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New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez hires Hunter Biden lawyer for bribery case

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has tapped Abbe Lowell, the same attorney defending Hunter Biden against his tax and firearm…

Congress remains divided on budget negotiations as government shutdown looms: ‘Our financial ship is sinking’

Lawmakers over the weekend expressed few signs of movement on a budget resolution that would keep the U.S. government funded…

Biden will travel to Michigan to ‘join the picket line’ with UAW workers on strike

President Joe Biden on Friday said he will visit Michigan next week to support strikes by the United Auto Workers.…

Sen. John Fetterman is first Democratic senator to tell Sen. Bob Menendez to resign after bribery indictment

John Fetterman of Pennsylvania on Saturday became the first Democratic U.S. senator to call on Sen. Bob Menendez of New…

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers threaten strike if labor agreement not reached

More than 75,000 workers at the largest nonprofit health-care provider in the United States threatened Friday to strike if an…

Sen. Menendez defiant after second corruption indictment: ‘Prosecutors did that the last time’

WASHINGTON — Sen. Robert Menendez on Friday vowed to remain in the Senate while he fights federal charges of bribery…

UAW president invites Biden to join picket line as autoworker strikes expand to dozens of facilities

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Friday invited President Joe Biden to join the picket line as striking workers…

SEC slaps Citadel Securities LLC with $7 million fine to settle short selling regulations charges

WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission fined Citadel Securities LLC $7 million in a settlement of charges that the…

United Auto Workers files labor complaint against Sen. Tim Scott for saying striking workers should be fired

The United Auto Workers union has filed a labor complaint against Sen. Tim Scott for saying workers should be fired…

SEC fines Goldman Sachs $6 million over inaccurate, incomplete trading information

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday announced a $6 million penalty against Goldman Sachs for providing…