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Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial set for May 2024

A federal judge on Monday scheduled the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife Nadine on…

Kaiser Permanente union workers poised to strike after contract expires

More than 75,000 workers at the largest nonprofit private health-care provider in the United States are poised to strike Wednesday…

Clarence Thomas recuses as Supreme Court rejects appeal by Trump lawyer John Eastman

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take an appeal by former Trump lawyer John Eastman related to…

Sen. Durbin renews call for a Supreme Court code of conduct amid ethics concerns

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin called on the Supreme Court to create a code of conduct as its…

Trump New York fraud trial ends first day with tax accountant testimony

An accountant who worked on the tax returns of Donald Trump testified Monday as the first witness at the former…

Rep. Matt Gaetz says he will move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ‘this week’

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida on Sunday said he will aim to file a motion to force out House…

Biden signs 45-day funding bill to keep government open

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a last-minute spending bill Saturday night averting a government shutdown that would have triggered a…

Congress tees up votes in last-minute scramble to avert shutdown

Lawmakers return to Congress on Saturday with no clear path to resolving a squabble that appears likely to close wide…

White House says far-right Republicans solely to blame as government shutdown looms

WASHINGTON — White House officials blasted far-right House Republicans on Friday for taking the federal government to the brink of a…

First co-defendant in Trump Georgia election case pleads guilty

Scott Hall, one of the 18 co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in his Georgia election interference case, pleaded guilty…