Raskin launches bid to lead House Oversight panel
The race for the top Democratic seat on the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee got more crowded on Friday when Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) entered the contest to replace the outgoing chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.). Maloney lost her primary race on Tuesday to Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), ending a 30-year career on Capitol Hill and opening up the top panel seat in the next Congress. Raskin's decision to seek the spot pits him against two other, more veteran Oversight Democrats — Reps. Stephen Lynch (Mass.) and Gerry Connolly (Va.), who launched their c
Read More14 Maryland police officers indicted, accused of private security double-dipping
A grand jury indicted 14 Maryland police officers on Thursday after prosecutors alleged that they secretly double-dipped shifts, simultaneously working as both private security and at the police department. Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced the indictments against 13 current and one retired officer on charges of misconduct in office and felony and misdemeanor theft scheme. The investigation originally stemmed from a separate but related case involving a former county police officer who pleaded guilty earlier this year, according to a
Read MoreDOJ seeking more than 17 year sentence for ex-NYPD officer in Jan. 6 case
Federal prosecutors will seek a seventeen-and-a-half-year sentence for a former Marine and New York Police Department officer convicted on six counts related to his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a sentencing memorandum on Thursday recommending the 210-month sentence for Thomas Webster for violently assaulting a Washington police officer, “spearheading” the breach of a police line outside the Capitol and “disgracin
Read MoreThese states were the best at protecting their residents during the pandemic
Story at a glance As rates of new COVID-19 cases continue to decline, researchers took a look at which states handled the pandemic the best to protect their residents. Vermont came out on top, followed by North Carolina, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. On average, Democratic states tended to fare better than Republican states over the
Read MorePrivacy is being ignored as lines blur between health care and social care
Imagine signing one consent form to receive help from a shelter, food pantry, substance abuse center, or other social service — but with that one action, you’ve opened the floodgates for staff and volunteers at hundreds of other organizations to see your private financial, medical, behavioral, and social data in its entirety. And you didn’t have a choice in the matter. This is more than hypothetical; it’s happening in communities today. We’re in this situation because privacy assurances within the Health Insurance Portability and Accountabil
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