Dem Sen. Menendez Charged With Corruption

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, and his wife have been charged with bribery offenses in connection with their corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, federal prosecutors said Friday.[#item_full_content]

Tropical Storm Approaching US East Coast

A storm moving closer to the U.S. East Coast will deliver tropical storm conditions to North Carolina on Friday before making landfall on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.The storm was off the coast of South Carolina and North Carolina with top sustained winds…

Ohio judge puts massive GOP-backed education overhaul on hold

A county judge put a massive Republican-backed overhaul of Ohio’s K-12 education system on hold after issuing a temporary restraining order Thursday, blocking its implementation.  The order comes just days after seven Ohio State Board of Education members filed a lawsuit against the state of Ohio and Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. The lawsuit says the […]

Alabama Supreme Court Weighs Nitrogen Gas Execution

The Supreme Court of Alabama is weighing whether to allow the state to become the first to execute a prisoner with a novel method: asphyxiation using nitrogen gas. Last month, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall asked the court to allow the state to proceed with gassing…

US Treasury Launches China Economic Working Group

The U.S. Treasury Department Friday said it was formally launching two new U.S.-China working groups on economic and financial issues aimed at providing a regular policy communications forum between the world’s two largest economies.[#item_full_content]

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez facing indictment on bribery charges

Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is being charged with bribery offenses in a federal indictment out of the Southern District of New York to be unsealed Friday, prosecutors announced.  “A press event will be held today at 11:00 a.m. to announce the unsealing of an indictment charging Robert Menendez, U.S. Senator from New Jersey, […]

Wisconsin Republicans move to impeach state elections czar

A group of Republican Wisconsin lawmakers on Thursday proposed impeaching the battleground state’s top elections official as Democrats wage a legal battle to keep the nonpartisan administrator in office. Democrats say the GOP-controlled state Senate acted illegitimately when it voted along party lines last week to oust Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. In a […]