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December 1, 2022

House Democrats on Wednesday elected Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) to serve as vice chair of the caucus next year, solidifying his place as the highest ranking Asian American in Congress.


November 14, 2022

THERE'S AN AIR Force Core Value that Col. (ret.) Ted W. Lieu picked up during his time in the U.S. Air Force. It reads: "Integrity First; Service Before Self; Excellence in All We Do."

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August 15, 2022

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches the six-month mark, pressure is mounting on the Biden administration to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. The move enjoys bipartisan backing in Congress and is seen by supporters as a proportionate response to mounting evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine.


July 29, 2022

California Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu told Raw Story on Friday that "extreme MAGA Republicans are batsh*t crazy."

Lieu, who was sworn in to the California legislature in the fall of 2005 and elected to Congress in 2014, was asked to reflect on how much things had changed during his political career.

"A huge amount has changed," he told Raw Story.


July 28, 2022

FIRST IN NATSEC DAILY ––Five House members will imminently introduce legislation to officially designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, putting them and Congress on a collision course with the secretary of State, who argues only he can slap that label on a country.


July 14, 2022

Did Supreme Court Justices lie in their confirmation hearings before Congress, and are they subject to impeachment or other redress for doing so? Although none of the Justices Donald Trump nominated would explicitly answer the question of whether they'd overturn Roe v.


July 13, 2022

In a jointly signed letter, Democratic representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ted Lieu have formally asked the Senate to decide whether Supreme Court justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh lied under oath during their confirmation hearings in 2017 and 2018, respectively.


July 7, 2022

SANTA MONICA, CA — Santa Monica is about to receive a hefty injection of funds following Gov. Gavin Newsom's signing of a historic $308 billion state budget. The city has secured $16 million for three local projects.

The money will fund new city crosswalks, medians, landscaping, lighting access to safe temporary housing and more through projects led by Assemblymember Richard Bloom.


July 7, 2022

America's partners around the world must have a serious case of whiplash. The past 20 years have seen U.S. foreign policy ricochet from unilateralism to "leading from behind," from the isolationism of America First to an attempt to restore our diplomacy and global partnerships all at once.