Government and politics

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…

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…

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…

Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife charged with bribery

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife were indicted in New York on federal bribery charges for…

Biden to offer Ukraine small number of long-range missiles, officials say; Kremlin slams ‘aggressive’ Poland

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine.   President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that…

Pence trashes Trump’s tax plan, says 10% tariff would ‘increase inflation at the worst possible time’

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday dumped on Donald Trump’s plan to slap a universal 10% tariff on imported…

Chesebro asks court to suppress use of emails in Trump Georgia election case

Lawyers for a co-defendant of former President Donald Trump in their Georgia criminal election interference case asked a judge Thursday…

Former Bridgewater CEO Dave McCormick could get big money backing for Pennsylvania U.S. Senate run

A month before Dave McCormick’s announcement Thursday for his second run for a U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania, he was…

House recesses after Defense bill, government funding plan implode

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders on Thursday sent the chamber into recess, likely dashing hopes of passing a bill to…