Press Releases

August 19, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD), House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA), and House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-MS), along with Northern Virginia Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), and James Walkinshaw (D-VA), today opened an investigation into an August 10 encounter in Falls Church, Virginia, during which a masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent pointed a gun directly at Carolina Molina, a U.S. citizen and Northern Virginia resident, without justification. The lawmakers sought answers and a full investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and review by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, and demanded that the ICE agents involved in the encounter be placed on administrative leave pending the conclusion of the investigation and review.

Washington, D.C. (August 18, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, launched an investigation into explosive whistleblower allegations that Trump Administration political appointees grossly manipulated federal antisemitism investigations to target certain American universities, punish protected speech and force schools into settlements despite government investigators’ finding insufficient evidence to establish any Title VI violations.

Washington, D.C. (August 12, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, filed an amicus brief in Maxwell v. Thomas urging the Supreme Court to enforce the bipartisan First Step Act, landmark criminal justice reform legislation aimed at reducing recidivism and preparing eligible incarcerated individuals to reenter society as productive citizens. At the core of this statute was a new system of evidence-based recidivism reduction programs and fixed incentives—including the possibility of early transfer to prerelease custody and supervised release—that Congress directed the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide.

Washington, D.C. (August 11, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, launched an investigation into the Trump Administration’s bogus felony prosecution of three-time U.S. Olympian David Hearn, who faced a decade in prison on baseless charges that he damaged the Reflecting Pool lining. In court filings, DOJ was forced to admit the Interior Department knew President Trump’s handpicked contractor, who botched the $15 million Reflecting Pool renovation, was responsible for the damage. The investigation follows President Trump’s public rebuke of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for dropping the prosecution against an innocent American.

Washington, D.C. (August 3, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, submitted a public comment urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to rescind its extraordinary decision to compel early renewal of eight Disney-owned ABC broadcast licenses. The comment warns that the FCC’s action departs from decades of settled practice and raises serious First Amendment concerns by appearing to use the Commission’s licensing authority to pressure broadcasters over protected speech and editorial decisions.

Washington, D.C. (July 31, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, launched an investigation into Trump Media & Technology Group’s plan to sell Wall Street firms early access to President Donald Trump’s market-moving Truth Social posts through a new “Truth API” set to launch August 1. The service, which is marketed to high-frequency traders, hedge funds, and other major investment firms, will reportedly cost $100,000 per month—and Donald Trump, who controls a trust owning more than 40% of Trump Media’s shares, stands to directly profit from the arrangement.