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1 week ago | notus.org | Violet Jira |Jasmine Wright |Emily Kennard

President Donald Trump and his top allies insist that “America First” doesn’t necessarily mean staying out of another international military conflict. Senate Republicans are so far broadly giving him the benefit of the doubt. Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that the president is putting America first by preventing Iran from producing nuclear weapons — whatever that prevention effort should look like.

2 weeks ago | notus.org | Violet Jira |Jasmine Wright

Seven years after a military parade in France captivated the president, Donald Trump is finally getting to throw a parade of his own. On Saturday, military vehicles, equipment and soldiers are set to march down Constitution Avenue. The administration is hailing the day as an opportunity to celebrate and honor the armed services on the 250th anniversary of the Army. It also happens to be Trump’s 79th birthday.

3 weeks ago | notus.org | Anna Kramer |Violet Jira

Anthony Armstrong, who was one of Elon Musk’s most senior allies in the federal government, left the Office of Personnel Management in April, NOTUS has learned. OPM confirmed Armstrong’s departure from the agency, which had not been previously reported. Armstrong worked as a banker for Morgan Stanley and was reportedly involved in Musk’s deal to buy Twitter before joining the administration. He’s not the only Musk associate to have left in recent months.

3 weeks ago | notus.org | Jasmine Wright |Violet Jira

It only took about 140 hours for one of the world’s most powerful political alliances to crumble. Elon Musk — who only a few months ago posted that he loved President Donald Trump “as much as a straight man can love another man” — has ignited a flame war with the president, leaving Republicans and much of everyone else in politics gawking. “He’s lost his damn mind,” Rep. Troy Nehls said of Musk on Thursday. Other members were just content to stand back and watch.

1 month ago | notus.org | Jasmine Wright |Violet Jira |Em Luetkemeyer |Torrence Banks

President Donald Trump used a set of well-worn tactics to get the House to pass his “big, beautiful bill”: sugar in the form of praise and salt in the form of threats of primary challenges to any Republican holdouts. But the next phase of getting his massive domestic policy bill passed could be harder, simply because Republican senators aren’t quite the same as Republican House members. They don’t have the same blind loyalty to the president.