An air of triumph surrounded D.C. Council member Trayon White after a judge declared a mistrial Monday in his federal bribery case, while some of his council colleagues have spoken up about the ethics violations revealed during his legal saga.
At issue is new USDA guidance that makes large swaths of individuals in the U.S., including refugees and asylum seekers who have been granted lawful permanent resident status, as 'permanently ineligible' for SNAP.
Before he fought his way back to the White House, President Donald Trump was in court battling a slew of civil lawsuits and criminal charges that threatened to upend his finances and take away his freedom. Those cases have mostly abated since his return to office, albeit with some loose ends.
The Justice Department faces an uphill legal climb to reinstate charges against former FBI Director James Comey after a judge threw out the case this week.
One famously liberal Maryland suburb held a sidewalk bake sale last weekend with proceeds going to what organizers said were "local families impacted by ICE."
Former MSNBC anchor Joy Reid speculated about Vice President J.D. Vance's marital status due to his wife's Indian American heritage and his friendliness with Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk.
