Everyone in the White House involved in any way with that vile, sickening racist Trump post must be fired immediately: everyone in the communications department, everyone in the press office, every deputy chief of staff, everyone involved up and down the line. Not one more tax dollar for this filth.

ICE and CBP’s cruel tactics are terrorizing American communities. We will insist that our people’s constitutional rights be respected, and we will oppose every episode of state-sponsored lawlessness and violence.

America sees the brutal violence ICE and Border Patrol are inflicting on our people and won’t allow it to continue. Trump and Noem underestimate the American people—as they say in Minneapolis, “We’ve got eyes/so stop your lies.”

Donald Trump invites Americans to believe there’s no money left to make health care affordable while he spends billions of taxpayer dollars to hire masked ICE & Border Patrol agents to intimidate, attack, arrest & even kill our people. Mr. President, we reject these authoritarian priorities.

Massive win for the people: a federal judge granted a restraining order in our Members’ lawsuit against ICE’s unlawful effort to obstruct congressional oversight. This is a big victory for accountability and we’re going to use our rights and keep fighting for all Members' right to conduct oversight.

Happy Black History Month! We honor the remarkable contributions Black Americans have made to our nation and our communities.

As President Trump and his toadies try to censor the history of Black Americans, we celebrate loudly and proudly so we never forget that Black history is American history.

A message for my constituents in Maryland’s Eighth Congressional District on the impending partial government shutdown.

This week’s MD-08 Local Hero is Mike Stein. Along with family & neighbors, Mike volunteers with the City of Rockville’s excellent Snow Shovel program. After this week’s huge storm, they helped seniors & people with disabilities in Twinbrook dig out from the snow, sleet & ice.

The heroic people of Minneapolis and all Americans uplifting their voices and their communities to oppose Trump’s deadly authoritarianism have transformed the politics of 2026. Massive popular organizing will beat fascism. Keep marching, keep fighting everyone.

A Cold Emergency Alert has been extended until 2/3 in Montgomery County. Our community is experiencing dangerous cold weather conditions with the potential for frostbite and hypothermia. Let’s hang together and do our part to keep ourselves and our neighbors safe and warm.

If you work for ICE or Border Patrol and have information about unlawful conduct taking place at your agency, please speak up. House Judiciary Dems want to hear from you. America needs to know about crimes committed in our name. As a whistleblower, you can share anonymously:

We have launched our 2026 Congressional Art Competition for students living in MD-08! I encourage all high schoolers enthusiastic about the visual arts to participate and share with our community their vision and talents. Learn more:

The slaughterhouse of Putin’s filthy war on Ukraine keeps chugging along, with nearly two million people dead so far. Trump, if you force Putin’s army out of Ukraine, you’ll be a real candidate for a Nobel Peace Prize. Work with NATO and Ukraine to stop Putin’s imperialist war now.

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember the millions who were brutally murdered by Nazi terror and in concentration camps. Let today be a reminder for all people to confront antisemitism, fascism and race hatred wherever they threaten human freedom.

NEWS: @raskin.house.gov’s statement on the impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem:

This Muslim American Heritage Month, we recognize the many contributions this diverse community has made in MoCo, Maryland and across America. Together, we commit to opposing Islamophobia and all forms of hate that divide us.

Today, out-of-control masked federal agents killed another American, Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse.

Trump needs to end this chaos and withdraw his ICE battalions from Minneapolis.

The Senate must vote down funding this slaughter of our people.

As heavy snow and ice approach, we must all work together to stay safe. Our Montgomery County leaders have created a central portal for sharing the latest winter storm information. Hang tough!

My team and I are closely monitoring repairs to a burst sewage pipe in Montgomery County. We’re in close touch with local officials as @dcwater.bsky.social urgently responds to remediate the spillage.

This week’s MD-08 Local Hero is Wendy Ayala, who leads the Scholars Program at Collegiate Directions. This shining star helps many young people in MCPS and their families navigate the college application process.

When Donald Trump invokes “large scale perjury,” he obviously knows whereof he speaks. He is the undisputed living master of the Big Lie. But can he and his cult followers identify a single lie Jack Smith told?

House Republicans couldn’t lay a glove on Jack Smith, not just because he’s a serious professional prosecutor but because he never strayed from the documented facts.

Under Secretary Kristi Noem’s leadership, DHS and ICE have made America less safe and less free every day, trampling our Constitution, terrifying our people and blocking congressional oversight. I am of course voting to oppose legislation to fund Donald Trump’s DHS.

Jack Smith pursued the facts, followed the law and stuck to every rule of ethical and professional conduct. He had the audacity to do his job. Donald Trump simply can’t take that.

Donald Trump is furious not because Jack Smith did anything wrong as special prosecutor, but because he did everything right.

Rep. Jamie Raskin to Jack Smith: "If anybody decides to attack you personally, they will only be revealing their own ignorance of what prosecutors do and their own indifference to what the rule of law requires in America. They will only be stroking the wounded ego of a lawless … president."

🚨HOLY HELL!! Jamie Raskin obliterates Trump’s smear machine by laying out Jack Smith’s entire career - and the real reason Trump wants him in prison: “He says you belong in prison, not because you did anything wrong… but because you did everything right.”

One year ago Donald Trump swore an oath to support the Constitution, but he’s used the presidency to enrich himself and his family, the New York Times' editorial board writes. Check out how Trump pocketed $1.4 billion in a single year.

The Senate can and should vote on legislation the House passed to extend ACA tax credits and protect affordable health care for all. What is the Senate GOP waiting for? The health of the American people is on the line.

Trump promised to lower costs on Day One of his presidency. It’s been 365 days since Day One and families are struggling to stay afloat in Trump’s tariff-ravaged economy. Government by the billionaires is systematically crushing the middle class.

Thrilled to join so many wonderful constituents at the packed and lively MLK Day of Service and Volunteer Fair in Silver Spring. MLK taught us we can all be great because we all can serve.

Forty years ago, we observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the first time. Today, we continue to honor Dr. King's pervasive moral clarity and maintain his fight "to make real the promise of democracy.”

As we prepare for MLK service weekend, this week's MD-08 Local Hero is Faith McNeill, who runs the Montgomery County Volunteer Center. She mobilizes idealism & pragmatism in MoCo all year & this weekend carries forward Dr. King's legacy with a Day of Service in Silver Spring.

President Trump didn’t just pardon the rampaging rioters who assaulted police officers on January 6, 2021, he began to hire them. House Judiciary Democrats demand answers from Attorney General Pam Bondi and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Which insurrectionists are working for ICE?

The people of Iran are bravely taking to the streets to protest their nation's repressive theocratic dictatorship. The people of America and the world stand with them as security forces there—and everywhere—try to brutally silence dissent.

Hey everybody, it’s the 250th anniversary of Common Sense, whose luminous author Tom Paine, figured centrally in the American Revolution, the Enlightenment and the movement for Democracy still sweeping the Earth. The times hath found us.

Today’s MD-08 Local Hero is Montgomery County Police Department Commander Jason Cokinos. Commander Cokinos & his team deployed from MoCo to help battle the rampaging mob & defend the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. 5 years later, we remember the participation of MCPD & honor the officers’ valor & courage.

House Democrats fought for a vote to extend ACA tax credits because the health of the American people is on the line. I voted hell yes. My full statement:

House Democrats are forcing a vote to extend ACA tax credits over total opposition from Trump and Johnson. We can’t stop and won’t stop fighting to protect the health care of all the American people.

@hoyer.house.gov is a 24-7 fighter for the Free State, our federal workers and strong democracy for all. Steny makes sure Maryland always punches above its weight and he leaves an awesome legacy for our delegation.

MAGA can't whitewash what happened on January 6, 2021 because of the uncontradicted J6 Report and because the insurrectionists themselves photographed and videotaped their crimes. We’ll continue to tell the story of how brave police officers defended the Capitol against Trump’s rampaging mob.

For MAGA, the 1,600 Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are not white supremacist cop-beaters, violent criminals & seditious conspiracists: they are “patriots,” “political prisoners” & “hostages.” MAGA is rewriting history. Democrats will keep telling the truth, the foundation of democracy.

On Jan. 6, 2021, bloody insurrectionary violence interrupted the peaceful transfer of power. Today, America is still caught in an epic struggle between selfish forces of rule-or-ruin autocracy & the unyielding defenders of constitutional democracy all over America.

The current flu out there is seriously brutal. Everybody needs to be vaccinated against flu and COVID-19 too—no matter what propaganda is being spread by RFK Jr. When the health secretary gives medical advice, get a second opinion.

What do Donald Trump and Mike Johnson have to say to families struggling to afford health insurance? Many Americans are deciding between paying rent or seeing a doctor, and House Democrats find that unacceptable.

This year, millions of Americans will see their health care premiums surge because of MAGA cruelty and indifference in Congress. Public health shouldn’t depend on private charity—everyone should be able to see a doctor when they need to.

May 2026 be a year of justice, peace, love and strong democracy. Happy New Year!

Our final MD-08 Local Hero of 2025 is Councilmember Kate Stewart, who led MoCo through a trying year with tenacity and compassion as Council President. We shared what gives us hope for our community as we enter 2026.

Donald Trump and the DOJ are breaking federal law by continuing to cover up for Jeffrey Epstein's decades-long, billion-dollar, international sex trafficking ring.   We’re fighting for justice for survivors, accountability for abusers and safety for the public.

To everyone celebrating in MD-08, Maryland and around the world: Happy Kwanzaa to you and your family!