WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * At Spotlight Forum, Democrats Sound Alarm on Corrupt DOJ Antitrust Settlement That Allows Live Nation-Ticketmaster to Continue Abusing Its Monopoly to Harm Music Fans, Artists, and Venues State AGs Have Stepped In to Defend Consumers and Workers from Live Nation-Ticketmaster's Abusive Practices * Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of t  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Honors 19 High School Students Appointed to U.S. Service Academies * Washington, D.C.- Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) announced the names of 19 high school students who received his nomination and appointment offers to U.S. Service Academies. Rep. Raskin recognized the students during a reception on Capitol Hill on Friday. "It's deeply inspiring to nominate dynamic, patriotic an  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche regarding government cash being channelled to former Trump officials as "settlements." * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 12, 2026 The Honorable Todd Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington DC, 20530 Dear Acting Attorney General Blanche: It ha  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on May 19, 2026: * * * Senator Alsobrooks Votes Yes AGAIN to Advance Iran War Powers Resolution Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after voting for Senator Kaine's Iran War Powers Resolution. The resolution was agreed to 50-47. "Finally, on the eighth attempt, the U.S. Senate has voted to advance a war powers resolution to end this costly war of choice. "Gas prices continue to  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Padilla, Colleagues in Demanding White House Fire Election-Denial Czar Kurt Olsen * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and nine of their Democratic colleagues in calling for election-denier Kurt Olsen's removal as Director of Election Security and Integrity at th  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Welch, Colleagues in Effort to Rein in Defense Department's Use of Fast-Tracked Contracts to Help Build ICE Warehouses * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and 14 of their colleagues in calling for new language in the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) appropriations bill to tighten control and oversight of the Department of Defense's (DOD) use of fast  more