Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (D-NY), a high-profile member of the leftist &#8220;Squad,&#8221; lost her bid to become the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee in the next session of Congress.
Democrats chose <a href="https://x.com/AnnieGrayerCNN/status/1864047737517326415" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA)</a>, who was reportedly <a href="https://punchbowl.news/article/house/nancy-pelosi-aoc-house-oversight-committee/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">backed</a> by former House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nancy Pelosi</a> (D-CA), to become the ranking member of the panel that will remain in GOP control next year.
The final tally on Tuesday was reportedly <a href="https://x.com/MZanona/status/1869066308836540501" target="_blank" rel="noopener">131 votes</a> for Connolly and 84 votes for Ocasio-Cortez, a result matching the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-endures-setback-in-bid-to-become-top-house-oversight-dem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recommendation</a> of the Democrats&#8217; Steering and Policy Committee.
&#8220;I thank my colleagues for their support and the confidence they&#8217;ve placed in me to lead House Democrats on the Oversight Committee,&#8221; Connolly said in a statement posted to X.
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I thank my colleagues for their support and the confidence they&#39;ve placed in me to lead House Democrats on the Oversight Committee.
My full statement: <a href="https://t.co/lOJfVZ1gC3">pic.twitter.com/lOJfVZ1gC3</a>
&mdash; Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) <a href="https://twitter.com/GerryConnolly/status/1869076114074935755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Ocasio-Cortez, currently the <a href="https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2023/02/14/aoc-takes-leadership-role-on-key-congressional-committee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vice-ranking member</a> of the Oversight Committee, had sought to move up amid <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-democrats-committee-leaders-ranking-members/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> of a push within the Democratic Party to allow younger members to lead committees.
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The 35-year-old famously <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/nyregion/joseph-crowley-ocasio-cortez-democratic-primary.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">upset</a> then-Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) — the No. 4 Democrat in the House at the time — in a 2018 primary and became a leading figure in leftist circles.
Punchbowl News&#8217; Max Cohen <a href="https://x.com/maxpcohen/status/1869067887836872918" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X: &#8220;Connolly’s pitch was his intense focus on the panel and how he would deliver based on his experience. That won out over AOC’s message tailored at fighting for the working class.&#8221;
Connolly, 74, has served on the oversight panel <a href="https://connolly.house.gov/cor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">since</a> joining Congress in 2009. Last month, Connolly <a href="https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6160" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> he had cancer of the esophagus with no symptoms and pledged to keep working while undergoing treatment.
In a <a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000193-8e3d-dd01-a3d7-eeff404f0000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to colleagues announcing his bid for the ranking member spot, Connolly spoke about pushing back on Republicans and touted his support of President Joe Biden during a corruption-focused impeachment inquiry.
&#8220;We must expose and dismantle bad-faith Republican efforts to promote conspiracy theories, intimidate witnesses, and undermine democratic processes,&#8221; Connolly wrote.
He added: &#8220;I&#8217;ve done this effectively in my work on the Committee in opposing the impeachment of President Biden and while serving as an appointee on the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.&#8221;
Connolly will take on the role being left behind by Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jamie-raskin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jamie Raskin</a> (D-MD), who opted to instead <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nadler-cedes-top-democrat-role-on-house-judiciary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">campaign</a> for the ranking member position on the House Judiciary Committee.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

AOC Loses Bid To Become Top Oversight Dem

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On Wednesday, Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jerry-nadler" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jerry Nadler</a> (D-NY) bowed out of the race to be the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, which has oversight of the Department of Justice, in the new Congress starting next year.
Nadler, who has held either the chairman or ranking member position in the panel for the past several years, revealed his decision in a <a href="https://x.com/FarnoushAmiri/status/1864402828405485670" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to colleagues while vouching for Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jamie-raskin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jamie Raskin</a> (D-MD) to take his place during the first half of President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s second term.
&#8220;As our country faces the return of Donald Trump, and the renewed threats to our democracy and our way of life that he represents, I am very confident that Jamie would ably lead the Judiciary Committee as we confront this growing danger,&#8221; Nadler wrote.
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News: Rep. JERRY NADLER will be stepping down from race to be the top Democrat on House Judiciary Committee, making the difficult decision after speaking with staff and Rep. Jamie Raskin who announced his bid for the job. Here’s the letter he sent to colleagues, obtained by AP <a href="https://t.co/Tgswdt8Yzu">pic.twitter.com/Tgswdt8Yzu</a>
&mdash; Farnoush Amiri (@FarnoushAmiri) <a href="https://twitter.com/FarnoushAmiri/status/1864402828405485670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The announcement came amid <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-democrats-committee-leaders-ranking-members/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> of a push within the Democratic Party to pave the way for younger members to take on leadership roles after Republicans completed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-projected-to-win-house-complete-2024-sweep" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2024 election sweep</a> that included the GOP keeping control of the House while winning back the Senate and the White House. <a href="https://x.com/daveweigel/status/1864401834799997247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nadler is 77</a> while Raskin is 61.
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Raskin, who led the January 6-focused impeachment inquiry against Trump and was a member of the now-defunct January 6 Committee, declared his candidacy to become the top Democrat on the judiciary panel earlier this week. In his own letter, Raskin spoke about combating Trump&#8217;s &#8220;MAGA&#8221; movement.
&#8220;In the 119th Congress, the Judiciary Committee will be the headquarters of Congressional opposition to authoritarianism and MAGA’s campaign to dismantle our Constitutional system and the rule of law as we know it,&#8221; Raskin wrote to his colleagues, adding: &#8220;I hope to be at the center of this fight.&#8221;
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Raskin has held the role of ranking member on the House Oversight Committee for the past couple of years. With Raskin stepping away, Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (D-NY) has expressed interest in taking his place, setting up a clash against <a href="https://x.com/AnnieGrayerCNN/status/1864047737517326415" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA)</a>.
&#8220;I&#8217;m having a lot of conversations with my colleagues,&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez <a href="https://x.com/KevinFreyTV/status/1864449492247867708" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told reporters</a>. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s incredibly important that we prepare ourselves fully for an incoming Trump administration as well as fighting for everyday working Americans.&#8221;

Jerry Nadler

Nadler Cedes Top Democrat Role On House Judiciary

House Judiciary Committee

Jamie Raskin

House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) hauled in a record $27.5 million in the third quarter this year giving Republicans a boost as they attempt to hold onto their narrow majority. 
The fundraising total included $19.4 million for political action committees and $8.1 million for candidates, <a href="https://punchbowl.news/article/election-2024/mike-johnson-breaks-record-q3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Punchbowl News. Johnson’s office told the outlet that it was the most money ever raised by a Republican speaker during the third quarter leading up to Election Day. 
“In less than one year as Speaker, I’m thankful that we have been able to build a team and set new fundraising records that will ensure House Republicans can keep and grow our majority,” Johnson <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4932824-mike-johnson-fundraising-house-republicans/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “Now with less than one month until the most important election of our lifetimes, another strong quarter shows voters are motivated down the stretch and ready to elect Republicans up and down the ballot to fix our economy, secure the border, and restore peace through strength.”
As Republicans hold onto just an eight-seat majority in the House, control of the chamber is expected to be up for grabs again in November. With 218 seats needed for a majority, current <a href="https://election.dailywire.com/?_gl=1*12z7ny5*_gcl_au*MTcxMDAwNTQzNC4xNzI4NDIwOTQ2*_ga*OTUxNjU0OTE2LjE2OTY4ODU4OTM.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTcyODk5MzU2MS4zMDIuMS4xNzI4OTkzNTYyLjU5LjAuMA..">projections</a> show Republicans with 212 likely or leaning seats and Democrats with 208 likely or leaning seats, with an additional 15 races expected to be toss-ups. 
Last week, the Congressional Leadership Fund, a PAC aligned with Johnson and House Republican leadership, <a href="https://congressionalleadershipfund.org/clf-posts-largest-quarter-ever-and-adds-11-million-to-key-races/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that it had raised $81.4 million in the third quarter, which it said was its all-time record for fundraising in a quarter. As of September 30, CLF said it had raised a total of 212.2 million for the 2024 election cycle and had $153 million cash on hand.
“With just four weeks from Election Day, we are invested deeply and continuing to strategically add more in the must-win races that will determine the Majority,” said CLF President Dan Conston.
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Despite the record haul from CLF, Democrats still have a fundraising edge. The House Majority PAC, a Democrat-aligned group, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/08/house-super-pacs-fundraising-hmp-clf-00182971" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> it raised $99 million in the third quarter, beating the CLF by $18 million. 
“HMP could not be more proud to have bested our Republican counterparts in Q3, erasing the GOP Super PAC advantage as the candidate fundraising gap continues to grow for Democrats,” said House Majority PAC President Mike Smith. “In the four weeks leading up to Election Day, we believe our record-breaking fundraising and strategic advantage in reserving crucial television and digital time at optimal rates will allow us to take back the House in November.”
On the presidential side, Vice President Kamala Harris has also been attracting big donors. Since entering the race in July, Harris has raised more than $1 billion — which includes the campaign and a campaign-affiliated joint fundraising committee. This does not include other aligned PACs backing her campaign. 
Former President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee have raised more than $850 million for the entire 2024 calendar year.

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Speaker Johnson Breaks Fundraising Record As Republicans Seek To Hold House Majority

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Top <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-democrats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Democrats</a> won&#8217;t say for certain if they will certify the results of the 2024 presidential election if former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> beats Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamala Harris</a>, according to a new report.
Some of these members, including those who objected to Trump electors in 2017, signaled <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/11/house-democrats-jan-6-election-trump-raskin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to Axios</a> that Trump may cause issues with the vote that would give them pause.
Democrats would certify a Trump victory &#8220;assuming everything goes the way we expect it to,&#8221; said Jim McGovern (D-MA), the ranking member of the Rules Committee.
&#8220;We have to see how it all happens,&#8221; McGovern said. &#8220;My expectation is that we would.&#8221;
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a senior House Democratic chief deputy whip, told the outlet that she did not know what kind of &#8220;shenanigans&#8221; Trump is planning.
&#8220;We would have to, in any election &#8230; make sure that all the rules have been followed,&#8221; she said.
Oversight Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who served on the former January 6 panel, suggested Trump may resort to &#8220;manipulating&#8221; counts in some states.
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Trump &#8220;is doing whatever he can to try to interfere with the process,&#8221; Raskin said, adding he &#8220;definitely&#8221; does not assume a victory by the former president would be legitimate.
He insisted: &#8220;Democrats don&#8217;t engage in election fraud and election fabrication.&#8221;
There are also Republicans, including <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/politics/donald-trump-accept-2024-election-results/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump</a> and House Speaker <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/30/congress-certification-election-mike-johnson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA), who have said they would accept the results of the 2024 election if the contest is &#8220;fair&#8221; and &#8220;honest.&#8221;
But Harris and her allies have made a big deal about casting Trump as a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KamalaHarris/videos/its-simple-donald-trump-is-a-threat-to-our-democracy-and-fundamental-freedomswit/1129631844761562/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;threat&#8221;</a> to democracy after some GOP opposition to the last election&#8217;s results and the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
That at least a handful of Democrats might now lean back into a <a href="electoral-college-vote-counts-president-trump-josh-hawley/4129641001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long tradition</a> of lawmakers trying — in vain — to object to Electoral College votes prompted some ridicule from the Right on social media.
&#8220;It&#8217;s (D)ifferent,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1844542115776192798" target="_blank" rel="noopener">quipped</a> the popular Comfortably Smug account on X. Mike Davis, a former Senate staffer who now leads the Article III Project, <a href="https://x.com/mrddmia/status/1844543632197529698" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blared</a>, &#8220;&#8216;Insurrection!'&#8221;
Axios noted that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) signaled during a September press conference that he would use his influence to dissuade an organized effort against certification.
&#8220;House Democrats are going to do everything necessary to &#8230; ensure that the winner of the presidential election is certified on January 6th without drama or consequences,&#8221; he said.
After her earlier comments, Schakowsky said in a statement she was &#8220;proud to &#8230; join all my Democratic colleagues in certifying the 2020 election&#8221; and looks forward to &#8220;doing the same in January 2025.&#8221;

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA)

Leading Dems Won’t Confirm If They’ll Certify Trump Victory: Report

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Multiple House Democrats said on Thursday that they would continue to call former President Donald Trump a &#8220;threat to democracy&#8221; — even after calls for the party to tone down its language in the wake of a second assassination attempt on the Republican nominee.
Fox Business correspondent Hillary Vaughn asked three House Democrats if they &#8220;think it&#8217;s time for Democrats to stop calling Trump a threat to democracy,&#8221; and all of them defended the description for the Democratic Party&#8217;s political rival.
&#8220;No, the fact of the matter is that he is a threat to democracy,&#8221; said Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hank-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hank Johnson</a> (D-GA).
Rep. Pramilla Jayapal (D-WA) responded to the Fox Business reporter&#8217;s question, saying, &#8220;No, I think we should be clear that he is a threat to democracy.
&#8220;Do you think the rhetoric needs to be toned down?&#8221; Vaughn pressed.
&#8220;I think [Trump&#8217;s] rhetoric should be toned down, absolutely,&#8221; Jayapal replied.
&#8220;Listen, these are the facts; he is a threat,&#8221; Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) added. &#8220;Period. Point blank.&#8221;
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DISGRACEFUL: House Democrats tell Fox News that they will refuse to stop calling President Trump a &#8220;threat&#8221; after the second attempt on his life in two months.
&#8220;He is a threat. Period. Point Blank&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/bu8cj6orEv">pic.twitter.com/bu8cj6orEv</a>
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1837165356030300396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Trump <a href="https://x.com/jimsciutto/status/1835748500899770373" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed</a> the Democrats&#8217; &#8220;rhetoric&#8221; and &#8220;lies&#8221; about him after Secret Service agents fired on a man who allegedly hid out for 12 hours near Trump&#8217;s golf course in South Florida to take a shot at the Republican nominee.
&#8220;Because of this Communist Left Rhetoric, the bullets are flying, and it will only get worse,&#8221; Trump wrote on Truth Social.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kjp-defends-calling-trump-a-threat-after-shes-confronted-by-peter-doocy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defended</a> calling Trump a &#8220;threat&#8221; earlier this week when she was confronted by Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Peter Doocy.
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“It’s been only two days since somebody allegedly tried to kill Donald Trump again, and you’re here at the podium of the White House briefing room calling him a ‘threat,&#8217;” Doocy said during a White House press briefing on Tuesday. “How many more assassination attempts on Donald Trump until the president, the vice president, and you pick a different word to describe Trump other than ‘threat’?”
“Peter … I actually completely disagree with the premise of your question. The question that you’re asking, it is also incredibly dangerous in the way that you’re asking it,” Jean-Pierre responded. “Because the American people are watching, and to say that from an administration who has consistently condemned political violence, from an administration that the president called the former president and was thankful, grateful that he was okay … and now for you to make that comment in your questioning … that is also incredibly dangerous.”
Jean-Pierre then said her description of Trump as a &#8220;threat&#8221; is accurate, arguing, “What I have said about the former president about January 6 is facts.”

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House Dems Double Down On Calling Trump A ‘Threat’

House Dems Double Down On Calling Trump A 'Threat'

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On Wednesday, most <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-democrats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Democrats</a> voted against legislation that seeks to ensure that illegal immigrants who commit sex crimes and domestic violence can be deported from the United States.
The bill, called the &#8220;Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act,&#8221; <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024429" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> with the support of 215 Republicans and 51 Democrats. Another 158 Democrats and no Republicans voted against it. Seven other lawmakers did not vote.
Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-mace" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nancy Mace</a> (R-SC), who introduced the legislation earlier this year, <a href="https://x.com/RepNancyMace/status/1836535592341114924">said</a> on X that &#8220;158 Left-wing members of Congress just voted against deporting rapists, pedophiles and murderers of women and kids.&#8221;
The bill <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7909/text" target="_blank" rel="noopener">states</a> that it would &#8220;amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable.&#8221;
It also contains provisions that apply to crimes of stalking, child abuse, child neglect, child abandonment, or violating the portion of a protection order &#8220;against credible threats of violence, repeated harassment, or bodily injury.&#8221;
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?538482-3/house-session-part-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> the bill has &#8220;redundancies&#8221; that &#8220;all but ensure that no additional dangerous individuals would face immigration consequences if it were to become law.&#8221;
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The chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?538482-3/house-session-part-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bemoaned</a> how lawmakers were &#8220;debating another partisan bill that fear mongers about immigrants instead of working together to fix the immigration system.&#8221;
But, <a href="https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-nancy-mace-bill-violence-against-women-illegal-aliens-act-passes-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), the bill &#8220;removes any loopholes in current law and requires that illegal aliens who commit sex offenses or domestic violence are not to be allowed into this country anymore and must be immediately removed from our country when they&#8217;re found.&#8221;
And, citing a specific area of concern, Mace <a href="https://x.com/RepNancyMace/status/1836535592341114924" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas argued in a September 2021 memo that &#8220;domestic violence shouldn’t be categorical grounds to apprehend and remove an illegal alien.&#8221;
The bill now heads to the Democrat-controlled Senate, where it may or may not be taken up for consideration. In the meantime, the fact that 158 House Democrats opposed the legislation gave Republicans a new attack line in the lead-up to the November election.
&#8220;DID YOU KNOW: Last night, 158 House Democrats VOTED AGAINST deporting illegal aliens that commit sex crimes &amp; domestic violence,&#8221; Rep. Byron Donald (R-FL) <a href="https://x.com/RepDonaldsPress/status/1836737643494748296" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X. &#8220;These 158 House Democrats voted against common sense. These 158 House Democrats voted against your safety. And we all deserve better. Remember this.&#8221;

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158 Dems Oppose Bill On Deporting Illegal Immigrants Who Commit Sex Crimes, Domestic Violence

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Leading <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-democrats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democrats in the House</a> are urging the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-army" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Army</a> to implement a &#8220;strong official response&#8221; over a dispute at Arlington National Cemetery last month involving staff members working for former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>.
Trump, who is running another presidential campaign, participated in a ceremony in late August to mark the third anniversary of the Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members during the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.
News outlets <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/08/27/nx-s1-5091154/trump-arlington-cemetery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that members of Trump&#8217;s staff allegedly had a <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-5101991/trump-campaign-arlington-national-cemetery-staff-debate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">verbal and physical</a> altercation with an official at the cemetery over whether they could themselves film or take photos in Section 60, a zone for recent U.S. casualties.
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, and two of his colleagues issued a <a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/raskin-smith-takano-call-transparency-and-expediency-investigation-abuse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> this week, demanding an investigation that could result in penalties and the release of information.
Trump and his campaign staff &#8220;clearly violated the rules and regulations prohibiting political activities at Arlington National Cemetery by using one of our country’s most hallowed sites for partisan campaign purposes,&#8221; they said.
A U.S. Army spokesperson <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arlington-national-cemetery-donald-trump-campaign-dispute/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> a female official at Arlington National Cemetery, located in Virginia near Washington, D.C., had been &#8220;abruptly pushed aside&#8221; but ultimately decided not to press any charges, and the <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arlington-national-cemetery-donald-trump-campaign-dispute/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">matter was closed</a>.
Trump has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-pins-arlington-cemetery-dispute-on-comrade-kamala-and-her-misinformation-squad" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denied</a> there being &#8220;conflict or &#8216;fighting.'&#8221; NPR <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/08/27/nx-s1-5091154/trump-arlington-cemetery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that his spokesman, Steven Cheung, &#8220;strongly rejected the notion of a physical altercation&#8221; and said his team was prepared to release footage to fight defamatory claims.
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Gold Star families have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gold-star-families-blast-kamala-harris-for-heinous-vile-disgusting-post-attacking-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appeared in videos</a> that Trump posted to social media, saying they invited the former president to attend and film the event and criticizing Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamala Harris</a> for her political attacks over the dispute.
In their statement this week, the congressional Democrats pressed the Army to &#8220;immediately provide information regarding how the event was coordinated&#8221; and insisted that the alleged assault &#8220;requires a strong official response.&#8221;
&#8220;As with any alleged assault, this incident should be investigated by the appropriate law enforcement authorities and should be subject to an independent charging decision,&#8221; the Democrats said, adding the Army should cooperate fully.
Failure to &#8220;properly investigate&#8221; the dispute and hold people accountable, they said, &#8220;undermines the integrity and honor of&#8221; Arlington &#8220;and erodes the longstanding rules, tradition, and norms requiring nonpartisanship in the U.S. military.&#8221;
Smith was joined by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the ranking member of the Oversight Committee who has also requested an <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25085436-raskin-letter-arlington-cemetery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">incident report</a> on the Arlington dispute, and Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-CA).

Former President Donald Trump at Arlington Cemetery.

Dems Beg Army For ‘Strong Official Response’ Over Trump Arlington Cemetery Dispute

Dems Beg Army For 'Strong Official Response' Over Trump Arlington Cemetery Dispute

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s 2024 campaign rebuffed the inspiration for the latest investigation that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-democrats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Democrats</a> have opened up against the former president as he runs another campaign for the White House.
House Oversight Committee Democrats <a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-democrats-launch-investigation-allegations-trump-doj-covered-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> this week that they were looking into whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) improperly shut down in 2020 an inquiry into a potential $10 million bribe to Trump from Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi in the run-up to the 2016 election, citing concerns about a report on the matter that The Washington Post published roughly one month ago.
Stephen Cheung, a spokesman for Trump&#8217;s campaign, delivered a defiant response <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/03/trump-egypt-democrats-letter.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">when CNBC asked</a> for comment <a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-oversight.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2024-09-03.JBR%20to%20DJTrump%20re.%20Egypt.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on a letter</a> dated Tuesday in which House Democrats asked Trump to provide answers to a number of questions about whether the former president accepted any payments from Egypt&#8217;s government.
&#8220;This is textbook Fake News,&#8221; Cheung said, repeating a statement he initially gave in response to the Washington Post report. &#8220;The investigation referenced found no wrongdoing and was closed. None of the allegations or insinuations being reported on have any basis in fact,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The media is consistently played for suckers by Deep State Trump-haters and bad faith actors peddling hoaxes and shams.&#8221;
The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/08/02/trump-campaign-egypt-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> claimed that top DOJ officials blocked FBI agents from obtaining records for an inquiry into whether a $10 million bribe from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/egypt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Egypt</a> happened and factored into Trump&#8217;s decision to infuse his campaign with a similar amount of money. The report said Michael Sherwin, the acting U.S. attorney who closed the case in 2020, insisted he closed down the probe because of a lack of evidence.
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The article noted former FBI Director <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/robert-mueller" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert Mueller</a>, who led the Trump-Russia investigation as special counsel, had also spearheaded the Egypt assignment until it was taken over by prosecutors in the U.S. attorney&#8217;s office in Washington, D.C. Trump has long disparaged the Russia collusion probe, along with many others, as being part of a &#8220;witch hunt&#8221; to undermine his campaigns and presidency.
House Democrats, who are currently in the minority and lack subpoena power, have pushed for more investigations into Trump while they fought back against GOP-led inquiries into President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>. When House Republicans recently unveiled their <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/impeachable-conduct-long-awaited-house-gop-report-finds-biden-defrauded-the-u-s-to-enrich-his-family" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment report</a>, detailing millions of dollars in foreign payments to the Biden family and its associates, they <a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-oversight.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2024-08-19.DEM%20Memo%20re%20Impeachment%20Inquiry%20Exonerates%20President%20Biden.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released a counter-memo</a> defending him.

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Trump Swats Down 'Textbook Fake News' Fueling New Dem Investigation

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/steny-hoyer">Rep. Steny Hoyer</a> (D-MD), who served multiple terms as House majority leader, suffered a &#8220;mild&#8221; stroke over the weekend and intends to get back to work after receiving treatment, according to his office.
Margaret Mulkerrin, Hoyer&#8217;s deputy chief of staff and spokesperson, released a <a href="https://x.com/bresreports/status/1823461280923181128" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> about the health scare on Tuesday.
&#8220;On Sunday night, August 11, Rep. Steny Hoyer experienced a mild ischemic stroke and sought medical treatment,&#8221; Mulkerrin said. &#8220;Mr. Hoyer has responded well to treatment and has no lingering symptoms.&#8221;
The congressman, who is 85 years old and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/08/steny-hoyer-reelection-maryland/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seeking re-election</a>, &#8220;expects to resume his normal schedule next week,&#8221; Mulkerrin added. &#8220;Mr. Hoyer’s wife and family extend their deepest thanks to his medical team.&#8221;
Some follow House members, including Reps. <a href="https://x.com/lawler4ny/status/1823484849006490065" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Lawler (R-NY)</a> and <a href="https://x.com/RepRitchie/status/1823466415774372145" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ritchie Torres (D-NY)</a>, wished Hoyer a quick recovery. Leading candidates in Maryland&#8217;s U.S. Senate race, Democrat <a href="https://x.com/AlsobrooksForMD/status/1823468995691094498" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Angela Alsobrooks</a> and Republican <a href="https://x.com/GovLarryHogan/status/1823473113192911130" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Larry Hogan</a>, did the same.
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The mild stroke happened as the age and health of longtime politicians have taken a spotlight in the 2024 election.
President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>, who is 81, dropped out of the White House contest last month after a fumbling debate performance spurred Democrats to call on him to step aside over concerns about his mental acuity and electability.
Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamala Harris</a> has since clinched the nomination for the Democratic Party&#8217;s presidential nomination, setting up a general election clash against former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>.
The 2024 election could drastically shake up the power dynamic in Washington, D.C. Currently, the Democrats control the White House and Senate while the Republicans lead the House.
Earlier on Tuesday, the office of Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) revealed the congressman had been hospitalized a second time within the past month after <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/new-jersey-rep-bill-pascrell-87-readmitted-hospital-just-days-discharg-rcna166242" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> being released to a rehabilitation center just days ago.
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&#8220;He is now stable. We will provide updates whenever possible and remain hopeful he will be able to resume his rehabilitation soon,&#8221; Pascrell&#8217;s chief of staff Ben Rich said in a statement.
The New Jersey Globe <a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/pascrells-office-says-congressman-is-in-stable-condition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> that Pascrell, who is 87, is running for a 15th term in Congress and would become the oldest member of the House if he defeats Republican challenger Billy Prempeh.

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Five more Democratic House representatives are calling on President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> to end his 2024 re-election campaign as his team maintains that he is staying in the race. 
In an <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/19/opinion-joe-biden-presidential-candidacy-pass-the-torch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">op-ed</a> for the Chicago Tribune, Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) on Friday called on President Joe Biden to “pass the torch” while calling former President Donald Trump an “existential threat” to the country. Four other Democrats, Reps. Jared Huffman (CA) Marc Veasey (TX), Mark Pocan (WI),  and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (IL), also <a href="https://x.com/Chuy4Congress/status/1814318638872109337" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Friday that Biden should step away because of health concerns for the 81-year-old president. 
Casten said that he believed Biden would lose to Trump and that he should let another Democrat challenge him. He suggested that the country might not survive if Biden was defeated. 
“It is with a heavy heart and much personal reflection that I am therefore calling on Biden to pass the torch to a new generation,” Casten wrote. “To manage an exit with all the dignity and decency that has guided his half-century of public service. To cement his legacy as the president who saved our democracy in 2020 and handed it off to trusted hands in 2024 who could carry his legacy forward.”
He said that he believed that Biden would struggle to respond to criticism of his mental and physical health. 
“And as long as this election is instead litigated over which candidate is more likely to be held accountable for public gaffes and ‘senior moments,’ I believe that Biden is not only going to lose but is also uniquely incapable of shifting that conversation,” said  Casten. 
Democratic Reps. Huffman, Veasey, Pocan, and Garcia released a <a href="https://x.com/Chuy4Congress/status/1814318638872109337" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Friday morning calling for Biden to withdraw from the race. 
“We must face the reality that widespread public concerns about your age and fitness are jeopardizing what should be a winning campaign,” they wrote. “These perceptions may not be fair, but they have hardened in the aftermath of last month’s debate and are now unlikely to change. We believe the most responsible and patriotic thing you can do in this moment is to step aside as our nominee while continuing to lead our party from the White House.”
They added that “passing the torch” would inject enthusiasm into the Democratic Party and “reinvigorate the race.” 
The Biden campaign has so far denied any reports that he will drop out. Biden is currently recovering from COVID. His team said he might return to the campaign trail next week. 
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A prominent House Democrat&#8217;s staffer who posted to social media about the gunman needing &#8220;shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time&#8221; — after former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> survived an assassination attempt — is out of the job.
Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bennie-thompson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bennie Thompson</a> (D-MS), who served as chairman of the now-defunct January 6 Committee, confirmed on Sunday the ouster of the aide — field director Jacqueline Marsaw — as the congressman faced mounting calls to fire her over the comment.
&#8220;I was made aware of a post made by a staff member and she is no longer in my employment,&#8221; Thompson said, <a href="https://x.com/aishahhasnie/status/1812536643917672475" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Fox News</a>.
In the attack at Trump&#8217;s campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, the former president was shot in the ear, one bystander was killed, and two other attendees were seriously injured.
The Secret Service said its personnel &#8220;neutralized&#8221; the shooter, who was seen on a rooftop approximately 150 yards away from the stage where Trump had been speaking.
Afterwards, Marsaw posted to Facebook, &#8220;I don’t condone violence but please get you some shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time ooops that wasn’t me talking.&#8221;
The post was deleted, but not before a screenshot was taken and shared to social media. The <a href="https://x.com/MSGOP/status/1812297287843876973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mississippi GOP</a> and others soon began calling for Marsaw&#8217;s employment to be terminated.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
.<a href="https://twitter.com/BennieGThompson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BennieGThompson</a> should FIRE his field director for condoning the attempted assassination of President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a>!!!
“please get you some shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time”
.<a href="https://twitter.com/msdemocrats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@msdemocrats</a> must repudiate these despicable statements!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/WLBT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WLBT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/16WAPTNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@16WAPTNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WJTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WJTV</a>… <a href="https://t.co/QVWu4OtUI2">pic.twitter.com/QVWu4OtUI2</a>
&mdash; Mississippi GOP (@MSGOP) <a href="https://twitter.com/MSGOP/status/1812297287843876973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The Natchez Democrat <a href="https://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2024/07/13/natchez-womans-social-media-post-on-trump-shooting-draws-national-criticism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Marsaw said she took down the post following a request from a manager on Thompson&#8217;s staff.
&#8220;I got overwhelmed in the moment,&#8221; Marsaw said. &#8220;I am a diehard Democrat.&#8221;
The local news outlet in Mississippi also pointed out Marsaw &#8220;said her post was meant for its comic value and not to be taken seriously.&#8221;
Congressman Thompson himself posted to X a <a href="https://x.com/BennieGThompson/status/1812275735039730041" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that denounced political violence and voiced relief that Trump had survived the attack.
&#8220;There is no room in American democracy for political violence. I am grateful for law enforcement’s fast response to this incident,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I am glad the former President is safe, and my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved.&#8221;
Thompson is also facing blowback for legislation he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-january-6-panel-chair-unveils-bill-that-could-strip-trump-of-secret-service-protection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> in April that could strip Trump or anyone else of Secret Service protection after being convicted of a felony.
In May, a jury <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/verdict-trump-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-hush-money-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convicted</a> Trump on dozens of felony counts in a New York hush-money case. Sentencing has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-approves-delay-for-trump-sentencing-after-supreme-court-immunity-ruling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">postponed</a> until at least September as Trump seeks to get the <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-asks-judge-toss-hush-money-conviction-dismiss/story?id=111807026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conviction thrown out</a>.
As <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/13/secret-service-faces-questions-after-donald-trump-/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> by The Washington Times, Thompson insisted his bill &#8220;would not have affected the Secret Service’s presence&#8221; during the shooting at the Pennsylvania rally and will only apply to Trump if he is sentenced to prison and in the custody of another law enforcement agency.

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Jan. 6 Panel Chair Dumps Aide Who Posted ‘Don’t Miss Next Time’ After Trump Shooting

Jan. 6 Panel Chair Dumps Aide Who Posted 'Don't Miss Next Time' After Trump Shooting

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A Democratic congressman’s field director said in a now-deleted social media post that she hopes the shooter in the attempted killing of President Donald Trump takes shooting lessons “so you don’t miss next time.”
A screenshot of a now-deleted post made by Jacqueline Marsaw, the field director for Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), reads: “I don’t condone violence but please get you some shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time ooops that wasn’t me talking.”
Congressman Thompson previously attempted to strip former President Donald Trump of Secret Service protection.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/BennieGThompson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BennieGThompson</a> should FIRE his field director for condoning the attempted assassination of President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a>!!!
“please get you some shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time”
.<a href="https://twitter.com/msdemocrats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@msdemocrats</a> must repudiate these despicable statements!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/WLBT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WLBT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/16WAPTNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@16WAPTNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WJTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WJTV</a>… <a href="https://t.co/QVWu4OtUI2">pic.twitter.com/QVWu4OtUI2</a>
— Mississippi GOP (@MSGOP) <a href="https://twitter.com/MSGOP/status/1812297287843876973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
The Mississippi Republican Party responded to Marsaw’s comments, calling on the Mississippi Democratic Party to “repudiate these despicable statements” and Thompson to “FIRE his field director for condoning the attempted assassination of President [Trump].”
The comments from Marsaw came after former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trump-appears-to-be-shot-at-rally?topStoryPosition=1">President Donald Trump was shot</a> in the ear in an attempted assassination as the Republican presidential candidate gave a speech at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump was rushed off the stage by Secret Service personnel as he pumped his fist and yelled, &#8220;Fight!&#8221;
A suspected shooter was &#8220;neutralized&#8221; by U.S. Secret Service personnel, according to the Secret Service. The Secret Service added that one spectator was killed and two others were &#8220;critically injured.&#8221;
Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi’s Second Congressional District, is the ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security. He commented on the attempted assassination of former President Trump in a post on X which read “There is no room in American democracy for political violence. I am grateful for law enforcement’s fast response to this incident.”
“I am glad the former President is safe, and my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved,” Thompson went on to say.
Thompson previously attempted to <a href="https://democrats-homeland.house.gov/news/legislation/ranking-member-thompson-introduces-legislation-to-ensure-no-secret-service-protection-for-convicted-felons-sentenced-to-prison">strip Trump of Secret Service protection</a> with a piece of legislation called “Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable Former Protectees Act.”
“This legislation would reform the U.S. Secret Service’s protective mission by automatically terminating Secret Service protection for those who have been sentenced to prison following conviction for a Federal or State felony,” a press release advertising the legislation reads.
Neither Rep. Thompson nor the Mississippi Democratic Party have responded to a Daily Wire request for comment.

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Democratic Congressman’s Field Director Says ‘Don’t Miss Next Time’ After Trump Assassination Attempt

Democratic Congressman's Field Director Says 'Don't Miss Next Time' After Trump Assassination Attempt

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