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
Guests spoke nostalgically about prospering through hard work in earlier times but said that is increasingly difficult in the current economic climate. MILWAUKEE—Republicans touted the value of personal responsibility, legal immigration, and hard work on the first night of their national convention, capping a day dedicated to messaging on the economy. A stream of elected
The president says in NBC interview that violence has no place in American politics and says his ‘bullseye’ comment was a mistake. WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden discussed a wide range of topics during an interview with NBC News that aired Monday evening, days after the attempted assassination of his political rival, former President Donald Trump. In
‘Do you just not say something because it may incite somebody?’ Biden asks after calling for unity in wake of Trump assassination attempt Joe Biden speaks with NBC’s Lester Holt (NBC News) President Joe Biden, who called for unity in the wake of the assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump, said Monday that his
The union leader made a historic appearance, saying he was there to speak for the workers and warn of corporate power. Sean O’Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, capped off the first night of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, warning of the threat of corporate power and speaking for American
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