U.S. senator Bob Menendez and his wife were charged with obstruction of justice in a new, 18-count indictment unsealed on Tuesday, adding to corruption charges the New Jersey Democrat already faces. Menendez has pleaded not guilty to earlier charges of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from businessmen to impede law enforcement probes they faced, and
New York’s attorney general has come under fire for misusing campaign funds New York attorney general Letitia James (C) with Gov. Kathy Hochul (R) at the 2022 Somos conference (Twitter). New York attorney general Letitia James has used her campaign war chest to finance a life of luxury, a Washington Free Beacon review of state
The Department of Veterans Affairs is reversing its plan to ban the display of the iconic Times Square kiss photo from World War II after the move elicited backlash on social media. Veterans Affairs assistant undersecretary RimaAnn Nelson announced in an internal memo late last month that the department would ban from all its health
‘That’s why we ended up with the United Nation and all these rules,’ president says in interview (Alex Wong/Getty Images) President Joe Biden slammed America’s conduct during the Second World War in a conversation with Israel’s war cabinet, arguing that the Allied bombings of Nazi Germany led to the “United Nations and all these rules”
Federal authorities are searching for an Iranian intelligence officer who allegedly has been plotting to assassinate several Trump-era officials in revenge for the assassination of an Iranian military leader by the Trump administration in 2020. Majid Dastjani Farahani, suspected of working for Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security, has been recruiting “individuals for various operations
A senior Hamas official said Monday that the United States must pressure Israel into a deal to achieve a ceasefire in the war in Gaza. “It is now in the hands of the Americans, if they are serious about achieving a cease-fire before Ramadan, to exercise enough pressure on the Israelis,” NBC News quoted senior
Bill includes exemption for places that ‘produce’ bread. No one can agree on who qualifies. Gavin Newsom (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Fast-food industry insiders are disputing California Democratic governor Gavin Newsom’s claim that the bakery chain Panera Bread will have to comply with the state’s sweeping $20 minimum wage law for fast-food franchises, as the governor