New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to run for reelection as independent

Former agriculture official testifies in bribery trial of N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez Former agriculture official testifies in bribery trial of N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez 00:56 Washington — Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, has decided to seek reelection as an independent as his trial on federal bribery charges is underway.  According to the New

Hunter Biden jury seated in his federal gun trial

The jury in Hunter Biden’s gun trial was seated Monday afternoon by Delaware U.S. District Judge Maryellen Norieka.  The president’s son was indicted by a federal grand jury in September after a diversion agreement for a felony gun offense and a plea deal related to misdemeanor tax charges unraveled when Judge Noreika questioned whether the agreement would

Georgia court sets tentative Oct. 4 date to hear Trump appeal of Willis ruling

Washington — The Georgia Court of Appeals has tentatively set arguments for Oct. 4 in a bid by former President Donald Trump and his allies to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office from the case involving an alleged effort to overturn the results of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. The appeals court

Corporate breeder that mistreated thousands of beagles pleads guilty to neglect

Washington — A corporation that breeds and sells animals to the scientific community for testing admitted to knowingly violating federal law when it failed to provide adequate care to thousands of beagles at its Cumberland, Virginia, breeding facility, the Justice Department announced Monday.  File: Dog trainer Janice du Plessis pets Nami, a beagle rescued from

Fauci testifies about COVID response at heated House hearing

Washington — Dr. Anthony Fauci testified on Monday before a Republican-led House panel investigating the origins of COVID-19 and the government’s pandemic response, in a widely anticipated hearing where the intense partisan divide over the pandemic was once again on display.  The hearing marked Fauci’s first public appearance on Capitol Hill since leaving government in