
White House | Capitol Hill Correspondent | J.D. Candidate at University of Baltimore School of Law ‘25 @UBLAW_SBA | IG + TikTok: @ashleembanks
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Tonight @JamaalBowmanNY lost the Democratic primary race in New York’s 16th District to AIPAC-backed challenger George Latimer. I spoke with Bowman earlier this year about AIPAC’s mission to unseat him.
U.S. Rep. @RepRaskin (D-Md.) told me that he believes House Speaker @MikeJohnson (R-La.) cancelled votes on Thursday to prevent @PeteHegseth, the U.S. Secretary of War, from being impeached.
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I asked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) what are House Dems going to do to about Pres. Donald Trump’s executive order to eliminate DEI programs?
I spoke with U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost about the executive orders Trump issued Monday night.
“You know a lot of people online were like ‘wow there was some sort of coordinated effort. All this stuff happened yesterday.’ Well yeah it’s called Project 2025.”
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GOP Rep. Clay Higgins retracts racist remarks calling Haitians ‘thugs,’ telling them to get ‘their a** out of our country’
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Following the execution of Marcellus Williams, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett told me that she supports abolishing the death penalty.
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I spoke with U.S. Rep. Cori Bush to discuss the case of Marcellus Williams. Here’s her message to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson if he fails to stop Williams’ execution.
House Dems are putting together a resolution to protect Haitian migrants who are now faced with violence after members of the GOP falsely accused them of eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
Here’s a short snippet of my exchange with Rep. Hakeem Jerries on the issue.
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Marcellus Williams is slated to be put to death next month, however today’s hearing could set him free.
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Check out my latest newsletter where I discuss George Santos’ guilty plea to wire fraud and identity theft and the case of Chrystul Kizer.
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VP Kamala Harris slated to reveal economic agenda, Biden demands Syria release U.S. journalist Austin Tice
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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s fate hangs in the balance
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Illinois Gov. demands resignation of sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey.
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Can Harris-Walz ticket win over pro-Palestinian voters?
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U.S. Rep. Cori Bush lost her primary election to St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell on Tuesday.
I spoke with Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) ahead of Bush’s primary election to get his reaction to AIPAC’s multi-million dollar initiative to unseat the congresswoman.
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush lost her primary election to St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell.
I spoke with U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) ahead of Bush’s primary and he told me that Bush’s views don’t align with the views of her constituents.
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“Squad” member Rep. Cori Bush in tough re-election bid against AIPAC-backed Wesley Bell.
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WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich to be released in prison swap; Bangladesh demonstrations turn deadly as police clash with student protesters
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Fmr. President Donald Trump slated to speak at NABJ convention; Haiti still in turmoil
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to address a joint session of Congress this afternoon. @AOC says she will not be attending.
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