Category: Carolyn Maloney

Military Contractor, Lawmakers Brawl Over Price Gouging Allegations

A Jan. 19 congressional hearing aimed at taking a military contractor to task over price gouging became heated when Republicans criticized the use of committee resources to single out a law-abiding company. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on price gouging in military contracts followed a Department of Defense (DOD) Inspector General audit, which…


Trump Pressured DOJ to Investigate 2020 Election Fraud Allegations, Emails Show

Former President Donald Trump through a lawyer and White House officials placed pressure on Department of Justice officials to probe the 2020 election results, according to newly released emails. Mark Meadows, who was Trump’s chief of staff at the time, sent in late December 2020 and early January a slew of messages to acting Attorney…


Trump Wanted Supreme Court to Order New Election in Key Swing States, Emails Show

Former President Donald Trump through a lawyer and White House officials placed pressure on Department of Justice (DOJ) officials to probe the 2020 election results and wanted the Supreme Court to authorize a new election in key swing states, according to newly released emails. Kurt Olsen, a Trump lawyer, was shown in one of the…


Progressive Group That Helped Seat the ‘Squad’ Supports Challenger to Primary Rep. Carolyn Maloney

Justice Democrats, a progressive political action committee (PAC) that helped elect the Squad—the four progressive minority Congresswomen—to the Congress in 2018, has introduced a new candidate to challenge Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) in the 2022 primary election. Rana Abdelhamid, a community organizer, non-profit founder, and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, announced that she…