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May 18, 2026

Washington, D.C. (May 18, 2026)As President Donald Trump attempts to conclude the sham $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)—an agency he oversees as President of the United States—House Democrats’ Litigation Task Force simultaneously filed a motion to block this unconstitutional taxpayer-funded settlement. 


May 14, 2026

Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on ABC News’ reporting that President Donald Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion slush fund to issue taxpayer-funded payouts to MAGA allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden Administration:


May 14, 2026

Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2026)—Today, 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 House Republicans’ coercive scheme to strong-arm states and localities into enforcing Trump’s extremist mass-deportation agenda—threatening to strip away billions in critical law enforcement and public safety funding to force compliance.


May 13, 2026
Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the January 6th Law Enforcement Heroes Compensation Fund Act, legislation establishing a federal compensation program for law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the attack on January 6, 2021.

May 13, 2026
Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2026)— Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on Republicans’ campaign to restrict religious freedom, reprising a Sharia law hearing the majority already held in February.

May 13, 2026

Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on Republicans’ campaign to restrict religious freedom, reprising a Sharia law hearing the majority already held in February.

Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks at today’s hearing


May 12, 2026
Washington, D.C. (May 12, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, launched an investigation into a scheme inside the Department of Justice (DOJ) to direct millions of taxpayer dollars to FBI agents fired for serious misconduct, many of whom are aligned with Donald Trump.

May 12, 2026
Washington, D.C. (May 12, 2026) — Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, wrote to Paramount Skydance Corporation CEO David Ellison demanding long-overdue answers as part of their ongoing investigation into the media giant’s dealings with the Trump Administration.

May 12, 2026

Washington, D.C. (May 12, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released a new staff report revealing how the Trump Administration’s mass deportation policies are interfering with criminal prosecutions across the country, allowing perpetrators to evade accountability while depriving victims and their families of justice.


May 5, 2026
Washington, D.C. (May 5, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote to the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) John Squires demanding information regarding the USPTO’s apparent willingness to violate federal law by shielding the ownership and financial structure of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, after failing to answer even the most basic questions during a recent congressional hearing.