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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Saturday April 18, 2026 ( 4 items )  

In New Amicus Brief, Ranking Member Raskin Challenges Trump Administration's Effort to Vaporize J6 Felony Convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keeper Leaders
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * In New Amicus Brief, Ranking Member Raskin Challenges Trump Administration's Effort to Vaporize J6 Felony Convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keeper Leaders Amicus Brief Calls for Searching Judicial Review of DOJ's Request to Vacate Seditious Conspiracy Convictions It Obtained from Unanimous Juries After Full Trials * Rep. Jamie Ra  more

Ranking Member Hoyer: It is Intentional to Marginalize the Work of the Congress and the Appropriations Committee
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer: It is Intentional to Marginalize the Work of the Congress and the Appropriations Committee * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee Markup of the FY 2027 Financial Services an  more

Ranking Member Raskin Opens Sweeping Investigation Into "U.S. Special Envoy for Peace" Jared Kushner's Foreign Entanglements and Staggering Conflicts of Interest
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Opens Sweeping Investigation into "U.S. Special Envoy for Peace" Jared Kushner's Foreign Entanglements and Staggering Conflicts of Interest In Letter, Raskin Warns Kushner's Dual Role as U.S. Negotiator in the Middle East and Financier Funded by Middle Eastern Governments Poses Grave National Security Risks and  more

Reps. Himes, Raskin, McGovern Issue Statement on Republicans' Disastrous Last Minute FISA Reauthorization Effort
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on April 17, 2026, with Sen. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Rules Committee: * * * Himes, Raskin, McGovern Statement on Republicans' Disastrous Last Minute FISA Reauthorization Effort "The attempt by Republicans and the Trump A  more