Government Accountability
New indictment charges Sen. Menendez with being an unregistered agent of the Egyptian government
The superseding indictment was filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. It says the conspiracy occurred from January 2018 to June 2022.
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A group appointed by Gov. Shapiro believes a cap-and-trade program would help meet his ambitious climate goals, although the members lacked consensus on how best to proceed.
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Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards
The 23-count indictment replaces one filed earlier against the New York Republican.
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Police officials in Paterson sue New Jersey attorney general over state takeover of department
The police department was put under state supervision in March, after officers there shot and killed a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff.
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Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial is resuming with ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg on the witness stand
Weisselberg, also a defendant in the lawsuit, is expected to testify about his role in preparing Trump’s annual financial statements.
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Biden was interviewed this weekend in special counsel probe into classified documents
An investigation was launched after Biden's lawyers found classified documents in multiple areas in his Delaware residence and in an office in Washington, D.C.
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Trump’s New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it
Trump wanted to halt the trial while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of control of such assets as Trump Tower.
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Report of fatal New Jersey car crash fills in key gap in Menendez federal bribery investigation
A Bogota Police Department report said Nadine Menendez, who wasn't yet married to the senator at the time and went by Nadine Arslanian, "was not at fault in this crash."
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Trump lawyers seek dismissal of D.C. federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
The motion amounts to the most pointed attack yet by defense lawyers on the federal case charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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After judge’s rebuke, Trump returns to court for 3rd day for fraud lawsuit trial
After Trump slammed the judge's principal law clerk on social media Tuesday, the judge ordered all participants in the trial not to hurl personal attacks at court staffers.
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Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader
Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina was named speaker pro tempore in the interim.
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New York judge issues limited gag order after Trump makes disparaging post about court clerk
It came after Trump recirculated a disparaging social media post about Engoron’s principal law clerk, Allison Greenfield. Trump then deleted the post.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz launches effort to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., launched the process for holding a vote to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker but the road ahead is still unclear.
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Judge plans May trial for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez in bribery case
The tentative trial date of May 6 would come just one month before New Jersey's June 4 primary.
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A government shutdown is nearing this weekend. What does it mean, who’s hit and what’s next?
A look at what's ahead if the government shuts down on Sunday.
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