Democrat Jamie Raskin is running for top Judiciary post in bid to counter Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

Democrat Jamie Raskin is running for top Judiciary post in bid to counter Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland announced Monday that he will run to become the top Democrat on the powerful House Judiciary Committee next year, directly challenging fellow Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler as the party prepares to fight a second Trump administration and an emboldened Republican majority. “House Democrats must stand in the breach to defend the principles and institutions of constitutional democracy,” Raskin wrote in a letter to colleagues. We dare not fail.” Raskin said in the letter — obtained by The Associated Press — that he decided to run for the post after spending the week consulting with House Democrats and “engaging in serious introspection” about where the party is following their stunning electoral defeat last month that handed Republicans control of Congress and the White House. While currently the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Raskin said that come next year, the Judiciary Committee under his leadership would become “the headquarters of Congressional opposition to authoritarianism” as well as other efforts by President Donald Trump and his allies to thwart the Constitution.

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Democrats pick Gerry Connolly for House Oversight post, rebuffing Ocasio-Cortez bid
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Democrats pick Gerry Connolly for House Oversight post, rebuffing Ocasio-Cortez bid

LA Times  

Rep. Gerry Connolly, shown in 2020, was chosen by fellow Democrats to be the ranking minority member of the House Oversight Committee in the next Congress, turning aside a bid by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, House Democrats on Tuesday picked 74-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly to lead the party next year atop an influential congressional committee, pushing aside growing calls for generational …

AOC launches bid for 'profound and consequential' role as top Dem on House Oversight panel
1 month ago

AOC launches bid for 'profound and consequential' role as top Dem on House Oversight panel

Raw Story  

Hoping to help lead a congressional panel that could be in a position to hold President-elect Donald Trump accountable to the American public in the coming years, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday notified her colleagues that she is officially seeking the top Democratic seat on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The responsibility of leading Democrats on the …

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez announces bid for top Oversight job as Democrats push for generational change
1 month ago

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez announces bid for top Oversight job as Democrats push for generational change

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced a bid Friday to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, the latest example of generational shakeup that is beginning to ripple across the Democratic Party in the wake of their election losses this year. The New York lawmaker, who at 35 would by far be the youngest to serve in the …

Jamie Raskin ready to battle Trump 'assault' 2.0 in new role
1 month ago

Jamie Raskin ready to battle Trump 'assault' 2.0 in new role

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — After leading the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump and then serving as a member of the select Jan. 6 committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin is readying for a new role come January: Democrat’s lead constitutional watchdog in Congress. “It's like they tell the little kids in soccer, ‘don't bunch, spread out’ — we need people everywhere, …

Democrat Jerry Nadler steps aside from top Judiciary role, avoiding party fight
1 month ago

Democrat Jerry Nadler steps aside from top Judiciary role, avoiding party fight

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jerry Nadler announced Wednesday that he will be stepping down as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee next year, avoiding an intra-party fight over a prominent position as the party prepares to confront a second Trump presidency. Nadler’s decision to relinquish control of the powerful committee came a day after fellow Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin …

AOC mulls run to be top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee
1 month ago

AOC mulls run to be top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee

Salon  

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., told reporters on Tuesday that she is considering a bid to lead Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, a panel with broad powers of investigation over the federal government. The current ranking member, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., 61, is fighting to wrest the top Democratic post in the House Judiciary Committee from Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., …

Jamie Raskin runs to be top Dem on House Judiciary in face of 'emboldened MAGA movement'
1 month, 1 week ago

Jamie Raskin runs to be top Dem on House Judiciary in face of 'emboldened MAGA movement'

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin announced Monday that he was officially running to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler as the ranking Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee. "But this time the MAGA movement has not only a trifecta but a complicit Supreme Court waiting in the wings and a dominant media propaganda system parroting all the lies," he warned. "New generations of …

'No one gives you power – you take it': Democrats seek younger leaders to challenge Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

'No one gives you power – you take it': Democrats seek younger leaders to challenge Trump

Raw Story  

House Democrats are considering a shakeup to their leadership that would elevate younger lawmakers to push back against Donald Trump and the incoming Republican majority. Dozens of Democrats have been privately urging Rep. Jamie Raskin to challenge Rep. Jerrold Nadler for the top Democratic spot on the House Judiciary Committee out of concern the New York Democrat might not be …

Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin says he’s not running for open US Senate seat
1 year, 6 months ago

Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin says he’s not running for open US Senate seat

Associated Press  

— Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, who played a leading role in recent years as House Democrats twice impeached then-President Donald Trump and investigated Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, announced Friday he will not run for the U.S. Senate seat that is opening with the retirement of Sen. Ben Cardin. Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Oversight …

Democrat Jamie Raskin blasts House GOP’s ‘weaponisation’ committee as a way to boost Trump’s 2024 run
1 year, 11 months ago

Democrat Jamie Raskin blasts House GOP’s ‘weaponisation’ committee as a way to boost Trump’s 2024 run

The Independent  

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Jamie Raskin: 'The Durham investigation was the weaponization of the Justice Department'
1 year, 11 months ago

Jamie Raskin: 'The Durham investigation was the weaponization of the Justice Department'

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Under the leadership of Rep. Jim Jordan, Republicans have started an investigatory committee to dig into the Justice Department investigations into Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 attack. Sen. Dick Durbin has announced that under his chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he intends to investigate the Justice Department's actions under Barr and specifically the Durham probe. "Egged …

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