WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Submits Amicus Brief Defending Watergate-Era Law Protecting the Public's Right to Presidential Records Today, House Democrats' Litigation Task Force mobilized in support of a legal challenge to President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to erase a nearly 50-year-old, bipartisan safeguard for presidential records. The Members of Congress filed an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Demands Answers from Donald Trump Jr.'s 1789 Capital on Corrupt Insider Deals After Don Jr. Joined Firm, Trump Administration Began Showering Government Contracts, Federal Funding and Regulatory Favors on Companies in 1789's Portfolio, Generating Huge Profit for President's Son, Partners, and Foreign Investors - Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Affinity Partners CEO Jared Kushner: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 24, 2026 Mr. Jared Kushner "Special Envoy for Peace" Founder and Chief Executive Officer Affinity Partners 16690 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 Dear Mr. Kushner: You may have been too busy causing a new foreign policy fiasco in Albania after your yachting foray in the Adriatic to get back to us on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 25, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Rubio: Earlier this year, Donald Trump pledged $10 billion in taxpayer funds to the "Board of Peac more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ALSOBROOKS ON CNN - MEASLES CRISIS DIRECTLY TIED TO RFK JR. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joined Inside Politics with Dana Bash on CNN to discuss the surge in measles cases happening now in Maryland and across the country and how this crisis is directly tied to the disinformation coming from RFK Jr. and HHS. "Well, what we know is that we're seeing a serious surge in these measles cases. This is something I've been discussing since last more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Kaine, Sanders Announce Privileged Resolution Seeking Answers on West Bank Violence * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), along with eight of their colleagues, announced their intent to introduce a 502B privileged resolution requiring the Department of State to report to Congress on increasing violence in the West Bank, including the killings of Americans in the West Bank. N more PR