WASHINGTON — Before 2016, the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses of the U.S. Constitution didn’t get much attention. Now, these two short sections — which historians and legal scholars interpret as prohibiting government officials from accepting gifts from foreign or…
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Raskin decries administration as Cummings launches new probe into Pence, emoluments
WASHINGTON – The House Oversight and Judiciary Committees have opened investigations into Vice President Mike Pence’s stay at a Trump golf resort during his trip to Ireland this week, the latest inquiry into the administration as Democrats continue to weigh…
Maryland legislators disappointed with Trump’s State of the Union address
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s Democratic lawmakers were cold to President Donald Trump’s call for unity in Tuesday’s State of the Union, saying it failed to break any new ground. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Mechanicsville, said he didn’t want to call…
Democratic members of House oversight committee sue for details about Trump Hotel
Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee led by ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings, from Maryland’s 8th District, have filed suit to get information about President Trump’s hotel in Washington. Maryland 7th District Rep. Jamie Raskin says that information is critical to determining whether President Trump is acting unlawfully by privately benefiting in some way from the hotel that bears his name.
Maryland lawmakers sue for information on D.C. Trump hotel lease
WASHINGTON – Maryland Reps. Elijah Cummings, Jamie Raskin and other House Democrats said on Thursday they have filed a lawsuit to force the federal government to turn over information about the operations of President Donald Trump’s downtown hotel. The frustrated…
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