Ben & Jerry’s creating “take back Congress” flavors

The founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream in Bernie Sanders' home state are putting their ice cream expertise to work to support seven congressional candidates they call progressive. Vermont's Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are working with political action committee MoveOn to create ice cream flavors that reflect each candidate.

Candidates make final pitches as Maryland Democratic gubernatorial primary looms

Ben Jealous, left, and Ben Cohen, right, a co-founder of Ben and Jerry's, give out free ice cream in Baltimore on Saturday. U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer , right, stumps for gubernatorial candidate Rushern L. Baker III on Saturday.

Joe Biden is getting his own ice cream flavor at Cornell University

The Syracuse University law school alumnus has long been a fan of the sweet treat, getting photographed at events with President Barack Obama while holding an ice cream cone -- or two. One of many memes inspired by his political career shows Biden wearing aviator sunglasses and flashing cash while scarfing down the cold snack.

Almond drink? Soy juice? Some lawmakers want to crack down on what can be sold as ‘milk’

A group of more than 20 U.S. legislators sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration demanding it require the makers of soy milk, almond milk and rice milk to drop "milk" from the label of anything that doesn't come directly from an animal. In the latest salvo in a nearly two-decades-old fight over what should and shouldn't be called milk, a group of more than 20 U.S. legislators sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration demanding it require the makers of soy milk, almond milk and rice milk to drop "milk" from the label of anything that doesn't come directly from an animal.