All eyes on NJ Gov Murphy if Menendez changes course and resigns unexpectedly

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are facing corruption and bribery charges that have led to amplified calls for the senior Democrat to resign from the Senate. Menendez, however, has remained defiant. During a Monday morning press conference, he said he believes he will be exonerated and remain in Congress’s upper chamber. However, if he […]

Discharge Petition Could Be Used to Avert Shutdown

If the House fails to reach a deal to fund the federal government by Sept. 30, a bipartisan group of lawmakers could employ a seldom-used tool called a discharge petition to avert a shutdown. Use of a discharge petition would circumvent House Speaker Kevin McCarthy…[#item_full_content]

McCarthy in Tough Spot With Shutdown Looming

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., hopes to avoid a government shutdown by convincing MAGA-minded members to agree to pass a conservative-leaning continuing resolution, Politico reported….[#item_full_content]

UN says Russian troops torturing Ukrainians to death, reveals 1 survivor suffered shocks for ‘an eternity’

A U.N. commission tasked with investigating the behavior of Russian troops in Ukraine revealed Monday that Putin’s forces are “committing war crimes” and torturing people to death, including speaking with as survivor who said they suffered electric shocks for what “felt like an eternity.”  In the Kherson region alone, “Russian soldiers raped and committed sexual violence […]

Russia puts International Criminal Court president on wanted list: reports

Russia has added Piotr Hofmanski, the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), to its wanted list months after the organization issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin on alleged war crimes in Ukraine, according to reports. A notice in the Russian interior ministry database showed that Hofmanski was placed on the wanted list, though […]

Locals in Hawaii return to sites of homes wrecked by August’s Lahaina wildfire

From just outside the burn zone in Lahaina, Jes Claydon can see the ruins of the rental home where she lived for 13 years and raised three children. Little remains recognizable beyond the jars of sea glass that stood outside the front door. On Monday, officials will begin lifting restrictions on entry to the area, […]