House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Saturday announced a congressional investigation into the local prosecutors reportedly preparing to indict former President Trump.
Driving the news: Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday he expects to be arrested on Tuesday as part of a Manhattan District Attorney investigation into hush money payments he allegedly made to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Why it matters: Over 41 million people relied on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a monthly benefit for eligible low-income people to use on food purchases, in 2022 alone. The emergency allotments provided SNAP households an additional $95 or more every month depending on household size and income.
Former President Trump predicted Saturday morning that he will be arrested next week, prompting a bevy of reactions from both sides of the political aisle.
Michael Cohen, a former personal attorney for Donald Trump, said in an interview with MSNBCon Saturday that the former president's comments about a potential arrest suggest he has inside information and is looking to create "another violent clash on his behalf."
Driving the news:"This is exactly him reacting to information that he has, and not leaks, as he would like to say, by the district attorney’s office," Cohen said. "There [are] no leaks coming out of the DA’s office, that I can tell you for sure. This is all coming out of Trump camp."
Former President Trump and his family failed to follow the law by not reporting hundreds of foreign gifts during their time at the White House, House Democrats said in a new report released Friday.
Why it matters: According to the report, Trump's failure to disclose these gifts "raises new questions about whether these and other gifts may have been used by foreign governments to influence U.S. policy under President Trump," the report said.
Former President Trump said in Truth Social posts Saturday morning he believes he will be arrested on Tuesday amid a Manhattan district attorney's investigation into a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Why it matters: Trump would be the first sitting or former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges.
Top federal banking regulators will testify before a House panel this month in the first of several highly anticipated hearings on the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapses.
Why it matters: With proposed new regulations facing difficult odds amid resistance from lawmakers in both parties, hearings and probes will comprise a key piece of the congressional response to the bank failures.
The former Minneapolis police officer serving time for the murder of George Floyd has pleaded guilty to two counts of tax evasion for the years 2016 and 2017, the local prosecutor's office said Friday.
Driving the news: Derek Chauvin, who appeared on video kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, was charged with aiding and abetting, failing to file tax returns to Minnesota.
Hunter Biden filed a countersuit in a federal court on Friday against the owner of a Delaware computer repair shop, claiming its owner had no legal right to distribute his private information.
Why it matters: It's the first lawsuit from Hunter Biden since the alleged theft of personal data from his laptop came to light.
President Biden wants Congress to enact tougher penalties for executives who oversee failed banks.
Why it matters: Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were both taken over by the FDIC in the last week — events that threatened to grow into a larger-scale banking crisis.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week ordered the Pentagon to improve access to mental health care in an effort to reduce suicide deaths in the military — but held off on implementing gun safety regulations proposed by an independent committee.
Why it matters: Deaths by suicide among active duty military members increased by 41.4% from 2015 to 2020, hitting a peak of 580 in 2020.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew insisted Thursday that forcing the app's Chinese parent company, Bytedance, to sell it would not address the the national security concerns of the U.S. and other governments.
The big picture: Chew's comments to the Wall Street Journal coincided with the U.K. and New Zealand becoming the latest to announce new TikTok restrictions on government devices due to security concerns.
Three hospital workers have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Irvo Otieno, bringing the total to 10 people charged in the case, the Dinwiddie County Commonwealth's Attorney said Thursday.
Driving the news: The three, who worked at Central State Hospital at the time of Otieno's death, were arrested Thursday after seven Sheriff's deputies arrested and charged earlier this week.
