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David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Andy Kim tells Menendez to resign — Democratic congressman: ' It doesn't matter what your job title is or your politics — no one in America is above the law' — Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) is calling on U.S. Senator Bob Menendez to resign following his indictment on federal corruption charges.
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New York Times:
Senator Robert Menendez Is Indicted in New York — Mr. Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, was charged six years after his trial in a different corruption case ended in a hung jury. — Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee …
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NBC News:
Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on bribery charges — The New Jersey Democrat and Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair had been under investigation for about a year. This is his second indictment since becoming a senator. — Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has been indicted on federal bribery charges …
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Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
Sen. Menendez, wife indicted on bribe charges as probe finds $100,000 in gold bars, prosecutors say
Sen. Menendez, wife indicted on bribe charges as probe finds $100,000 in gold bars, prosecutors say
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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Menendez steps down as Foreign Relations chairman after indictment
Menendez steps down as Foreign Relations chairman after indictment
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Sen. Bob Menendez indicted over gifts of gold bars, car, apartment
Sen. Bob Menendez indicted over gifts of gold bars, car, apartment
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: Inside the shocking Menendez indictment
Playbook PM: Inside the shocking Menendez indictment
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Calls On Sen. Robert Menendez To Resign
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Calls On Sen. Robert Menendez To Resign
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Quid Pro Whoa: Feds Drop Bombshell Bribery Indictment on Sen. Robert Menendez
Quid Pro Whoa: Feds Drop Bombshell Bribery Indictment on Sen. Robert Menendez
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Eric Holder calls for Menendez resignation
Eric Holder calls for Menendez resignation
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Schumer in talks with McConnell as shutdown fears grow: ‘We may now have to go first’ — Watch CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju's interview with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer this Sunday at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT on CNN's “Inside Politics”. — CNN —
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Politico:
Katherine Clark names the Democrats' price to save Kevin McCarthy — The number two Democratic leader in the House reveals the conditions upon which her caucus may lend Kevin McCarthy the votes he needs to pass a CR and fend-off a potential challenge to his speakership.
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Democrat rips McCarthy for pulling Ukraine funding: ‘All he does is say yes’
Democrat rips McCarthy for pulling Ukraine funding: ‘All he does is say yes’
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Eric Johnson / Wall Street Journal:
America's Cities Need Republicans, and I'm Becoming One — While Dallas has thrived, elsewhere Democratic policies have exacerbated crime and homelessness. — Dallas — I have been mayor of Dallas for more than four years. During that time, my priority has been to make the city safer, stronger and more vibrant.
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The Texas Tribune:
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switches to Republican Party — Though the mayor's position in Dallas is technically nonpartisan, Johnson joins Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker as one of two Republican mayors to lead a major Texas city. — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a longtime Democrat …
ProPublica:
Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events — Friends of the Court: SCOTUS Justices' Beneficial Relationships With Billionaire Donors — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow and Samuel Alito's luxury travel …
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Andrew Zhang / Politico:
Biden to join the picket line in UAW strike — His decision to stand alongside the striking workers represents perhaps the most significant display of union solidarity ever by a sitting president. — President Joe Biden will travel to Michigan to join the picket line of auto workers on strike nationwide, he said on Friday afternoon.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jack Smith adds war crimes prosecutor — his deputy from the Hague — to special counsel team — The special counsel's office is gearing up to put Donald Trump on trial in two criminal cases next year. — Special counsel Jack Smith has added a veteran war crimes prosecutor …
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Rolling Stone:
Why Did Trump Lose His ‘Billion Dollar Lawyer’? — Nasty infighting and a brutal indictment led to Trump parting ways with “one of the finest lawyers I've ever dealt with,” says one Atlanta defense attorney — LAST MONTH, WHEN Donald Trump parted ways with “Billion Dollar Lawyer” …
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NBC News:
U.S. will send Ukraine ATACMS long-range missiles for the first time — Some in Washington had resisted supplying the weapons system, known as “attack-ems,” out of fear that would widen the war with Russia. — U.S to give Ukraine an additional $325 million in military aid
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CBS News:
Former White House staffer Cassidy Hutchinson says Trump is “dangerous for the country” — Cassidy Hutchinson, a former senior advisor to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, made international headlines when she testified before the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack.
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Judge asked to decide if Trump property valuations were fraud or “genius” — Did former President Donald Trump commit fraud when he valued properties far higher than appraisers when applying for loans, or was he applying his “investment genius” to the valuations?
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Margery A. Beck / HuffPost:
Nebraska Mother Gets Prison For Giving Abortion Pills To Pregnant Daughter — The woman was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for assisting her teen daughter with an abortion and helping to conceal it. — LOADING — A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills …
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CNN:
Coast Guard Academy banned a retired captain from its grounds after CNN reported he sexted a student. Now more allegations are surfacing. — The US Coast Guard Academy on Friday announced it had banned a retired captain from its grounds following a CNN report this week that revealed the captain …