The Trump administration is cracking down on illegal immigrants using food stamps by instructing state agencies to increase verification. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services John Walk issued guidance on Thursday to state agencies administering the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to enhance identity and immigration verification practices.

On May 9, 2017, hours after President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, Andrew McCabe, as acting director, opened an obstruction of justice investigation into the president, framing Comey’s dismissal as potential interference in the Russia probe. Newly declassified memos reveal McCabe’s rapid escalation, leveraging Comey’s private notes to justify targeting Trump directly.

The call for former Richmond radio host John Reid to withdraw from the race to become Virginia's next Lieutenant Governor intensified on Friday afternoon with the addition of Washington, D.C.-based radio host, John Fredericks, the publisher of The Virginia Star. Strongly denying the allegations, Reid confirmed on Friday to The Richmonder that Youngkin asked him to withdraw from the race that morning, telling the outlet that the governor informed him, "there were salacious pictures on the internet reposted by an account that uses my Instagram handle."