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Nine law firms struck deals with President Trump to collectively provide $940 million in pro-bono work.
Some Congressional Democrats suggested that the deals were illegal, and asked the firms to disavow them.
In letters, most of the firms told Congress that their commitments were legal and ethical.
White-shoe law firms that made deals with President Trump are doubling down on their commitments, insisting in letters to Congress that the agreements were legal and ethical.
Some House Democrats are trying to pressure blue-state Republicans on the state-and-local-tax deduction ahead of a planned vote on the GOP’s megabill by asking them to fully eliminate a cap on it.
A trio of freshmen House Democrats introduced a bill on Thursday that would allow individuals to sue the government — and even specific officials like Elon Musk — over decisions that block congressionally approved spending.
LOS ANGELES — The number of Asian Americans reached a new high of nearly 25 million, or 7% of the U.S. population.
According to the Pew Research Center, the number of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is declining, but they remain a majority. California has the largest Asian population in any state, with over seven million people.
Rep. Dave Min, D-Irvine, said Sunday that he’s seeking more details from federal authorities about a raid conducted Thursday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Turtle Rock neighborhood of Irvine.
A group of first-term House Democrats called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to prioritize bringing legislation to the House floor that would lower costs for Americans.
Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.) led 32 Democratic House first-termers in writing the letter, which was exclusively obtained by The Hill.
Democratic members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are launching an investigation into the deals several law firms made with President Trump to avoid being targeted by executive orders.
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Washington, D.C. -- Democratic lawmakers sent a series of letters early Thursday morning to nine separate law firms that have struck agreements this spring with the Trump administration, questioning whether the deals for pro bono work in exchange for the reversal of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump or to avoid being targeted in future missives may violate federal bribery, extortion, honest services fraud or racketeering laws.
More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress have sent letters to nine major law firms who struck deals with the Trump administration, demanding further details on their agreements.
The lawmakers want more answers, as they say the deals, "pose a serious threat to the integrity and independence of our judicial system and the administration of justice," according to a statement from the office of Democratic U.S. Representative April McClain Delaney of Maryland.