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September 10, 2026

Washington, D.C. (September 9, 2026)—On Friday, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep.


September 8, 2026

Current and former Members of Congress mobilized in a court filing challenging the legality of President Donald Trump’s Executive Order seeking to exert control over mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The effort was led by House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle; Assistant House Minority Leader Joe Neguse, who leads the House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force; and Task Force Co-Chairs Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia and Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin.


September 3, 2026

Washington, D.C. (September 3, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, led Judiciary Democrats in condemning Republicans’ continued efforts to undermine the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship after President Trump’s first attempt to strip citizenship from American-born children was rejected by the courts.


September 2, 2026
Washington, D.C. (September 2, 2026)— Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on Republicans’ continued efforts to undermine the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship, even after the Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s attempt to strip citizenship from children born in the United States based on who their parents are.

September 2, 2026
Washington, D.C. (September 2, 2026)—Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Republicans’ continued efforts to undermine the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship, even after the Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s attempt to strip citizenship from children born in the United States.

September 2, 2026
Washington, D.C. (September 2, 2026)—Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on renewing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) fee-setting authority and protecting a fair, accessible patent system that rewards American innovation and ingenuity.

September 1, 2026
Washington, D.C. (September 1, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, led Subcommittee Democrats in exposing how the Trump Administration is using unprecedented immigration enforcement resources to conduct sweeping raids on American communities instead of targeting the “worst of the worst”—while Republicans threaten to defund state and local law enforcement unless jurisdictions divert their own limited resources to carry out the federal government’s chaotic mass deportation agenda.

September 1, 2026
Washington, D.C. (September 1, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing on Republicans’ efforts to force state and local police to carry out the Trump Administration’s chaotic mass deportation agenda, diverting limited resources from fighting crime and making communities less safe.

September 1, 2026
Washington, D.C. (September 1, 2026)—Today, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Republicans’ efforts to force state and local police to carry out the Trump Administration’s chaotic mass deportation agenda, diverting limited resources from fighting crime and making communities less safe.

August 27, 2026
Washington, D.C. —  Today, House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force mobilized in support of a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to erase a nearly 50-year-old, bipartisan safeguard for presidential records. The Members of Congress filed an amicus brief in American Historical Association v. Trump, a lawsuit brought by historians seeking to preserve White House papers and electronic messages for the American people.