4 days ago

Citizens United provision allowing foreign campaign contributions draws Democratic bill ⊕

found 2026 › Jul › 22 (Wed) @ 09:18 UTC

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., want to establish foreign ownership thresholds for companies that spend on campaigns.

38 days ago

US House staff visit Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison after claims of laptop and puppy ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Jun › 17 (Wed) @ 23:27 UTC

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Epstein associate’s lawyer rejected preferential treatment claims in January, saying ‘humane treatment isn’t special’

Staff from the House oversight and judiciary committees visited the Texas prison w…

Kash Patel accused of directing $1m to ‘slush fund’ to pay bonuses to loyalist agents ⊕⊕

found 2026 › Jun › 17 (Wed) @ 15:46 UTC

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Congressman Jamie Raskin alleges FBI director authorized substantial recurring payments to agents in his inner circle

FBI director Kash Patel has been accused of directing more than $1m in taxpayer-fu…

88 days ago

Trump administration blocks US wind energy projects in switch to oil and gas ⊕

found 2026 › Apr › 28 (Tue) @ 22:25 UTC

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US representatives Jared Huffman and Jamie Raskin earlier this month called agreements outrageous and unlawful

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2 months ago

‘We went under the table screaming’: guests recount commotion from White House correspondents’ dinner ○

found 2026 › Apr › 26 (Sun) @ 03:48 UTC

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Lawmakers and reporters in shock after Washington press event abruptly ends following gunshots

Trump evacuated after shots fired at White House correspondents’ dinner – what we know
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3 months ago

Democrats demand FBI director, Kash Patel, take alcohol abuse test ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Apr › 22 (Wed) @ 16:24 UTC

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Amid growing congressional scrutiny of his conduct, Patel has claimed he has ‘never been intoxicated on the job’

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House judiciary Democrats have launched a formal inqui…

House Democrats call for commission led by JD Vance to oust Trump ⊕

found 2026 › Apr › 15 (Wed) @ 07:33 UTC

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Measure by Jamie Raskin follows statements by Trump about annihilating Iran and post depicting himself as Jesus

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Pam Bondi’s firing won’t have the effect Trump desires | Moira Donegan ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Apr › 03 (Fri) @ 10:30 UTC

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If the idea was to try to shed some of the liabilities of the Epstein scandal by firing Bondi, the move seems likely to backfire

It was only a matter of time. The writing has been on the wall for mont…

4 months ago

Democrat Emily Gregory wins Florida seat in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago district ⊕

found 2026 › Mar › 25 (Wed) @ 20:48 UTC

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Representative Jamie Raskin alleged that a newly released memo shows that Trump mishandled highly sensitive documents.

5 months ago

Trump’s Obama and Bad Bunny posts crystallize his political philosophy | Sidney Blumenthal ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Feb › 16 (Mon) @ 11:18 UTC

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Maga is a recapitulation of the dark side of American history that cohered into nativist nationalism a century ago

Donald Trump’s posting of a video depicting former president Barack Obama and former …