Washington — Jurors in New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial will meet for a third day Tuesday to deliberate the fate of the New Jersey Democrat, who is accused of accepting bribes from three New Jersey businessmen in exchange for using his political influence to their benefit. The jury began deliberations Friday afternoon and
The Biden administration is proposing a new way to keep rents around the U.S. from soaring: limit corporate landlords to annual rent increases of no more than 5%, or else they would lose a major tax break. The proposal comes as many households across the U.S. struggle to afford rents, which have surged 26% nationally
Sean O’Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, gave Monday’s keynote speech at the Republican National Convention, delivering one of the most anti-big business speeches in recent RNC memory and becoming the first boss in the organization’s 121-year history to address the convention. The Teamsters, which hasn’t endorsed a candidate so far in 2024, has
CBS News is fact checking some of the statements made by speakers during the 2024 Republican National Convention, which is taking place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, through Thursday, July 18. Monday’s theme was the economy, so several of the statements checked relate to U.S. economic concerns. Former President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at the
Sean O’Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, gave Monday’s keynote speech as the first boss in the organization’s 121-year history to address the RNC. “Today, the Teamsters are here to say we are not beholden to any one or any party,” O’Brien said. “We will create an agenda and work with a bipartisan
In the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Trump, President Biden says he shouldn’t have used the word “bullseye” when referring to how his campaign should treat Trump, but still wants to put the focus squarely on his opponent’s record and rhetoric heading into November “I was talking about focus on, look, the
In the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Trump, President Biden says he shouldn’t have used the word “bullseye” when referring to how his campaign should treat Trump, but still wants to put the focus squarely on his opponent’s record and rhetoric heading into November. “I was talking about focus on, look, the