Jamie Raskin
Democrat · MD-8 · U.S. House
Bio
Jamin Ben "Jamie" Raskin is an American attorney, law professor, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A progressive member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Maryland State Senate from 2007 to 2016. The district previously included portions of Montgomery County, a suburban county northwest of Washington, D.C., and extended through rural Frederick County to the Pennsylvania border. Since redistricting in 2022, Raskin's district encompasses much of Montgomery County and a sliver of Prince George's County.
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Democrats Gain Key Republican Ally in Holding Kash Patel AccountableFBI Director Kash Patel’s lavish spending spree and misuse of government planes has now attracted Republican ire. Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote a letter to Patel asking for information about his use of FBI jets and …
The New Republic · Yesterday
Raskin Calls Trump’s Abandonment of BOARD OF PEACE Trademarks ‘Necessary Course Correction”The United States government, on behalf of President Donald Trump, abandoned its application to register the trademark BOARD OF PEACE on July 3, after filing an express abandonment, according to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) documents. The applicat…
IPWatchdog.com · July 6, 2026
The Coming Census Time BombIn late April, Virginia voters narrowly approved an aggressive gerrymander that would have given Democrats a largely unbeatable advantage in 10 of the commonwealth’s 11 U.S. House seats, counteracting GOP power plays in Ohio, Missouri, and North Carolina. Dem…
The New Republic · June 30, 2026
Supreme Court Gives Trump 'King-Like' Power to Purge Independent AgenciesThe US Supreme Court on Monday upheld President Donald Trump's firing of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, overturning 90 years of precedent and giving the chief executive what dissenting Justice Sonia Sotomayor called "a power unknown even to the…
Common Dreams · June 29, 2026
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