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'Stopped them from blowing up the debt ceiling': Dem jabs GOP as House OKs spending bill
3 weeks ago

'Stopped them from blowing up the debt ceiling': Dem jabs GOP as House OKs spending bill

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin took a moment to cheer Friday night on the steps of the Capitol following a much-anticipated vote in the House on what turned out to be a contentious back-and-forth on a spending bill to avert a holiday shutdown. Raskin jabbed his GOP colleagues, telling reporters he wanted to take a moment to "appreciate the fact that we've …

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'Outrageous': Jamie Raskin buries Eric Trump for raking in millions in foreign cash
1 year ago

'Outrageous': Jamie Raskin buries Eric Trump for raking in millions in foreign cash

Raw Story  

Invited on CNN to discuss the bombshell report on Donald Trump and his family taking in millions from foreign governments while the former president was still in office, Rep. Jamie Raskin dropped the hammer on Eric Trump for trying to blow off concerns about the cash grab. Speaking with CNN host John Berman, Raskin highlighted findings in the report that …

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Jamie Raskin nails GOP at Covid hearing: Lab leak 'would only deepen Trump's culpability'
1 year, 5 months ago

Jamie Raskin nails GOP at Covid hearing: Lab leak 'would only deepen Trump's culpability'

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin warned Republicans that former President Donald Trump's culpability for Covid-19 deaths "would only deepen" if their theory about a lab leak in China was true. "Some people think that the finding that it all started with a lab leak would somehow absolve Donald Trump of his lethally reckless response to the pandemic. The Maryland Democrat pointed out …

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Watch: Jamie Raskin derails GOP hearing by railing against Trump's 'lethal recklessness and lying'
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch: Jamie Raskin derails GOP hearing by railing against Trump's 'lethal recklessness and lying'

Raw Story  

During a House Oversight Committee hearing on school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday, Rep. Jamie Raskin slammed former President Donald Trump and his administration, calling his public health response to the emergency a "historic debacle." "You don't need to go to the American Medical Association or the American Hospital Association or the American Nursing Association to conclude that …

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Oversight committee Republicans won’t sign Democrats’ letter denouncing white supremacy
1 year, 10 months ago

Oversight committee Republicans won’t sign Democrats’ letter denouncing white supremacy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An accompanying letter from by the committee’s top …

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Maryland Rep. Raskin says he’s been diagnosed with lymphoma
2 years ago

Maryland Rep. Raskin says he’s been diagnosed with lymphoma

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin said Wednesday that he has a type of lymphoma that’s a “serious but curable form of cancer” and he is beginning several months of treatment. In a statement Wednesday, Raskin said he has diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and the “prognosis for most people in my situation is excellent after four months of treatment.” He …

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Jan. 6 hearings: A national civics lesson on the dangers of fascism
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 hearings: A national civics lesson on the dangers of fascism

Salon  

The House Jan. 6 committee hearings are an act of public teaching: a civics lesson on a grand stage. That was especially true of last Tuesday's hearing, with its truth-telling about race, violence, American history, power, psychology, and the escalating existential threat to the country represented by Donald Trump, the Republican-fascist movement and the larger white right. On Dec. 18, …

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Increased pressure from Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in a difficult spot
2 years, 9 months ago

Increased pressure from Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in a difficult spot

LA Times  

Lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol are increasingly going public with critical statements, court filings and more to deliver a blunt message to Atty. He has, though, vowed to hold accountable “all Jan. 6 perpetrators, at any level,” and has said that would include those who were “present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible …

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Congressional oversight panel to investigate after Trump supporters launch a 'vigilante' election audit
2 years, 9 months ago

Congressional oversight panel to investigate after Trump supporters launch a 'vigilante' election audit

Raw Story  

Canvassers have been knocking on doors in Otero County as part of what they say is an attempt to verify voter rolls and the results of the 2020 election. “Your company’s proven lack of knowledge about the details of election administration, your personal advocacy of election conspiracy theories, and your partnership with a conspiracist volunteer group to canvass voters raise …

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Former VP Hamid Ansari Joins US Lawmakers To Express Concerns Over Human Rights In India
2 years, 11 months ago

Former VP Hamid Ansari Joins US Lawmakers To Express Concerns Over Human Rights In India

ABP News  

New Delhi: Four US lawmakers, including a senator, joined by former Vice President of India Hamid Ansari, expressed concerns on Wednesday over the current human rights situation in India, news agency PTI reported. Quoting Democratic Senator Ed Markey, the report said that as the Indian government continues to target the practices of minority faiths, it creates an atmosphere where discrimination …

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Biden chooses 3 for Fed board, including first Black woman
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden chooses 3 for Fed board, including first Black woman

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden will nominate three people for …

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Trump trying to 'run out the clock' with privilege claims to 'cover up potentially criminal conduct': Legal experts
3 years, 1 month ago

Trump trying to 'run out the clock' with privilege claims to 'cover up potentially criminal conduct': Legal experts

Raw Story  

Donald Trump and his allies are trying to "run out the clock" on the Jan. 6 insurrection by claiming executive privilege, and investigators are concerned the courts might let them get away with stalling. The former Justice Department official might be able to "clearly implicate Trump in any number of conspiratorial crimes,” said former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, adding that the …

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Dems implore senators to use ‘common sense’ in impeachment vote
3 years, 11 months ago

Dems implore senators to use ‘common sense’ in impeachment vote

Al Jazeera  

The third full day of arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump concluded on Thursday. 11 Feb 2021 - 21:31 GMT House Democratic prosecutors rest their case against Trump Representative Jamie Raskin said “common sense” shows former President Donald Trump committed the high crime of incitement of insurrection and urged senators acting as jurors to weigh …

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As Trump prosecutor, delegate gets her say on impeachment
3 years, 11 months ago

As Trump prosecutor, delegate gets her say on impeachment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Stacey Plaskett couldn’t cast a vote last month when the House impeached former President Donald Trump. “My method of handling things like this is to work,” Plaskett said, adding that receiving the unexpected call from Pelosi “really gave me a charge and something to do.” As an impeachment manager, it falls to Plaskett and the other Democrats to …

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