Lucas Thornton

@lucasthornton.bsky.social

Bay Area photographer and journalist, reporting on culture, city life and politics. Featured in 48Hills, @sfgate.com, Sonoma Index-Tribune, and more. He/him lucasthornton.net

The cut to SSI for families who also rely on SNAP was not the Social Security Administration’s idea, even though that agency runs the SSI program. Instead, it was initiated by top White House and DOGE officials last year, ProPublica has learned.

The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who...

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A woman who worked for nearly two years for Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading candidate for California governor, said she had sexual encounters with him while he was her boss and alleged he twice sexually assaulted her when she was too intoxicated to consent.

Former staffer says Rep. Eric Swalwell, candidate for California governor, sexually assaulted her

“These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the frontrunner for governor,” Swalwell said in a statement.

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Judge Quraishi says that if ICE keeps arresting people and detaining them without bond under the legal theory that has been rejected by hundreds of judges, and any of those cases come across his bench, he'll immediately order DHS and DOJ personnel hauled into court to explain themselves.

The U.S. Attorney's Office and the Department of Homeland Security are cautioned that further arrests and detentions under § 1225(b) that come before the undersigned will likely trigger the issuance of an Order to Show Cause and the scheduling of an in-person hearing requiring individuals with personal knowledge from the Office and the Department to testify under oath as to the specific facts and legal positions associated with the detention at issue.
IV. CONCLUSION
For the reasons expressed above, Petitioner's habeas petition (ECF No. 1) will be GRANTED, and Petitioner will be RELEASED IMMEDIATELY. An appropriate order follows.
Date: February 26, 2026
ZAHID N. QURAISHI UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social · 6mo ago

'IT ENDS TODAY': A federal judge in NJ says the Trump admin has continued to violate court orders in immigration cases and says he's prepared to haul in DOJ and DHS officials under oath. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...