Disgraced ex-senator Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday afternoon for his role in a bribery scheme. Menendez was charged in 2023 and convicted last summer on 16 counts, including bribery, extortion, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors requested a 15-year sentence for Menendez, citing “the seriousness of the defendants’
The Trump administration defended the move as empowering law enforcement. A group of Quaker congregations have sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), alleging that it is infringing on their religious freedom by allowing arrests of illegal immigrants at their meetings. The lawsuit, filed in the District of Maryland on Jan. 27, reads: “Allowing armed
The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles. The vote was 56-42 in Zeldin’s favor. Zeldin, a former Republican congressman
The Senate in a 56-42 vote on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Three Democrats, Sens. John Fetterman (Pa.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.), and Ruben Gallego (Ariz.), joined all Republicans in supporting Zeldin’s nomination. President Donald Trump tapped Zeldin shortly after his election victory in November, calling the former New
President Trump expected to sign order freeing up funding for school choice President Trump expected to sign order freeing up funding for school choice 01:45 President Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order that prioritizes and frees up federal funding for school choice programs, directing the Secretaries of Education and Labor to “review their respective
The former New York congressman will lead the agency whose budget and scope the Trump administration is certain to slash. Former New York congressman Lee Zeldin has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which, under President Donald Trump, is expected to see a significant slash in regulatory oversight and
Menendez’s wife Nadine Menendez was also indicted, and she is scheduled to be put on trial on March 18. Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after being convicted in a corruption trial. Menendez, who was in Congress for 31 years, was found guilty last July for accepting