Democrats Investigating Law Firms Over Work for Trump’s Commerce Dept.

In letters to the firms, the lawmakers suggested “that the administration’s coercion of your law firm may be ongoing and escalating.”

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Democrats Open Inquiries Into Handling of Homan Investigation

President Trump’s border czar was investigated for potential bribery after accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash, but the case was closed after Mr. Trump took office.

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Mamdani Gets Backing From National Democrats as Trump Enters Fray

Democrats have been slow to embrace Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who won New York City’s mayoral primary. Many, especially in New York, still are.

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Congressional Democrats Move to End Trump’s Control of D.C. Police

The legislation has little chance of success, given that Republicans control Congress.

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D.C. Mayor Calls Trump’s Police Takeover ‘Unsettling’ but Promises Cooperation

Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, seemed resigned to President Trump’s announced takeover of local police, telling reporters that the city’s home rule charter gave him the right to do so.

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House Democrats Sue ICE for Barring Them From Detention Facilities

The 12 Democrats accused the Trump administration of violating the law when it turned them away from immigrant detention sites and imposed a new policy limiting congressional access.

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House Democrats Push for Hearing on Jeffrey Epstein Case Amid GOP Rift

Democrats urged the Republican majority to call Justice Department officials, including the attorney general and F.B.I. leaders, to Capitol Hill to discuss how they handled the Jeffrey Epstein case.

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Top Democrat Warns Hegseth He Could Face Fines for Accepting Qatari Plane

Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland urged the defense secretary to come to Congress for approval of the jet President Trump wants to use as Air Force One.

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Democrats Step Up Trump Resistance as Base Hungers for More of a Fight

Out of power in Congress, Democrats who were slow to fight back against President Trump are increasingly finding ways to do so. But activists want much more.

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2 Democrats Begin Investigation of Move to Drop Adams Charges

In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, the lawmakers, Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Jasmine Crockett of Texas, accused the Justice Department of a coverup.

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