7 charges nixed in Menendez case
Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., second right, exits federal court in Newark, N.J., in November. A federal judge dismissed bribery charges against the senator Wednesday.
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Regulators grapple with fallout from Justice Dept. U-turn on pot
On a Thursday morning in early January, most of official Washington was contending with a road-clogging snowstorm when Attorney General Jeff Sessions triggered another form of chaos on Capitol Hill and inside the federal banking agencies. Sessions announced that the Justice Department was rescinding an Obama-era memo on marijuana enforcement, a move that carried big implications for banks and credit unions in California, Colorado, Oregon and a handful of other states that have legalized recreational pot use.
Ryan presses Dems to back bill keeping government open
House Speaker Paul Ryan tried pressuring Democrats on Wednesday to back legislation preventing a weekend federal shutdown. But he gave little ground on the partisan battle over immigration, an issue many Democrats say must be resolved before they'll vote to keep agencies functioning.
‘Very strong’ Democratic sentiment to oppose GOP budget bill
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said Wednesday there's "very, very strong" sentiment among Democrats in the chamber to oppose GOP-drafted legislation to keep the government's doors open, comments that could indicate the chances are increasing that the government could shut down at midnight Friday night. Democrats' votes are needed to advance the stopgap measure through the Senate, but they have been rebuffed in their demands to add protections against deportation for younger immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children.
Morning Bits: Sorry to inform Trump, but in America we don’t ban books
President Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican senators at the White House on Thursday. Buyer's remorse from #NeverTrumpers?! No way.
In a rare move, Army secretary calls for a second review in…
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Army secretary calls for second review in Medal of Honor case from Civil War
The Army's top political appointee has directed the service to launch a rare additional review in a case for the nation's highest award for combat valor, the Medal of Honor, after the Defense Department inspector general's office found errors in how the case was handled the first time. Army Secretary Mark T. Esper directed a panel known as the Senior Army Decorations Board to again review the case of a Cpl.
Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner looks to hire crisis public relations firm
Kushner's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, has quietly called at least two firms, the sources said. The inquiries have occurred in the past two weeks and officials at the firms were asked not to discuss the conversations with others.
Doctor tied to Sen. Menendez case could get 30 years or more
In this April 28, 2017 file photo, Dr. Salomon Melgen arrives at the federal courthouse in West Palm Beach, Fla. Prosecutors say Melgen, a prominent Florida eye doctor who was accused of bribing New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, should get a 30-year sentence for Medicare fraud.
Fulop: I’d support Menendez for re-election
Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, who sources said had been eyeing a run for the U.S. Senate next year, said Thursday he would support Sen. Robert Menendez for re-election if Menendez seeks a third full term. In a statement given hours after Menendez's federal corruption case ended in a mistrial, Fulop said he looks forward to Menendez's "continued advocacy for New Jersey."
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy breaks silence on Menendez after mistrial declared
ATLANTIC CITY -- All during his winning campaign for governor, Phil Murphy said pretty much nothing when asked whether or not U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez , a fellow New Jersey Democrat, should step down if convicted on federal bribery charges. Even when jurors said they were deadlocked late Friday morning and it appeared a mistrial was imminent, Murphy -- who was about to give a speech at the New Jersey League of Municipalities' annual conference in Atlantic City -- kept mum, telling reporters he would "not speculate."
Report: VA clinic where vet set self on fire was remiss
A stressed Gulf War veteran who set himself on fire outside a Veterans Affairs clinic and later died went nearly a year without a mental health appointment or medication, one of several serious problems government investigators found with the clinic in a report released Thursday. The Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general found Charles Ingram III went almost a year without seeing a counselor or taking medications for his mental health problems before his death in March 2016.
Judge declares mistrial in Sen. Menendez trial
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez waves at reporters before entering the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Courthouse for his federal corruption trial, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, in Newark, N.J. Jury deliberations continued on Thursday morning. NEWARK, N.J.>> Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial has ended in a mistrial after the jury said it was hopelessly deadlocked on the charges against the Democrat and his co-defendant.
The Menendez files: the uproar over Juror No. 8
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez stops to talk to the media on health care reform and jury deliberations as he leaves the federal courthouse in Newark, NJ on Tuesday. The jury has yet to reach a verdict in his corruption trial.
Menendez jury ends first day of deliberations with no verdict
Senator Menendez Juror Asks Trial Judge: 'What Is a Senator?' - On their first full day of jury deliberations at the bribery trial of Senator Robert Menendez, a juror asked the judge a basic question: What is a senator? - U.S. District Judge William Walls declined to answer the question
In Closing Words at Trial of Robert Menendez, Debate Over What Bribery ‘Looks Like’
As the trial of Senator Robert Menendez neared its end on Thursday, the prosecution focused on three flights he took years ago on a private plane owned by his friend Dr. Salomon Melgen, and on a $58,500 payment the senator made for the three flights after they became public. "Senator Menendez never intended to write that check," J.P. Cooney, a federal prosecutor, said in court here.
Lindsey Graham to testify at Senate corruption trial
Lindsey Graham is taking a break from his Senate duties Thursday to testify on behalf of a Democratic senator on trial for federal corruption charges. Graham will travel to Newark, N.J., to testify in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Graham's office announced.
White House is restricting lawmakers from visiting Puerto Rico, U.S….
The Trump administration is restricting lawmakers in both parties from visiting storm-ravaged Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands aboard military aircraft this weekend in order to keep focused on recovery missions there, according to multiple congressional aides. The decision comes as the Pentagon is intensifying its relief efforts on the islands as the U.S. government struggles to respond to devastation caused last week by Hurricane Maria and earlier by Hurricane Irma.
A little bit of this, a little bit of that. Judge in Menendez case offers Jewish recipe for evidence
NEWARK -- The judge in the federal corruption case of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez indicated Tuesday that he is willing to let the jury hear some evidence on a case by case basis likening his decision to the traditional Jewish stew, tzimmes. Before the jury entered the courtroom for the eighth day of the New Jersey Democrat's bribery trial, attorneys in the case had argued a motion the government filed to suppress evidence related to the senator's official acts in other cases.
Senate passes $700 billion defense bill leaving several controversial policies unresolved
House Speaker Paul Ryan , center, shakes hands with Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen , chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, during a news conference about funding bills, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 14, 2017.