US Senator Menendez Convicted at Corruption Trial, Cementing Political Downfall

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was convicted on Tuesday at his corruption trial by a jury in Manhattan federal court, completing the once-powerful New Jersey Democrat’s dramatic downfall. The jury deliberated for more than 12 hours over three days before reaching a verdict in a trial that had taken nine weeks. Menendez, 70, had pleaded not

Biden Trails Trump in All 7 Swing States, Poll Shows

A poll released Monday shows Republican nominee Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden across all seven anticipated swing states in the 2024 presidential election. The 81-year-old incumbent is trailing the former president in the battleground states of Arizona, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, according to a Times/SAY24 poll conducted in early July.

Biden, DNC resume campaigning after Trump assassination attempt

President Biden’s reelection team and his party are resuming campaigning and counterprogramming to the GOP convention this week, after a brief pause in advertising and “outbound communications” in light of Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.  While Mr. Biden postponed a planned speech Monday in Austin, Texas, he is keeping a scheduled campaign