://www.notus.org/money/mark-kelly-elissa-slotkin-legal-defense-fund-donald-trump23 Apr 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6g4hzj5c22https://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3mjxjzfwgak2wSome 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: https://www.notus.org/congress/data-center-congress-investments-election-controversy-moratorium-stock-trades20 Apr 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxjzfwgak2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3mjnbvmo6k225Scoop: Trump's Save America PAC is in the red and owes $1.6 million to a dozen law firms. https://www.notus.org/money/donald-trump-debt-legal-fees-save-america-pac16 Apr 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnbvmo6k225https://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3mjnb7ss3lk2iCongress 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. https://www.notus.org/congress/republicans-overturned-a-biden-era-mining-ban-minnesota-boundary-waters16 Apr 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnb7ss3lk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3miuet5f7ns2cScoop: 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. https://www.notus.org/congress/some-republicans-want-to-reverse-the-gop-cuts-to-rural-and-tribal-radio-stations06 Apr 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuet5f7ns2chttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3mfnr62d5ak2rRep. 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”25 Feb 2026 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnr62d5ak2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3m4qikfbic22fCongress' 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: https://www.notus.org/congress/longtime-lawmakers-political-violence-escalating03 Nov 2025 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qikfbic22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3m3nynvak722wRepublican 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. https://www.notus.org/senate/paul-ingrassia-trump-nominee-gop-republican-senators-confirmation-hearing-james-lankford20 Oct 2025 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3nynvak722whttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3m3narhfij22mSen. 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: https://www.notus.org/republicans/rand-paul-defy-trump-relationship-republicans-maga-venezuela-boat-strike20 Oct 2025 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3narhfij22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3m3b5uwmg5c2dA 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. https://www.notus.org/congress/indian-services-shutdown15 Oct 2025 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3b5uwmg5c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3m2mimj5ddk2xRepublican 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. https://www.notus.org/congress/government-shutdown-backpay-john-thune-mike-johnson07 Oct 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mimj5ddk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3m2mhcmulv22zSpeaker 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.07 Oct 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mhcmulv22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3m27yap7ymk2tSpeaker 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: https://www.notus.org/congress/mike-johnson-hakeem-jeffries-trump-video02 Oct 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27yap7ymk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3m23chrjloc2uCongresswoman-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 https://www.notus.org/congress/adelita-grijalva-swearing-in-house-shutdown-delay30 Sep 2025 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m23chrjloc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3lzm7po3pls23NEW: Ryan Walters is considering resigning from his post as superintendent of Oklahoma schools. w/ @reesegorman.bsky.social for @notus.com https://www.notus.org/oklahoma/ryan-walters-superintendent24 Sep 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzm7po3pls23https://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3lxfaxpt3vs2gAlmost 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." https://www.notus.org/congress/older-lawmakers-running-for-reelection27 Aug 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxfaxpt3vs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3lrj2424fac26Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told California Democrats from drought-prone districts that reducing the deficit is a higher priority than some 'solid' water security programs. Read more: https://www.notus.org/california/burgum-california-democrats-water-program-budget13 Jun 2025 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrj2424fac26https://bsky.app/profile/emluetkemeyer.bsky.social/post/3lqnfdra4ds2xInterior Sec. Doug Burgum says 48,000 probate court cases are backlogged at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Some Native Americans wait months, years or generations for their cases to get through. Read more: https://www.notus.org/oklahoma/native-american-probate-court-backlog02 Jun 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:vadv62c6cbwygan3kam556sj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqnfdra4ds2x