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Pressure mounts on McCarthy ahead of shutdown deadline as Democratic Rep. Boyle blames ‘infighting’

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan lawmakers on Monday weighed in on a possible government shutdown, as pressure builds on House Speaker Kevin…

Watch: Sen. Bob Menendez speaks in New Jersey on heels of bribery indictment

This stream starts at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh your browser if it does not show up. WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob…

Sen. Bob Menendez suggests cash found in bribery raid came from ‘personal savings’

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey suggested Monday that hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash seized by federal investigators…

DOJ says Hunter Biden prosecutor David Weiss can testify to House Judiciary Committee in ‘near term’

The Department of Justice said that David Weiss — the special counsel prosecuting Hunter Biden — in the “near term”…

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…