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'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda
2 days, 20 hours ago

'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin warned CNN's Jim Sciutto that Republicans could very well slash critical programs like Social Security and Medicare in the next Congress — but Sciutto wanted to know what exactly Democrats plan to do about it. "So let's talk about what comes next, because Republicans in their private meeting, they made a handshake agreement to cut $2.5 trillion …

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'Stopped them from blowing up the debt ceiling': Dem jabs GOP as House OKs spending bill
2 days, 23 hours 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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After Party Losses In November, Younger Democrats Reach For Power In Congress
1 week, 5 days ago

After Party Losses In November, Younger Democrats Reach For Power In Congress

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats is making moves to fill leadership roles typically taken by older and longer-serving members, a sign that some believe the message from the November elections is that Americans want fresh faces in charge. Ocasio-Cortez is running for the ranking member spot on the House Oversight Committee, which Rep. Jamie Raskin …

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

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Donald Trump Already Setting Up A Potential Constitutional Crisis Over His Appointments
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump Already Setting Up A Potential Constitutional Crisis Over His Appointments

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Four years after sending a violent mob to the U.S. Capitol to coerce Congress into giving him a second term despite his election loss, Donald Trump is again trying to bully lawmakers, this time by demanding they adjourn and let him bypass their constitutional role if they will not quickly confirm his choices for his …

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Jamie Raskin Gleefully Trolls James Comer Live On Air During Joint Fox News Hit
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jamie Raskin Gleefully Trolls James Comer Live On Air During Joint Fox News Hit

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rep. Jamie Raskin could barely contain his glee as he tore into Rep. James Comer during a joint Fox News hit Tuesday. At one point, host Bret Baier asked if the Comer-led impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden had “come officially to an end.” “My job wasn’t to impeach; my job was to investigate,” the Republican congressman said, …

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Authorities saw gunman on roof 18 minutes before Trump stepped on stage, Secret Service chief admits
5 months ago

Authorities saw gunman on roof 18 minutes before Trump stepped on stage, Secret Service chief admits

LA Times  

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle arrives Monday to testify before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee about the attempted assassination of former President Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania. It was one of several security lapses revealed at a congressional hearing into what Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle described as the “most significant operational failure” of the agency …

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Investigate whether drinking played role in chaotic House hearing, senior Democrat says
7 months ago

Investigate whether drinking played role in chaotic House hearing, senior Democrat says

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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “She said ‘there are members drinking in the room,’ and that’s something that is …

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AOC slams McCarthy on Biden impeachment: ‘He’s making a joke of himself’
1 year, 3 months ago

AOC slams McCarthy on Biden impeachment: ‘He’s making a joke of himself’

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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The top two Democrats on the committee that will lead …

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It’s already 2024 at the Capitol, and lawmakers are busy doing nothing
1 year, 4 months ago

It’s already 2024 at the Capitol, and lawmakers are busy doing nothing

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Your wall calendar may read “2023”. “No, we’ve done a whole lot,” Rep. Ralph Norman told Raw Story last week when asked about the 118th Congress’ record. “It's a little schizophrenic,” Sen. Cynthia Lummis told Raw Story just off the Senate floor last week. “I think Democrats recognize that they had a real challenging map for ’24, so …

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Inside The Hunter Biden Doom Loop
1 year, 5 months ago

Inside The Hunter Biden Doom Loop

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Rep. James Comer does not like it when people suggest his big, wholly unproven allegation against President Joe Biden ― that the president received a $5 million bribe ― is just Rudy Giuliani’s leftovers, slightly warmed up in the microwave. Back in May, when Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on Comer’s committee, suggested Comer …

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House Republicans ready contempt vote against FBI director Wray over Biden document
1 year, 6 months ago

House Republicans ready contempt vote against FBI director Wray over Biden document

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Oversight Committee plans to move forward this week with holding FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. “The FBI again refused to hand over the unclassified record to the custody of the House Oversight Committee,” Comer told reporters after the briefing. The word “alleged” was used three times in the opening paragraph …

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The rise of Rep. Scott Perry: The most dangerous insurrectionist you've never heard of
1 year, 10 months ago

The rise of Rep. Scott Perry: The most dangerous insurrectionist you've never heard of

Raw Story  

How does a Republican congressman from central Pennsylvania — who is currently facing a federal investigation after allegedly spitballing ideas for a "paperwork coup" on behalf of Donald Trump — wind up with a committee seat that could allow him to see open Justice Department files about himself? Last week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers -- including House Minority Leader …

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Maryland Rep. Raskin says he’s been diagnosed with lymphoma
1 year, 11 months 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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Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers America a Christmas message: But why was he here?
2 years ago

Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers America a Christmas message: But why was he here?

Salon  

I know the human mind is limited. So I'd settle with understanding the last five days of news: That would be the updated 12 days of Christmas, that includes four DOJ referrals, three mice in the West Wing's men's room, two MAGA GOP congresswomen fighting with each other and one visit from Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It may be Christmas, but Joe …

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'These are crimes': Jamie Raskin slams Marjorie Taylor Greene's remarks about 'winning' armed insurrection
2 years ago

'These are crimes': Jamie Raskin slams Marjorie Taylor Greene's remarks about 'winning' armed insurrection

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin on Monday criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for boasting over the weekend that she would have "won" an armed insurrection if she'd been the organizer of the January 6 Capitol riots. "If you and Bannon organized the violent insurrection against our government on 1/6 you’d be going to jail with everyone else convicted of seditious conspiracy and …

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Exclusive: Rep. Jamie Raskin says Trump either knew he was lying or was mentally incapacitated
2 years, 6 months ago

Exclusive: Rep. Jamie Raskin says Trump either knew he was lying or was mentally incapacitated

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Jamie Raskin told reporters after the second day of the House Select Committee hearings about the Jan.6 attack on Congress that the only two options for Donald Trump are that he knew he was lying about the 2020 election fraud or he was mentally incapacitated. Testifying under oath, former Attorney General Bill Barr commented that if …

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Scavino, Navarro held in contempt of Congress in 1/6 probe
2 years, 8 months ago

Scavino, Navarro held in contempt of Congress in 1/6 probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino were held in contempt of Congress for their monthlong refusal to comply with subpoenas rendered by the House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy accused the Jan. 6 committee of “criminalizing dissent,” defended Scavino as a “good man” and lobbed …

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Scavino, Navarro held in contempt of Congress in 1/6 probe
2 years, 8 months ago

Scavino, Navarro held in contempt of Congress in 1/6 probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino were held in contempt of Congress on Wednesday for their monthlong refusal to comply with subpoenas rendered by the House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy accused the Jan. 6 committee of “criminalizing dissent,” defended Scavino as a “good man” …

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House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt
3 years, 2 months ago

House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Still, the vote was 229-202 with all but nine GOP lawmakers who voted saying “no.” The House vote sends the matter to …

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Trump May Get Away With Obstruction Of Congress. Again.
3 years, 2 months ago

Trump May Get Away With Obstruction Of Congress. Again.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Nearly two years after getting away with obstruction of Congress while he was president, Donald Trump may get away with it again, this time as a former president trying to block an investigation into the insurrection he incited. Even Norm Eisen, who worked for the House committee that pursued Trump’s first impeachment and strongly supports …

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Here are the 9 lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
3 years, 4 months ago

Here are the 9 lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

NPR  

Here are the 9 lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP The House select committee investigating the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 will hold the first of a series of hearings on Thursday about what it has learned over the course of its 10-month investigation. Adam Schiff Enlarge this image toggle …

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Trump left Congress members ‘for dead’ in Capitol riot: Democrats
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump left Congress members ‘for dead’ in Capitol riot: Democrats

Al Jazeera  

Trump is accused of ‘incitement of insurrection’ as House managers display graphic video of mob attack. 10 Feb 2021 - 21:17 GMT Analyst: Trump legal team expected to lean on ‘free speech’ argument As the House Democratic impeachment managers lay out their detailed argument that Trump’s alleged “incitement” of the US Capitol riot was well planned and deliberate, his legal …

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