Shumita Basu

Reinhart said that at least two cases of people arguing to get their penalty money back have been successful.

One of the surprising arguments some of these defendants are relying on is a ruling from none other than former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Two Democratic senators are pushing for legislation to block these kinds of payouts with the support of some law enforcement officers.

Otherwise, the balance of burden for the damage that day could shift to people who were not involved at all.

Of the more than $1 million defendants were ordered to pay in fines, the government has only collected less than $700,000.

And finally, a few other stories we're following.

The two Border Patrol agents who shot and killed Alex Preddy in Minneapolis are on administrative leave.

A spokesperson for Homeland Security said the move is standard practice and also confirmed the same is true for the ICE officer who shot Renee Goode.

An investigation into Preddy's death is currently being led by the Department of Homeland Security with the support of the FBI.

Attorney General Pam Bondi was in Minneapolis on Wednesday as more than a dozen people were charged on accusations of impeding or assaulting federal officers.

Meanwhile, in Georgia, the FBI raided the election offices of Fulton County, a key battleground area at the center of President Trump's debunked claims that the 2020 election was rigged.

Agents arrived with trucks and hauled away ballots and other materials from that election.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reviewed the warrant, which included voting machines, voter rolls, and tabulator tapes as part of the materials the agency is seeking.

Former President Joe Biden was declared the winner in Fulton County after separate counts of the nearly 5 million votes, and numerous challenges from Trump allies were thrown out of court.

Several prominent elected Republicans in Georgia, including outgoing Governor Brian Kemp, have said the election was not stolen from Trump.

And finally, one of the oldest and humblest food staples in the world, beans, have been around for millennia.

And while they don't seem glamorous, one grower in the U.S.

has recently shown that they are having a moment right now.

Nearly 30,000 people are on a waitlist to join this so-called bean club and pay for quarterly shipments.

The Wall Street Journal reports that this company, Rancho Gordo, purveyors of dozens of types of dried beans, has seen sales triple since 2019 as part of a larger, almost insatiable demand for more fiber and protein in the American diet, which beans are packed with at a low price.