Trump’s Vile Persecution of Ilhan Omar Is About to Run Into a Wall: If they retake the House, Democrats will have plenty of ways to act against Trump’s corrupt ...
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Trump’s Vile Persecution of Ilhan Omar Is About to Run Into a Wall
Raskin says oil companies will face consequences for importing Russian diesel: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee ...
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Raskin says oil companies will face consequences for importing Russian ...
Raskin presses DOJ on its refusal to help state, foreign Epstein investigations: The House Democrat is asking why the department has declined to assist in ...
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Raskin presses DOJ on its refusal to help state, foreign Epstein ...
Rep. Jamie Raskin's (D-Md.) district office in Rockville received a suspicious letter Monday, joining multiple Maryland congressional and election offices ... Show more

Rep. Jamie Raskin’s office latest to receive suspicious letter
Rep. Jamie Raskin’s office latest to receive suspicious letter: The congressman said his Rockville office receive a suspicious letter "this week."
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Rep. Jamie Raskin’s office latest to receive suspicious letter
Raskin rips Schmitt questioning of Jack Smith: ‘He’s basically disgraced himself’
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Raskin rips Schmitt questioning of Jack Smith: ‘He’s basically disgraced ...
Key FactsSchmitt defends disputed Atlanta question directed at Jack Smith
Oct 1, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • Senator Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury Tuesday while questioning whether the former counsel had been in Atlanta.

  • Schmitt claimed Smith had watched an Atlanta Hawks NBA game but apparently confused the Hawkeyes with the Hawks.

  • Katie Britt’s stunned reaction quickly went viral, prompting one user to joke that her soul had left her body.

  • Amy Klobuchar later criticized Schmitt for trying to discredit Smith using the wrong city and game.
  • "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation."— Jack Smith, former Special Counsel, during a congressional hearing
Raskin seeks to preserve Trump's D.C. "propaganda" in Smithsonian: The measure is unlikely to advance under GOP control.
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Raskin seeks to preserve Trump's D.C.
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland has introduced a bill that would direct the Smithsonian to preserve what he calls Trump propaganda ... Show more
House Democrats call for GAO to investigate government-funded Trump ads: A pair of House Democrats called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to ...
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House Democrats call for GAO to investigate government-funded Trump ads
Rep. Jamie Raskin investigates Big Tech data center NDA deals
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Rep. Jamie Raskin investigates Big Tech data center NDA deals
Rep. Jamie Raskin investigates Big Tech data center NDA deals: Rep. Jamie Raskin is demanding the companies hand over secrecy agreements signed with local ...
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Rep. Jamie Raskin investigates Big Tech data center NDA deals
Exclusive | Tech Giants Face Questions Over Secret AI Data-Center Deals: Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin seeks information from Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle
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Exclusive | Tech Giants Face Questions Over Secret AI Data-Center Deals
Raskin attacks Trump’s proposed arch, calls for DC statehood: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Sunday went after President Trump for his triumphal arch and pressed ...
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Raskin attacks Trump’s proposed arch, calls for DC statehood
Rep. Jamie Raskin said President Donald Trump has “undoubtedly” committed impeachable offenses, adding that Democrats “don’t have time to remotely scratch the ... Show more
We are thrilled to feature an incredible lineup of speakers at the Notable Staffers event! Tune in to hear from Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Rep ... Show more
Lawmakers salute staffers keeping Capitol Hill afloat: ‘Everything is grit and hard work’
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Lawmakers salute staffers keeping Capitol Hill afloat: ‘Everything is grit ...
1789 Capital fires back at Congressional inquiry: House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin is probing the firm where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner.
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1789 Capital fires back at Congressional inquiry
Democrats to investigate ‘miraculous’ rise of Trump Jr’s investment firm: Congressman Jamie Raskin asks president’s son to detail firm’s recent success after he ...
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Democrats to investigate ‘miraculous’ rise of Trump Jr’s investment firm
Key FactsHouse Democrats Probe Trump Jr.’s Firm Over Investment Claims
Aug 27, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • House Democrat Jamie Raskin is investigating whether investments since January 2025 benefited from access to the Trump administration.

  • Trump Jr. joined 1789 Capital in November 2024; the firm’s value is now estimated at roughly $3 billion.

  • 1789 Capital acquired an undisclosed Vulcan stake in 2025, about three months before a $620 million Pentagon loan.

  • Trump Jr. denies insider knowledge, while the firm’s counsel calls the allegations unsubstantiated; no evidence of legal violations has emerged.
  • impossible to believe that your firm’s astonishing growth and success are due to anything other than insider political influence and thoroughgoing corruption.
    — Jamie Raskin, Democratic Maryland congressman, in a letter alleging insider political influence and corruption behind 1789 Capital’s growth.
Trump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is About to Get Even Worse for Him: The David Hearn affair isn’t over. Far from it. Jamie Raskin is launching an investigation ...
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Trump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is About to Get Even Worse for Him
House Democrat Opens Delightfully Snarky Don Jr. Probe: Representative Jamie Raskin questions the ‘almost clairvoyant accuracy’ of Trump’s son and his partners ...
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House Democrat Opens Delightfully Snarky Don Jr. Probe
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse rallied Iowa Democrats at the Polk County Steak Fry Saturday, Aug. 29 ... Show more

At Steak Fry, Jamie Raskin and Sheldon Whitehouse rally Democrats
Democrats Demand Answers on Jared Kushner’s Shady Albania Land Deal: Jamie Raskin is leading the charge to expand an existing probe of the presidential aide’s ...
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Democrats Demand Answers on Jared Kushner’s Shady Albania Land Deal
Sholten, Raskin and McCann visit Saugatuck for town hall meeting: U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten holds cost of living town hall event in Saugatuck with U.S ...
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Sholten, Raskin and McCann visit Saugatuck for town hall meeting
Raskin: ‘Trump’s idiotic trade war killing American businesses’: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Sunday went after President Trump for his recent tariffs on Canada ...
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Raskin: ‘Trump’s idiotic trade war killing American businesses’
Democrats Seek Documents From Failed Reflecting Pool Case Against Former Olympian
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Democrats Seek Documents From Failed Reflecting Pool Case Against Former ...
Trump has this to worry about if Congress flips in the midterm elections: Democrats, learning from their experiences in Trump 1.0, are plotting more effective ...
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Trump has this to worry about if Congress flips in the midterm elections
Ted Cruz, Jamie Raskin to visit Iowa as campaigns heat up ⬇️ Click the link in comments to read moreNational political figures head to Iowa as Senate, governor races tighten
Dem Lawmaker Blasts 'Smash-And-Grab' Trump Scheme — And Says He '1,000%' Agrees With Joe Rogan
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Dem Lawmaker Blasts 'Smash-And-Grab' Trump Scheme — And Says He '1 ...
Raskin launches probe into Pirro, Burgum after reversal on Reflecting Pool case: House Judiciary Committee Democrats launched a probe Tuesday into the charges ...
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Raskin launches probe into Pirro, Burgum after reversal on Reflecting Pool ...
'Bogus Indictment?' Raskin Opens House Probe Into DOJ Reflecting Pool Prosecution
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'Bogus Indictment?' Raskin Opens House Probe Into DOJ Reflecting Pool ...
Rep. Jamie Raskin: Democrats won’t ‘play into’ Trump’s hands with impeachment: Raskin shared how Democrats, should they regain control of the House in November ...
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Rep. Jamie Raskin: Democrats won’t ‘play into’ Trump’s hands with ...
CBS’ Nepo-Baby Owner Called Out on Sucking Up to Trump: Billionaire David Ellison has been challenged after claiming he would no longer be silent in response to ...
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CBS’ Nepo-Baby Owner Called Out on Sucking Up to Trump
House Democrats seek records in dropped Reflecting Pool case against ex-Olympian: Rep. Jamie Raskin sent a letter to the Justice and Interior departments ...
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House Democrats seek records in dropped Reflecting Pool case against ...
Dems Will Investigate Trump Admin’s Reflecting Pool “Vandalism” Charges: The vandalism case against David Hearn was dropped in late July.
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Dems Will Investigate Trump Admin’s Reflecting Pool “Vandalism” Charges
Jamie Raskin Names The 1 Trump Who Proves ‘Nobody From Any Family Is Irredeemable’
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Jamie Raskin Names The 1 Trump Who Proves ‘Nobody From Any Family Is ...
Raskin Launches Probe of Scheme to Sell Insider Access to Trump Truth Social Posts
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Raskin Launches Probe of Scheme to Sell Insider Access to Trump Truth ...
US Justice Department against Infantino: Where there is a plaintiff: Hat sich Gianni Infantino das Wohlwollen Donald Trumps erkauft? Der US-Demokrat Jamie Raskin ...
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US Justice Department against Infantino: Where there is a plaintiff
Due to close ties with Trump: Democrats want to question Infantino: The relationship between FIFA boss Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump has raised ...
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Due to close ties with Trump: Democrats want to question Infantino
Rep. Jamie Raskin requested testimony and documents from FIFA president Gianni Infantino, accusing him of "corruption" in his dealings with Donald ... Show more

Democratic congressman requests investigation into Infantino, FIFA 'corruption'
House Democrats launch investigation into whether Jeffrey Epstein acted as a foreign agent
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House Democrats launch investigation into whether Jeffrey Epstein acted as ...
Top Republican Joins Democrats In Push For Kash Patel To Answer For His Spending: Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Dick Durbin confirmed Thursday that they’d launched ...
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Top Republican Joins Democrats In Push For Kash Patel To Answer For His ...
Key FactsFBI Chief Faces Scrutiny Over Lavish Spending
Jul 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thedailybeast.com
  • FBI Director Kash Patel has been criticized for using agency planes for personal travel and buying armored BMWs funded by taxpayers.

  • Senator Chuck Grassley requested documentation on Patel’s reimbursements for private flights and justification for replacing Chevy Suburbans.

  • Patel’s extravagant work trip demands included scheduling meetings during leisure activities like jet skiing and helicopter tours.

  • Democrats accuse Patel of violating ethics laws and urge an independent investigation into his misuse of government resources.
  • Your lack of judiciousness regarding your personal travel and dubious use of official travel appear to violate not only government ethics law and Department of Justice policy, but also White House directives.
    — Durbin and Raskin wrote in a letter criticizing Patel's travel and spending.
Raskin knocks ‘trumped-up charges’ against former Olympian accused of Reflecting Pool vandalism
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Raskin knocks ‘trumped-up charges’ against former Olympian accused of ...
Key FactsTrump rejects DOJ finding on Reflecting Pool damage
Aug 1, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
  • On August 1, Donald Trump rejected the Justice Department’s conclusion and said the damage was caused by vandalism.

  • In a July 31 court filing, the Justice Department said the $14 million renovation was rushed and flawed and dropped the case against former Olympian David Hearn, who had been accused of vandalism.

  • Prosecutors said a National Park Service engineer reported peeling pool lining on June 11, while Hearn was arrested on June 19 and indicted on July 2.

  • According to court records and a defense lawyer, federal prosecutors also dropped charges against at least two of the three other people accused.
  • I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool. I don’t know what she was thinking? To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM.
    — Trump wrote on Truth Social disputing Pirro’s assessment of the Reflecting Pool and the DOJ finding.
Congressman Jamie Raskin: ‘The Founding Fathers would not have understood Trump’s immigration policy’
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Congressman Jamie Raskin: ‘The Founding Fathers would not have understood ...
The Coming Census Time Bomb: As bad as things are, they’re going to get a lot worse in 2030, thanks in part to the Supreme Court’s Callais decision ...
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The Coming Census Time Bomb
Transcript: Trump Erupts at Jamie Raskin—and Hands Dems Midterm Weapon: As Trump seethes about another possible impeachment, a congressional observer talks about ...
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Transcript: Trump Erupts at Jamie Raskin—and Hands Dems Midterm Weapon
Trump Wants to “Expel” Representatives Who Threaten to Impeach Him: The president issued a deranged threat to Representative Jamie Raskin on Thursday.
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Trump Wants to “Expel” Representatives Who Threaten to Impeach Him
Jamie Raskin Launches Effort To End Trump’s Slush Fund, IRS Settlement: A new discharge petition targets Trump's self-dealing settlement with his own government.
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Jamie Raskin Launches Effort To End Trump’s Slush Fund, IRS Settlement
Kash Patel accused of directing $1m to ‘slush fund’ to pay bonuses to loyalist agents
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Kash Patel accused of directing $1m to ‘slush fund’ to pay bonuses to ...
Raskin aims to force vote on bill barring Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee ...
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Raskin aims to force vote on bill barring Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Trump’s Doctor Cornered Over His ‘Startling’ Medical Anomalies: The president’s doctor is being pressed on his need for 22 specialists amid health concerns.
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Trump’s Doctor Cornered Over His ‘Startling’ Medical Anomalies
Transcript: Trump Erupts at Jamie Raskin—and Hands Dems Midterm Weapon: As Trump seethes about another possible impeachment, a congressional observer talks about ...
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Transcript: Trump Erupts at Jamie Raskin—and Hands Dems Midterm Weapon
Raskin seeks information on Harvard’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein: Epstein “leveraged his relationships with universities and their faculty to traffic vulnerable ...
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Raskin seeks information on Harvard’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Trump Demands GOP-Controlled House Expel Dem Lawmaker Jamie Raskin: The president and his allies are also reportedly working on a resolution to “expunge” his ...
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Trump Demands GOP-Controlled House Expel Dem Lawmaker Jamie Raskin
Trump calls for Raskin’s expulsion, suggests ‘he’d be in jail right now’ if not for Biden pardon
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Trump calls for Raskin’s expulsion, suggests ‘he’d be in jail right now’ ...
Harvard and Bard face fresh questions from lawmakers over ties to Epstein: Democrat Jamie Raskin seeks ‘comprehensive accounting’ and requests interview with ...
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Harvard and Bard face fresh questions from lawmakers over ties to Epstein
A tense exchange unfolded during a House hearing as Dr. Alveda King condemned spending related to abortion and transgender procedures, while Rep ... Show more
Democrat’s New Bill Would Shut Down Trump’s ‘Highway Robbery’: The Maryland Democrat also tried to subpoena Trump administration officials over it — and a ...
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Democrat’s New Bill Would Shut Down Trump’s ‘Highway Robbery’
Key FactsBill Targets Trump’s Controversial Settlement Fund
May 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: huffpost.com
  • Jamie Raskin introduced legislation to halt the $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund linked to Trump.

  • The Justice Department created this fund to settle claims involving January 6 rioters and others.

  • The bill prohibits payments to January 6 defendants, high-ranking officials, and cases dismissed with prejudice.

  • Raskin’s proposal also mandates Treasury reporting for large payments and authorizes recovery of misused funds.
  • Trump is trying to commandeer nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer funds to bankroll a slush fund for January 6 cop-beaters and aggrieved MAGA foot soldiers.
    — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said this in a statement accompanying the No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act, which would block the use of taxpayer money for this fund.
Jamie Raskin Moves To Subpoena People Behind Trump’s $1.776 Billion Slush Fund
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Jamie Raskin Moves To Subpoena People Behind Trump’s $1.776 Billion Slush ...
Bipartisan Opposition Grows Against Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund: Trump’s slush fund has “glaring constitutional defects,” said Democratic Rep ...
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Bipartisan Opposition Grows Against Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund
Key FactsControversial Fund Empowers Trump Allies
May 19, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: salon.com
  • The Justice Department established a $1.776 billion fund to reimburse Trump allies alleging they were unfairly targeted by Democrats.

  • This fund followed an agreement where Trump dropped his family’s $10 billion IRS lawsuit in exchange for a government apology.

  • A commission overseen by Trump will decide compensation, potentially including January 6 rioters pardoned by him.

  • Legal experts caution that this arrangement threatens the rule of law and sets a risky precedent for using public funds.
  • "We have a man who is doing a great job, I’ll tell you," he said. "I knew it! Because he kept me out of jail for years. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, he kept me out of jail."— Donald Trump during a White House event with law enforcement officials to celebrate National Police Week
Raskin: Trump aiming to fund ‘private militia’ with ‘anti-weaponization’ fund: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Monday accused President Trump of seeking to fund a ...
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Raskin: Trump aiming to fund ‘private militia’ with ‘anti-weaponization’ ...
Raskin introduces bill to block Trump’s $1.776B after GOP shoots down effort to subpoena Blanche
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Raskin introduces bill to block Trump’s $1.776B after GOP shoots down ...