Virginia state Senator Lillie Louise Lucas faces five federal charges after prosecutors accused her of leading a family centered marijuana distribution enterprise, laundering proceeds and using her Senate committee role to shield the operation and influence legislation.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed just one law in 10 months while dozens of bills took effect without his signature, fueling insider complaints that City Hall is more focused on producing TikTok content than performing routine government work.
Two House committees are subpoenaing New Jersey after receiving only 12 documents in their probe of approximately 6,600 noncitizens automatically registered to vote and roughly 400 who were found to have voted between 2023 and 2024.
Modern Times Café will close by year’s end after months of operating without prices, accepting donations and serving free meals as owner Dylan Alverson protested ICE operations and tried to create a model for other restaurants.
Federal agents arrested a Texas teenager accused of plotting to assassinate Republican Rep. Keith Self and conduct a terrorist attack on behalf of ISIS, stopping the alleged threat after the suspect obtained a firearm.
Musk warned Democratic lawmakers considering congressional investigations that he will push back and pursue those he believes are behind the effort, as scrutiny continues over DOGE, federal contracts, Tesla, and SpaceX.
Ilhan Omar stopped short of an unequivocal denial when questioned about her former husband, days after federal agents searched her Washington residence and seized 17 items during an investigation into alleged immigration fraud.
Trump dominated Michigan’s second Senate debate from afar as El-Sayed repeatedly targeted Rogers, while the Republican broke with the president on tariffs and Chinese automakers before hammering his Democratic opponent over policing, socialism and alleged extremist associations.