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

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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On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden faces a stark choice as he contemplates broad preemptive pardons to protect aides and allies from potential retribution by Donald Trump: Does he hew to the institutional norms he’s spent decades defending or flex the powers of the presidency in untested ways? Clyburn said he told Biden’s team, only half jokingly, that because the Supreme …

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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, …

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1 month ago

You call this populism?

Politico

You call this populism? On Wednesday, hedge fund billionaire KEN GRIFFIN called Trump’s tariff threats “small ball” compared to other geopolitical concerns — a line that’d be unthinkable if Lighthizer was set to run Treasury. One such contract, obtained by POLITICO, outlined that the influencer would post during “peak posting times,” that “content must appear genuine,” and it could not …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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1 month, 3 weeks 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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2 months ago

'100 percent fabricated': Jamie Raskin calls out viral new election certification lie

Raw Story

Rep. Jamie Raskin took to social media to fact-check a fake quote he said is going around that is being falsely attributed to him. "So, it's going to be up to us on Jan. 6, 2025, to tell the rampaging Trump mobs that he's disqualified and that we need bodyguards for everybody," the short excerpt says. The full quote from …

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2 months, 2 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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3 months, 1 week ago

Dems fear Mike Johnson has laid the groundwork for a nightmare scenario on Jan. 6, 2025

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — Democrats are bracing for Jan. 6, 2025, which is why many are making post-election security a central plank in their pitch to voters ahead of November’s elections. “Democrats have two main objectives,” Raskin told Raw Story on the Capitol steps in September. “As you know, we did revise the Electoral Count Act to prevent mischief,” Lofgren told Raw …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Melania Trump’s nude modeling makes Republicans blush — and threaten reporters

Raw Story

WASHINGTON —While most Republicans are now fanboys of former President Donald Trump, talk of the former first lady’s nude modeling makes many in the GOP contort, even if she started the conversation on social media this week ahead of the release of her new memoir, “Melania”. “I don't know how to answer that.” Tuberville may not have heard of Melania …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

From moderate to manipulator: Behind the unmasking of Chief Justice John Roberts

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — John Roberts may have a robe. New illustrious, behind-the-scenes reporting from the New York Times reveals Roberts personally directed the court’s three historic Jan. 6, 2021 rulings, including the one granting presidents sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution for their “official acts.” Democrats are now redoubling their efforts to make the high court a centerpiece of this year’s elections …

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4 months ago

Did Trump's DOJ cover up an alleged $10 million Egyptian bribe? Dems aim to find out

Raw Story

Congressional Democrats on Tuesday launched an investigation in response to recent Washington Post reporting on a closed federal probe into whether Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi gave former U.S. President Donald Trump $10 million to illegally help his 2016 campaign. In addition to generating suspicion about a cash bribe from el-Sisi, Raskin and Garcia wrote to Trump, "this detailed news …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Woodstock of politics: Democrats strike all the right chords — and scare Donald Trump — with DNC

Salon

CHICAGO — I sat down Wednesday to indulge in my morning ritual of an espresso; this time at the Gallery Café just a couple of miles from the United Center in Chicago – the site of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. It’s all about President Joe Biden not being on the ticket and the hope that now “we can finally …

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5 months, 1 week 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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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats have had to snap back to reality with Netanyahu

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. More than 38 Democratic members of Congress — including former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, …

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5 months, 2 weeks 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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5 months, 3 weeks ago

January 6 committee members are telling Biden to step aside: ‘Trump cannot be elected’

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. At least three of those committee members have joined a growing chorus of Democratic …

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6 months ago

As Joe Biden faces increasing calls to step aside from the presidential race, here are the Democrat voices publicly asking him to drop out

ABC

As the race to become president of the United States continues to heat up, members of the Democratic party fear for their leader Joe Biden's prospects of retaining the White House. "Recognising that, unlike Trump, President Biden's first commitment has always been to our country, not himself, I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

NRA flag flies 'way above the rule of law': Democrat slams 'outrageous' bump stock ruling

Raw Story

A prominent House Democrat and lawyer on Friday blasted the Supreme Court for striking down a ban on so-called "bump stocks" — a rapid-fire gun attachment used in the 2017 massacre in Las Vegas — calling it "outrageous," and pointing out that the federal agency governing such weapons even thinks its an assault weapon. Raskin appeared Friday night on "The …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Democrats target pro-Trump 'dystopian plot' with Stop Project 2025 task force

Raw Story

A group of congressional Democrats on Tuesday launched a task force aimed at spotlighting and combating the threat posed by Project 2025, the sprawling far-right agenda crafted by allies of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Spearheaded by Rep. Jared Huffman, the Stop Project 2025 Task Force "will serve as a central hub for pro-democracy Members of Congress, civil society, and …

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7 months ago

Republican yells at Raw Story when asked about clash between ex-Gov. Larry Hogan and Trump

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Larry Hogan has drawn ire from former President Donald Trump's campaign after he said Americans should respect the guilty verdict against the former president. Rep. Andy Harris yelled when Raw Story mentioned the Trump team going after Hogan: "Trump did not go after Hogan!" Vance, who is under consideration for Trump's vice presidential running …

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

On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways

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

You call this populism?

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

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

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

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

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

'100 percent fabricated': Jamie Raskin calls out viral new election certification lie

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

Dems fear Mike Johnson has laid the groundwork for a nightmare scenario on Jan. 6, 2025

Melania Trump’s nude modeling makes Republicans blush — and threaten reporters

From moderate to manipulator: Behind the unmasking of Chief Justice John Roberts

Did Trump's DOJ cover up an alleged $10 million Egyptian bribe? Dems aim to find out

The Woodstock of politics: Democrats strike all the right chords — and scare Donald Trump — with DNC

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

Democrats have had to snap back to reality with Netanyahu

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

January 6 committee members are telling Biden to step aside: ‘Trump cannot be elected’

As Joe Biden faces increasing calls to step aside from the presidential race, here are the Democrat voices publicly asking him to drop out

NRA flag flies 'way above the rule of law': Democrat slams 'outrageous' bump stock ruling

Democrats target pro-Trump 'dystopian plot' with Stop Project 2025 task force

Republican yells at Raw Story when asked about clash between ex-Gov. Larry Hogan and Trump