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White House | Capitol Hill Correspondent | J.D. Candidate at University of Baltimore School of Law ‘25 @UBLAW_SBA | IG + TikTok: @ashleembanks

Washington, DC
Joined October 2015
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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.
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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?
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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’ open.substack.com/pub/ashlee…
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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.
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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. open.substack.com/pub/ashlee…
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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. ashleebanks.substack.com/p/g…
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VP Kamala Harris slated to reveal economic agenda, Biden demands Syria release U.S. journalist Austin Tice ashleebanks.substack.com/p/k…
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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s fate hangs in the balance ashleebanks.substack.com/p/r…
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Illinois Gov. demands resignation of sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey. open.substack.com/pub/ashlee…
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Can Harris-Walz ticket win over pro-Palestinian voters? ashleebanks.substack.com/p/c…
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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.
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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. ashleebanks.substack.com/p/s…
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WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich to be released in prison swap; Bangladesh demonstrations turn deadly as police clash with student protesters ashleebanks.substack.com/p/w…
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Fmr. President Donald Trump slated to speak at NABJ convention; Haiti still in turmoil ashleebanks.substack.com/p/f…
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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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