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Playbook: Hegseth on the brink, Raskin on the move
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Playbook: Hegseth on the brink, Raskin on the move

Politico  

Playbook: Hegseth on the brink, Raskin on the move Presented by With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine DRIVING THE DAY UNITING THE TRIBES — JONATHAN COWAN, co-founder and president of Third Way, is endorsing Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair BEN WIKLER to lead the DNC, he writes in a buzzy, just-posted POLITICO Magazine piece — a notable …

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Did Trump's DOJ cover up an alleged $10 million Egyptian bribe? Dems aim to find out
3 months, 2 weeks 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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Top Democrats in Washington walking a careful line on Biden amid party panic about his candidacy
5 months ago

Top Democrats in Washington walking a careful line on Biden amid party panic about his candidacy

NPR  

Top Democrats in Washington walking a careful line on Biden amid party panic about his candidacy toggle caption Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images/AFP via Getty Images Top Democrats in Washington are mired in an ongoing crisis over President Biden's continued candidacy that has been exacerbated by his recent COVID diagnosis. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., House Democratic Leader Hakeem …

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Biden impeachment ‘star witness’ sues top Democrat for defamation
8 months ago

Biden impeachment ‘star witness’ sues top Democrat for defamation

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. A criminal complaint seen by The Daily Beast …

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Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. Here's why
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. Here's why

NPR  

Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. "It's really up to the president to decide when to use the armed forces as a domestic police force," said Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty & National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. "Stewart Rhodes, who's been convicted of seditious conspiracy, which means conspiracy to overthrow …

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Democrats claim the GOP is withholding evidence contradicting claims in Hunter Biden probe
1 year, 4 months ago

Democrats claim the GOP is withholding evidence contradicting claims in Hunter Biden probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Democrats are demanding the release of a transcript from a new FBI witness that they say contradicts Republicans’ claims in the expanding congressional inquiry into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on House Oversight Committee, sent a letter Friday to Rep. James Comer, the Republican chair of the committee, asking him …

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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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James Comer Rejects FBI’s Offer To Show Him Documents He's Requesting In Biden Probe
1 year, 6 months ago

James Comer Rejects FBI’s Offer To Show Him Documents He's Requesting In Biden Probe

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON — House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer has refused an offer from the FBI to view documents he’s requesting as part of an investigation into President Joe Biden. Afterward, Comer said in a statement that Wray “offered to allow us to see the documents in person at FBI headquarters,” but that seeing the material isn’t good enough — he …

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'What a disgrace!' Jamie Raskin torches Republicans for treating J6 rioters as 'heroes'
1 year, 8 months ago

'What a disgrace!' Jamie Raskin torches Republicans for treating J6 rioters as 'heroes'

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin on Wednesday lit into his Republican colleagues who visited jailed January 6th rioters in prison. While discussing Republicans' complaints about Washington D.C.'s handling of violent crime, Raskin torched them for their hypocrisy in lauding the same people who launched a violent assault on the United States Capitol in the name of former President Donald Trump. "The very …

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Oversight committee Republicans won’t sign Democrats’ letter denouncing white supremacy
1 year, 9 months ago

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

The Independent  

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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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Democrat Jamie Raskin blasts House GOP’s ‘weaponisation’ committee as a way to boost Trump’s 2024 run
1 year, 10 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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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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January 6: What the criminal referrals against Donald Trump mean
2 years ago

January 6: What the criminal referrals against Donald Trump mean

Al Jazeera  

Department of Justice will have the final say on whether to indict Trump on serious charges recommended by committee. As it relates to Trump, Raskin explained on Monday that the charge stems from Trump’s efforts to advance slates of “fake electors” from states won by Biden to reverse the results of the 2020 vote. “The evidence clearly suggests that President …

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Jan. 6 committee to vote Monday on riot criminal referrals
2 years ago

Jan. 6 committee to vote Monday on riot criminal referrals

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold its final meeting Monday, wrapping up its year-and-a-half-long inquiry by asking the Justice Department to investigate potential crimes. The chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., has said the committee will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department recommending prosecution, but has not disclosed who the targets would be or whether …

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Biden fires up Democratic faithful at midterms rally with Maryland party leaders
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden fires up Democratic faithful at midterms rally with Maryland party leaders

Raw Story  

Fresh from a series of policy wins, President Joe Biden kicked off the general election campaign season Thursday night with a well-attended rally at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville. “Let me state the obvious, there’s a lot at stake in this election,” Biden told the crowd of more than 2,400 in the school gymnasium. “We’re here to discuss the …

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How Trump's 'will be wild!' tweet drew rioters to the Capitol on Jan. 6
2 years, 5 months ago

How Trump's 'will be wild!' tweet drew rioters to the Capitol on Jan. 6

NPR  

How Trump's 'will be wild!' tweet drew rioters to the Capitol on Jan. 6 Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images At 1:42 a.m. on Dec. 19, 2020 - shortly after a six-hour Oval Office meeting described by a White House aide as "unhinged" - Donald Trump sent a tweet "that would …

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Live updates: Jan. 6 rioter, former Oath Keepers spokesman testify in seventh hearing
2 years, 5 months ago

Live updates: Jan. 6 rioter, former Oath Keepers spokesman testify in seventh hearing

NPR  

Live updates: Jan. 6 rioter, former Oath Keepers spokesman testify in seventh hearing Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack held its seventh public hearing Tuesday, focusing on the role right-wing extremist groups – such as the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers – played in planning the …

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Trump ally Bannon now willing to testify before Jan. 6 panel
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump ally Bannon now willing to testify before Jan. 6 panel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon, a former White House strategist and ally of Donald Trump who faces criminal charges after months of defying a congressional subpoena over the Capitol riot, has told the House committee investigating the attack that he is now willing to testify. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., suggested that Bannon “had a change of heart, and after watching, presumably, …

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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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Jan. 6 panelists: Enough evidence uncovered to indict Trump
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 panelists: Enough evidence uncovered to indict Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election. As the hearings unfold, Rep. Adam Schiff said he would like the department to “investigate any credible …

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Jan. 6 committee’s members are on diverging political paths
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 committee’s members are on diverging political paths

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The nine members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection are on diverging political paths as they prepare for public hearings that could become a defining moment in their careers. Working in private rooms in a Capitol office building, the seven Democrats and two Republicans have participated in hours of interviews, hearing testimony from …

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Heckling Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of ‘echoing Trump’s complicity with Vladimir Putin’ by senior Democrat
2 years, 8 months ago

Heckling Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of ‘echoing Trump’s complicity with Vladimir Putin’ by senior Democrat

The Independent  

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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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