February 26, 2017

January 9, 2017

By Staff Writer

Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin has been appointed as a Senior Whip for the House Democratic Caucus in the 115th Congress.

Raskin, a former Majority Whip of the Maryland State Senate, was appointed to the position by Democratic Whip Congressman Steny Hoyer.

“I am honored to serve as a Senior Whip in the 115th Congress,” said Raskin, who represents the 8th Congressional District in Maryland. “My Democratic colleagues that I have...

January 5th, 2017

By: John Fritze

Freshman Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin threw cold water on the idea of challenging President-elect Donald Trump's victory when Congress meets Friday to formally tally Electoral College votes, saying he doesn't see a path for success.
"I would love to challenge the Electoral College vote because our election was badly tainted by everything from cyber-sabotage by Vladimir Putin, to deliberate voter suppression by Republicans in numerous swing...

By Douglas Tallman

January 3rd, 2017

Raskin, Van Hollen Sworn In
Raskin to fight Republican rules; Van Hollen plans to introduce legislation

The freshman class of the 115th Congress. Rep. Jamie Raskin is in the second row, in green tie. Rep. Anthony Brown is to his right. Credit: U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Jamie Raskin has his voting card.

Hours before he was sworn in Tuesday as a member of the 115th Congress, Raskin described the voting card...