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Raskin says he hopes for transparent investigation into WHCA dinner shooting

Raskin says he hopes for transparent investigation into WHCA dinner shooting

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Sunday expressed hope that a transparent investigation into the shooting at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner will be conducted. “I hope that this investigation is done with complete openness and transparency and integrity,” Raskin, who was attending the event, told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the… Source link

Raskin asks White House physician for ‘comprehensive cognitive assessment’ of Trump

Raskin asks White House physician for ‘comprehensive cognitive assessment’ of Trump

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Friday pressed the White House physician for a full evaluation of President Trump’s cognitive abilities.  In a letter to Sean Barbabella, a Navy captain serving as Trump’s official doctor, Raskin argued that Trump’s words and actions in recent months — particularly those surrounding the Iran war — have raised enough… Source link

Durbin and Raskin call for perjury investigation into Kristi Noem

Durbin and Raskin call for perjury investigation into Kristi Noem

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security,” in Rayburn building on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The top Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary committees are calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether departing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lied under oath before Congress. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the ranking member on the Senate panel, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the top Democrat on the House committee, sent a referral to Bondi on Monday saying Noem may have violated statues prohibiting perjury and making false statements to Congress when she appeared before their committees on March 3 and March 4. “A number of her statements appear to violate criminal statutes prohibiting perjury and knowingly making false statements to Congress,” the lawmakers wrote, focusing on her remarks that the department hadn’t violated court orders related to its immigration enforcement. Read more CNBC politics coverage President Donald Trump fired Noem earlier this month after …