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Nearly a dozen Democratic lawmakers pressed major tech companies Wednesday on their donations to President Trump’s ballroom, raising concerns about “any potential quid-pro-quo arrangement” related to antitrust cases and investigations. 

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: EYE ON ESSAYLI — Democratic Rep. Dave Min is calling for an investigation into Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli’s conduct while leading the Central District of California. In a letter to the Department of Justice, Min cites multiple instances in which Essayli may have violated the Department’s standards of conduct, as well as rules governing professional conduct for the California State Bar.

During a contentious House Oversight and Government Reform Committee markup on Wednesday, freshman California Rep. Dave Min was the lone Democrat who sided with Republicans on several proposals that would exert greater federal control over Washington. 

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.