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U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-03). (Congressman Kim's congressional webpage)
Politics & Policy

Andy Kim’s Senate bid has ‘re-cast the entire crisis,’ analyst says

With South Jersey Congressman Andy Kim proclaiming that he is running for Senate, Bob Menendez will have a “top tier candidate” in the 2024 primary.

3 years ago

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A closeup of Rep. Andrew Kim
Politics & Policy
6abc

Congressman Andy Kim announces run for Senate, challenging indicted Senator Bob Menendez in N.J.

Kim was first elected to Congress in 2018 and is the first Asian American elected to federal office from New Jersey.

3 years ago

A jacket bearing Menendez's name, along with cash from envelops found inside the Jacket during a search by federal agents of the senator's home in Harrison
Politics & Policy

Bribery case against Sen. Menendez shines light on powerful N.J. developer accused of corruption

The indictment says Menendez pestered the U.S. attorney for New Jersey and another top federal prosecutor about a bank fraud case involving his friend, developer Fred Daibes.

3 years ago

Sen. Bob Menendez speaks at a podium.
Courts & Law

Takeaways from investigation that turned up gold bars, a luxury car and cash at a U.S. senator’s home

Using his position, Sen. Bob Menendez took steps to secretly aid the government of Egypt in exchange for bribes, the indictment says.

3 years ago

Bob Menendez
Politics & Policy

Who’s Bob Menendez? New Jersey’s senator charged with corruption has survived politically for years

The first time Menendez was indicted, authorities said he used his political influence to help a Florida eye doctor who gave him lavish gifts and campaign contributions.

3 years ago

Sen. Bob Menendez speaks at a podium.
Courts & Law

N.J. Sen. Menendez says he’s ‘not going anywhere,’ despite calls for resignation following new indictment

Federal prosecutors accuse Menendez of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars and “a lot of gold” in exchange for using his influence.

3 years ago

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian
Politics & Policy

Sen. Menendez, wife indicted on bribe charges as probe finds $100,000 in gold bars, prosecutors say

Menendez appears to be the first sitting senator in U.S. history to have been indicted on two unrelated criminal allegations.

3 years ago

Sheriff Rochelle Bilal watches as First Deputy Tariq El-Shabazz speaks at a press conference.
Courts & Law

Philadelphia sheriff disputes controller report that her office can’t account for nearly 200 guns

On Thursday, Bilal said her office submitted a 159-page response regarding the guns on June 8 that included details of her office’s investigation.

3 years ago

A close-up of a police car.
Courts & Law

After 911 miscues sent Philly cops to wrong location, City Council plans to hold hearings

The review comes after the botched response to a 911 call about the first victim in July’s mass shooting in Kingsessing.

3 years ago

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Attorney General Merrick Garland appears before a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington
Politics & Policy

House Republicans clash with Attorney General Garland, accusing him of favoring Hunter Biden

Garland's appearance comes at an unprecedented moment in the Justice Department’s history.

3 years ago

Pa. State capitol building at night
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

A bipartisan bill seeks to crack down on Harrisburg’s ‘revolving door’ of lobbyists

Lawmakers and public officials can start lobbying their ex-colleagues within a year. A new bill would add another year to that ban.

3 years ago

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., plans to hold the first hearing on the impeachment into President Biden next week.
NPR
Politics & Policy

House Republicans to hold first impeachment hearing next week

White House spokesman Ian Sams dismissed the hearing as a distraction from ongoing divisions among House Republicans.

3 years ago

A flier sent out by For A Better Philadelphia and received by a voter has the word LEGAL superimposed on it
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

What the decision against the Philly Ethics Board means for big money in local politics

Was Jeff Brown’s coordination with a super PAC “subverting the law” or business as usual?

3 years ago

political buttons
NPR
Politics & Policy

Past impeachments, products of their times, often produced unintended consequences

Impeachment of the president has reared its head five times in American history, and all five episodes should serve as cautionary tales.

3 years ago

Attorney Scott Grubman, who is defending Kenneth Chesebro, argues before Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023.
Courts & Law

Trump won’t be tried with Powell and Chesebro next month in Georgia election case

Trump and other defendants had asked to be tried separately, with some saying they couldn’t be ready by the late October trial date.

3 years ago

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