The DOJ charged Ras Baraka with trespassing outside an ICE facility, then dropped the charges. A federal judge called the DOJ's actions "embarrassing."

The Massachusetts judge left the question of potential consequences for another day.

Judge David Joseph struck down government regulations requiring most employers nationwide to provide workers with time off and other accommodations for abortions.

The Democratic strategist recently argued that the party would be "better off" without the lawmaker defining it.