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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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Mike Johnson Can’t Stop The House From Certifying The Election — But He Can Try
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mike Johnson Can’t Stop The House From Certifying The Election — But He Can Try

Huff Post  

House Speaker Mike Johnson has repeatedly insisted that he would perform his constitutional duty — if he deems the 2024 election “free and fair.” Illustration:Jianan Liu/HuffPost; Photo: Getty Images When he was slinging french fries for a photo op at McDonald’s last weekend in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump fielded a question from a reporter who asked him if he would accept …

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Texas sheriffs engage conspiracy theorist who created Trump enemies 'target list'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas sheriffs engage conspiracy theorist who created Trump enemies 'target list'

Raw Story  

The self-styled “secretary of retribution” for Donald Trump, who created a “ Deep State target list ” a prominent congressman describes as a “vigilante death warrant for hundreds of Americans,” received an audience earlier this month with the very people he’s sought to attract: law enforcement officers. Ivan Raiklin, a retired Army lieutenant colonel with designs on conducting “ live-streamed …

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Jamie Raskin hits back at Lauren Boebert with Trump quotes
1 year, 9 months ago

Jamie Raskin hits back at Lauren Boebert with Trump quotes

The Independent  

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"A constitutional joke": Jamie Raskin destroys Republicans' 2nd Amendment fantasy
2 years, 5 months ago

"A constitutional joke": Jamie Raskin destroys Republicans' 2nd Amendment fantasy

Salon  

Rep Jamie Raskin, D-MD, went off on Republicans for their "insurrectionist view" of the Second Amendment during Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing on a bill that would ban assault weapons. "My friend from Texas, Mr. Roy, advances the so-called insurrectionist view of the second amendment, that the second amendment's purpose is to give the people the right to overthrow or …

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Donald Trump impeachment: Ex-US president claims victory, but this was an escape and not an exoneration
3 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump impeachment: Ex-US president claims victory, but this was an escape and not an exoneration

Firstpost  

Once again, former president Donald Trump beat the rap and once again he wasted no time claiming victory. “There’s no question, none, that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day,” McConnell said. Seven Senate Republicans voted to convict Trump, the most senators of a president’s own party to turn against him in an …

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The Latest: Republicans criticize Trump lawyers’ performance
3 years, 10 months ago

The Latest: Republicans criticize Trump lawyers’ performance

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on former President Donald Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial : 6:35 p.m. Senate Republicans had sharp criticism for former President Donald Trump’s lawyers after the opening of his second impeachment trial. Cassidy told reporters earlier that the impeachment managers’ arguments were “strong arguments” and it was a “very good opening.” Cassidy said, “I have always said …

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Senate Declares That Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate Declares That Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional

NPR  

Senate Declares That Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional Enlarge this image toggle caption Handout/Getty Images Handout/Getty Images The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will move forward after the Senate voted Tuesday that the trial of a former president is constitutional. The Louisiana Republican told Capitol Hill reporters that he thought Trump's legal team did "a terrible job" on Tuesday. …

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US House delivers Trump impeachment article to Senate
3 years, 10 months ago

US House delivers Trump impeachment article to Senate

Al Jazeera  

Move formally sets in motion Senate trial against Donald Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’ related to Capitol riot. The US House of Representatives has presented its article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate, a step that formally sets in motion the Senate trial against the former United States president, which is expected to start next month. Representative Jamie …

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Congressman Jamie Raskin, who lost his son to suicide 2 weeks ago, leads effort to impeach Donald Trump
3 years, 11 months ago

Congressman Jamie Raskin, who lost his son to suicide 2 weeks ago, leads effort to impeach Donald Trump

Firstpost  

Speaker Nancy Pelosi named the Maryland Democrat lead manager of the House team that will present testimony during Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate Washington: Rep. Jamie Raskin’s 25-year-old son, Tommy, killed himself on New Year’s Eve and was buried the following Tuesday. They were unsettled by Barack Obama becoming the nation’s first African-American president, he added, and now “have …

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Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot
3 years, 11 months ago

Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin’s 25-year-old son, Tommy, killed himself on New Year’s Eve and was buried the following Tuesday. Many of the rioters storming the Capitol, Raskin said, were used to a world in which white people were “a comfortable, commanding majority in this country.” They were unsettled by Barack Obama becoming the nation’s first African-American president, he added, …

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Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot
3 years, 11 months ago

Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot

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. Many of the rioters storming the Capitol, Raskin said, were used to a world …

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