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Federal lobbyists disclosed receiving more than $2.1 million last year from criminals and other legally imperiled people looking to secure a pardon or clemency from President Donald Trump — and that’s likely an undercount.
At least $815,000 of that total was spent during the fourth quarter of 2025, according to new disclosures filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. And some of that money went to lobbyists whom Trump previously pardoned of their own crimes....

It only took one iconic quip: “You do french fries, I do franchise,” for “Real Housewives” star Angie Katsanevas to find herself on Capitol Hill promoting entrepreneurs in front of the House Committee on Small Business on Thursday.
“I would have never thought that I would be standing here today because of a viral moment that I didn't expect to go viral until it did in real time,” Katsanevas, known colloquially online as “Angie K.,” told NOTUS in an interview. “But it's put a spotlight...

Progressives are torn over whether to work with President Donald Trump on populist proposals he’s floated recently. While some left-leaning lawmakers told NOTUS that the president endorsing ideas they like provides an opening for collaboration, others...

Anti-abortion leaders are furious at the Trump administration’s lack of action to ban abortion nationwide — and the White House is trying to dismiss the concerns.
Prominent advocates in the movement told NOTUS they took issue with Vice President JD Vance taking the stage at the March for Life in Washington on Friday, pointing specifically to the administration’s failure to restrict abortion pill access....