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September 30, 2026
Washington, D.C. (September 30, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, launched an investigation into Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle over their use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that prevent local government officials from disclosing essential information about how proposed data center projects could affect their communities and constituents. Restrictive NDAs surrounding proposed data center projects prevent Americans from understanding the costs associated with such projects, including how much water and energy would be required to sustain the data center and whether that could increase their utility bills. In letters to the four tech giants, Ranking Member Raskin demanded answers about agreements that conceal critical details of proposed developments, including taxpayer-funded incentives and special carveouts from tax, environmental and zoning laws.
September 29, 2026
Washington, D.C. (September 29, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, pressed Apple to independently review its decision to remove ICEBlock and similar apps from the App Store after the company confirmed that it acted following pressure from the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ). The apps allow users to report Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity and document encounters with federal immigration authorities in their communities.
September 29, 2026
Washington, D.C. (September 29, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, launched an investigation into the Trump Department of Justice’s (DOJ) election monitoring program ahead of the November midterm elections. The investigation follows reportsthat DOJ staff monitors arrived unannounced at polling places during Wyoming’s August primary and made irregular demands, including seeking access to election equipment and voters, prompting the state’s Republican governor to raise concerns about their “aggressive, unexpected, and disruptive” conduct.
September 24, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee; and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), yesterday pressed U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin on the Trump Administration’s uncertain refugee policies during an annual, statutorily required refugee consultation for Fiscal Year 2027. The meeting occurred as the Trump Administration announced a plan to welcome up to 17,500 White Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees over the next year.
September 18, 2026
WASHINGTON – Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT) demanded the Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Todd Blanche and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel open a criminal investigation into the reported use of unverifiable or stolen identities to submit public comments. Ranking Members Scott and Sanders also called on Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Keith E. Sonderling and DOL Inspector General Anthony P. D’Esposito to investigate the matter.
September 16, 2026
Washington, D.C. (September 15, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Republicans’ continued efforts to sow distrust in American elections, interfere with voting and fuel false claims of widespread voter fraud, instead of addressing the rising cost of living and other pressing issues facing American families.
September 15, 2026
Washington, D.C. (September 15, 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 highlighting how the Trump Administration is diverting federal law enforcement resources from fighting serious crime to immigration enforcement—while Judiciary Republicans held yet another hearing blaming states and localities rather than scrutinizing how DHS is using its record resources.
September 15, 2026
Washington, D.C. (September 15, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, led Judiciary Democrats in highlighting the federal government’s longstanding failure to protect Indigenous people—and how proposed cuts to Tribal law enforcement and victim services risk exacerbating the missing and murdered Indigenous people crisis.
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.