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House Democrats want 2029 to be the year of reckoning for Trump administration officials.
Democrats have long accused top members of President Trump's team of violating laws across a wide range of activities, from deadly immigration raids and strikes on alleged drug boats, to financial self-dealing and targeting Trump's political enemies for prosecutions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, June 4, 2026, the House Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy Co-Chairs Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (D-NC), and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) released the following statement:
“While we appreciate the bipartisan effort from Representatives Jay Obernolte and Lori Trahan, their proposed discussion draft on AI does not meet the enormity of the moment. We do not support the discussion draft as it currently stands.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's appearance before a congressional committee on June 3 was punctuated by a tense exchange over whether President Donald Trump has dozed off during important business.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said he’d never seen President Trump fall asleep during meetings.
During his second day of testimony on Capitol Hill, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he hopes that the latest round of high-level political talks between Israel and Lebanon will result in a joint statement on ending hostilities. Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the U.S. are meeting at the State Department for a second day of negotiations.
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Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a tense exchange in a congressional hearing Wednesday over President Donald Trump dozing off in public appearances, like Cabinet meetings.
Watch the exchange in our video player above.
Lieu asked Rubio to focus on the president, whose eyes are closed, in a video of a Cabinet meeting in December.
Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi recently introduced a House resolution, alongside fellow US Congress members Ted Lieu and Pramila Jayapal, condemning the surging racist rhetoric targeting Indian and Chinese Americans. Through the bill ‘H. Res 1322,’ the group of US politicians particularly sought to call out President Donald Trump’s amplification of the same type of derogatory language that they believe should have no place in the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Veterans Caucus Co-Chairs Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), and Pat Ryan (D-NY), along with seven members of the caucus came together in opposition to H.R. 6047—the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2025, a Republican bill that would increase the cost of home ownership for every veteran and servicemember who uses the VA Home Loan program. The signing Democratic veterans are: Reps.
Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., called the Trump administration's new "anti-weaponization" fund "unethical" and slammed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
"Let me tell you a little bit about why this nearly $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund is completely unethical and totally ridiculous," Lieu said at a news conference, saying it came from a "fake settlement" with "fake negotiations."
Local high school students took the top two spots in Rep. Ted Lieu’s 12th annual Congressional Art Competition.
Hugh Saetia, a junior at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, took home gold for his piece “Denial,” while Redondo Union High School sophomore Ayla Dowdell came in second with her painting “Weaving of Cultures.”
Elizabeth Le, a senior at West High School in Torrance, finished in third place for “A Child’s Mind.”