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HISTORICAL FACTS: Jamie raskin - Caught on Camera

ActBlue CEO invokes Fifth Amendment to lawmakers

ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones did not answer questions from lawmakers at a House Administration Committee hearing Wednesday, invoking her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. Wallace-Jones and the Democratic fundraising platform have been under scrutiny for years, as House Administration Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis., and other Republicans have pressed her on…

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Congress Democrats Grill Treasury Secretary About Trump's $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund

Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee asked Treasury and IRS officials to explain their role in an "Anti-Weaponization Fund" for people who claim they were wrongly targeted by the Biden administration.

International Business Times

‘Dirty deal’: Trump bailed himself out of IRS trouble and got a $1.8B ‘slush fund’ for allies. Legal experts sound the alarm

IN FOCUS: Anyone cutting checks to Trump’s allies or throwing out tax investigations should start lawyering up, experts tell Alex Woodward

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When a president settles his own lawsuit to create a fund for allies, fundamental questions about justice arise

Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists. He believed that insurrectionists relinquish their status as citizens the moment they seek to overthrow the government and should never be rewarded for doing so.

The Conversation

‘Illegal and unconstitutional’: Jamie Raskin explains exactly how Donald Trump turned DOJ cash into his personal slush fund

The cure may become the disease.

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Democratic Rep. Raskin Says Trump Seeks To Fund 'Private Militia' With $1.8 Billion Fund From IRS Settlement

Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin said President Trump seeks to fund his own "private militia" with the $1.8 billion from a settlement with the IRS.

International Business Times

Former DOJ attorney lambasts settlement with Live Nation

A former Trump Justice Department official on Monday criticized what he called the administration’s “shocking” settlement with Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, telling lawmakers that the department abused its prosecutorial discretion to reach the deal. Roger Alford, a former principal deputy assistant attorney general in the department’s Antitrust Division,…

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Trump drops IRS lawsuit amid reports of fund for allies

The disclosure was made in a federal court filing in Florida, where the lawsuit was initially lodged last year

The Independent UK

Could voters in US’s bluest district deliver a ‘Mamdani moment’ in Philadelphia?

Pennsylvania’s third district, a Democratic bastion, will see a face-off between party’s traditional wing and insurgents

The Guardian - US

Trump’s ICE is deporting crime victims, witnesses and defendants before trial, report finds

The administration’s mass deportation strategy is a ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ card for immigrants accused of crimes, Democrats say

The Independent UK

Trump’s approval ratings plummet amid Iran war and sky-high gas prices, poll finds

A new poll found that 66 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Iran war

The Independent UK

"These are not normal times": Inside Democrats' sweeping 2028 redistricting plans

New York, Illinois, Maryland, Colorado, California and New Jersey are among the states being targeted.

Axios

US Congress passes short-term renewal of Fisa warrantless spying powers

Lawmakers agree 45-day extension but Republican and Democratic critics urge reform of surveillance program

The Guardian - US

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

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

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Washington in shock after White House press dinner shooting: ‘an angry, polarized nation’

Questions raised about political violence, security and gun control after brazen attack at event attended by top officials

The Guardian - US

‘We went under the table screaming’: reactions from the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting

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

The Guardian - US

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

Secret Service says US president and first lady are safe and suspect is in custody after shooting incident in DC

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House Judiciary Democrat mocks Kash Patel, points out how he has ‘done everything other than run the FBI’

Patel is really on the run now.

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The Guardian - US

Congress members join protest against ‘oligarch’s dinner’ for Trump thrown by Ellisons

Paramount Skydance CEO fetes administration as it weighs $110bn merger with CNN parent WarnerBros Discovery

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Kash Patel denies his worst-kept secrets are true in typo-filled lawsuit, but Democrats have a plan to get answers

Patel's not helping his case.

The Independent UK

House Democrats launch investigation into Kash Patel and demand alcohol abuse test

House Judiciary Democrats want the FBI director to send them the results of a ‘gold-standard’ alcohol abuse survey — or testify to Congress

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Arizona congresswoman is coming for Jared Kushner and wants him under oath for selling out American foreign policy

The line between service and self-interest gets tested.

International Business Times UK

Military Leaders Reportedly Sidelined 'Not Well' Donald Trump From Critical Iran Rescue Mission Over 'Crazy' Behavior

Report says military officials sidelined Trump from an Iran rescue briefing, sparking Democratic concerns over his fitness and renewed calls to assess his ability to serve.

Reason

Don't Count on the 25th Amendment To Dethrone Donald Trump

Democrats can't muster the votes to impeach and remove Trump, or even to stop an illegal war. The 25th Amendment would be even more difficult.

International Business Times UK

Winter Olympics, Locked Doors at FBI HQ, and Every Other Item in Kash Patel's Alleged Drinking's Very Public Paper Trail

The Atlantic's investigation into FBI Director Kash Patel alleges misconduct, including excessive drinking and misuse of government resources, prompting Patel to threaten legal action.

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