Today\u2019s notice: Late Night TV hasn\u2019t been this relevant since\u2026 September? The White House and Democrats are talking a lot about DHS, but are they getting anywhere? The newest 2026 messaging trend. Tariff politics get thorny at ground level. So do data center politics. <\/p>\n
THE LATEST<\/p>\n
The late shift. \u201cTrump\u2019s FCC colluded with corporate media executives at CBS, but I think it\u2019s safe to say that their plan backfired,\u201d Texas state Rep. James Talarico said at a campaign rally in Austin last night, after a day in which all the talk in the razor-close Democratic Senate primary was about his interview with Stephen Colbert that didn\u2019t air.<\/p>\n
A chuckling Jasmine Crockett, Talarico\u2019s opponent in the primary, shook her head during an appearance on MS NOW at what she agreed was another instance of a network making moves to avoid any trouble with Donald Trump. \u201cI think it\u2019s probably better that he didn\u2019t get on and they went straight to streaming,\u201d Crockett joked of the millions of views Talarico\u2019s unaired interview racked up online yesterday, though she praised Colbert\u2019s move to make the dispute with network lawyers public.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is important that we resist in this moment,\u201d Crockett said.<\/p>\n
Colbert did just that, dedicating his entire B-block to a play-by-play of the saga while lambasting CBS for its decision to roll over for the Trump administration. \u201cI\u2019m just so surprised that this giant global corporation would not stand up to these bullies,\u201d the late-night host said.<\/p>\n
The whole thing is really just a sideshow to an increasingly nasty primary, NOTUS\u2019 Daniella Diaz reports from Austin<\/a>. Polls show a toss-up between the Democrats, and that does not make for a lot of kumbaya moments. Crockett yesterday accused a super PAC boosting Talarico of airing an ad<\/a> that she called \u201cstraight-up racist\u201d (she says it darkened her skin tone). The ad itself is a particularly negative one, focused on the very real fact that Republicans really want Crockett to beat Talarico. They have even taken credit<\/a> for coaxing her into the primary to do it.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you have a question about an outside group\u2019s ads, I would submit those questions to the outside group,\u201d Talarico told reporters last night.<\/p>\n Open Tabs The CFTC and States Are at Odds Over Prediction Markets<\/a> (NOTUS); U.S. Air Force VIP fleet being repainted in Trump\u2019s preferred palette: Sources<\/a> (CBS); Europeans Quietly Press U.S. Lawmakers for Clues on the Midterms<\/a> (WSJ); Noem\u2019s use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch<\/a> (NBC)<\/p>\n From the White House<\/p>\n \u201cThe parties are still pretty far apart,\u201d is how one Trump aide framed the state of DHS funding negotiations to NOTUS\u2019 Violet Jira yesterday. As the government continues to be partially shut down \u2014 and employees at FEMA, TSA and other agencies go without paychecks \u2014 Democrats responded to a legislative counterproposal from the White House earlier this week, sending them an updated wishlist of reforms for ICE and CBP.<\/p>\n But it\u2019s clear that despite a new written offer, the parties aren\u2019t getting any closer.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Administration remains interested in good faith conversations to end the Democrat shutdown before more Americans feel the impacts. But the Administration also remains committed to carrying out the President\u2019s promise to enforce federal immigration law,\u201d said the White House official.<\/p>\n The White House\u2019s language has ratcheted up a bit online, with officials accusing Democrats of shutting the government <\/a>down for political gain. But so far it pales in comparison to the scorched-earth tactics deployed last fall.<\/p>\n Meanwhile: Top White House officials, including Susie Wiles, huddled over their midterm messaging plan last night with cabinet officials, seven days before Trump\u2019s State of the Union is set to take place on Capitol Hill. A source familiar with the meeting told NOTUS\u2019 Reese Gorman that top Trumpworld pollster Tony Fabrizio presented new numbers on policy issues.<\/p>\n From the campaign trail<\/p>\n Trend Alert: They\u2019re calling it the Fraud Election\u2026 It may seem like a million years ago, but the viral conservative video about benefits fraud in Minnesota dropped in December. And Republicans are hoping the outrage it channeled will drive voters in several key races, NOTUS\u2019 Torrie Herrington reports<\/a>. Benefits fraud is a big part of Republicans\u2019 messaging in the Maine Senate race and several top targets for the NRCC.<\/p>\n \u201cDemocrats can\u2019t run on \u2018anti-corruption\u2019 while their own states are ground zero for massive fraud,\u201d an NRCC spox said.<\/p>\n Smart move? \u201cVery legitimate questions about \u2018where did all this money go?\u2019 exist,\u201d GOP strategist Matthew Bartlett told Torrie. \u201cIs this the top priority of the American voting public right now? No.\u201d<\/p>\n From the Hill<\/p>\n If you want something done right\u2026 Sen. Bill Cassidy released his own plan<\/a> to overhaul the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, calling for changes in regulatory oversight, \u201cnovel clinical trial approaches\u201d and the incorporation of artificial intelligence in the pharmaceutical review process.<\/p>\n \u201cBiomedical innovation holds enormous promise for the American people,\u201d Cassidy wrote in an 18-page report<\/a>. \u201cBut \u2018innovation\u2019 is meaningless unless it creates products that actually help patients. Discoveries that never leave the lab help no one.\u201d<\/p>\n There\u2019s history here: It\u2019s unclear how seriously the recommendations will be taken at the FDA, given the recent friction<\/a> between Cassidy and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/p>\n From the states<\/p>\n Florida goes all in on deportations. \u201cWhile you wouldn\u2019t expect the Department of Lottery to detain someone \u2026 when you come across illegal immigrants, you should be turning them over to ICE,\u201d Rep. Randy Fine, Republican from Florida, told NOTUS\u2019 Manuela Silva<\/a> of the breadth of the state\u2019s whole-of-government approach to partnering with federal immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n Florida leads the nation in so-called 287(g) partnerships that link state agencies to federal enforcement efforts. According to a state dashboard, the state\u2019s lottery department has recorded 14 \u201cencounters\u201d with undocumented immigrants since signing its partnership with the feds last April.<\/p>\n NEW ON NOTUS<\/p>\n Watch these politics. Republicans know the president\u2019s tariff agenda will hurt American farmers in the near term \u2014 that\u2019s why they approved a multibillion bailout package for agriculture set to be disbursed starting next month. But now the party has to convince those farmers the incoming tough times will be worth it in the end, NOTUS\u2019 Jade Lozada reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Does this dog hunt? It\u2019s a central midterm question. \u201cOur farmers understand that we have to level the playing field. And how do you do that? You do that with these tariffs,\u201d Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin said.<\/p>\n State vs. federal data center divide. \u201cI don\u2019t think that data centers are being taken seriously by a lot of my own party right now,\u201d Oklahoma state Rep. Kendal Sacchieri, a Republican, told NOTUS\u2019 Samuel Larreal<\/a> recently after sponsoring a 3-year moratorium on the projects there.<\/p>\n While the White House is all in on AI infrastructure right now, Sam notes Oklahoma is just one of at least a half-dozen states where Republicans have either backed or led legislation that would force temporary bans on the construction of data centers. <\/p>\n NOT US<\/p>\n Thank you for reading! If you like this edition of the NOTUS newsletter, please forward it to a friend. If this newsletter was shared with you, please subscribe<\/a> \u2014 it\u2019s free! Have a Tip? Email us at tips@notus.org<\/a>. And as always, we\u2019d love to hear your thoughts on our newsletter at newsletters@notus.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s notice: Late Night TV hasn\u2019t been this relevant since\u2026 September? 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