Justice Department Dismisses Corruption Case Against Menendez The Department of Justice on Wednesday dismissed all the remaining charges against Senator Robert Menendez, a decision that underscores how a 2016 Supreme Court ruling has significantly raised the bar for prosecutors who try to pursue corruption cases against elected officials. The motion […]
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Corruption Case Against Senator Menendez Ends in Mistrial The federal corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey ended in a mistrial on Thursday after jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict, leaving Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, free to return to Congress but injecting uncertainty as he […]
Phil Murphy Is Elected Governor of New Jersey, in a Lift for Democrats Phil Murphy Is Elected Governor of New Jersey, in a Lift for Democrats:- New Jersey became the seventh state in the country where Democrats now control the legislative and executive branches with the election on Tuesday of […]
Obama’s Visit to New Jersey Caps Tour of Democrats Supporting Murphy Obama’s Visit to New Jersey Caps Tour of Democrats Supporting Murphy:- An Obama administration reunion tour is unfolding in New Jersey, as a cavalcade of Democratic luminaries has paraded into the state in recent days, including former Vice President […]
Tokyo Governor Sees Boost as Abe Dissolves Japan Parliament Tokyo Governor Sees Boost as Abe Dissolves Japan Parliament:- Japan’s opposition forces appeared set to consolidate around Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, whose new political group narrowed a gap in opinion polls with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party weeks ahead of […]
Democrats Just Flipped Seats In 2 Districts That Voted For Donald Trump Two districts that voted for Donald Trump in last year’s presidential election selected Democrats for state legislature seats in New York and New Hampshire on Tuesday night. In a Long Island, New York district that Trump won by […]
In speech, Obama takes aim at Trump, Republicans In speech, Obama takes aim at Trump, Republicans:- In a pointed speech on Sunday, President Obama took aim at his successor in the White House — and at congressional Republicans who are pushing to repeal his signature health care law. Speaking at […]
Weakened Democrats Bow to Voters, Opting for Total War on Trump Weakened Democrats Bow to Voters, Opting for Total War on Trump:- Reduced to their weakest state in a generation, Democratic Party leaders will gather in two cities this weekend to plot strategy and select a new national chairman with […]
Trump begins charm offensive of conservative Democrats Trump begins charm offensive of conservative Democrats:- President Trump has invited Democratic Sens. Heidi Heitkamp, Joe Manchin, Jon Tester and Joe Donnelly to the White House for lunch on Thursday, a sign of their potential clout in Trump’s Washington and as he faces […]
Senate Democrats Aim Their Limited Firepower at Trump’s Nominees Senate Democrats Aim Their Limited Firepower at Trump’s Nominees:- Bolstered by a growing backlash to President Trump’s immigration order, Senate Democrats on Monday steeled themselves to slow the confirmation of cabinet nominees, dimming prospects for cooperation with the new White House. […]
