Top Dem Jamie Raskin Wants Trump to Take a Cognitive Test

Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, is urging President Donald Trump’s White House physician to conduct and publicly release a comprehensive cognitive and neuropsychological exam of the president, citing what he calls alarming signs of mental decline amid the ongoing Iran war and recent threats of mass destruction on social … Read more

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All Politics is Local?

Is it? Really? Former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill Jr. is often credited with the saying “All Politics is Local”, though apparently,he didn’t originate it. Many of the real issues facing people in our districts are in fact local. And yet, even those local matters are significantly affected by far away events. Arizonans’ cost … Read more

“Laying Like Sardines”: AZ Reps. Ansari, Grijalva, and Stanton Inspect ICE Facility and Discover “Horrible,” “Frightening,” and “Shocking” Conditions

Nothing like a surprise trip to a government facility to uncover all the broken rules, compromised regulations, and appalling conditions being allowed there. That is what happened yesterday evening when Arizona’s three Democratic Representatives, Yassamin Ansari, Adelita Grijalva, and Greg Stanton made an unannounced late evening visit to the DHS-ICE Administered Arizona Removal Operations Coordination … Read more