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NEWARK -- As U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez prepares to stand trial on federal corruption charges, lawyers for the New Jersey Democrat on Friday said they are ready to prove the government's allegations that he accepted gifts from a friend in return for favors are unfounded. In a statement, defense attorney Abbe David Lowell said Menendez, in his second term as senator after serving 13 years as a congressman from the 13th District, has devoted most of his life to serving the public and has steadfastly maintained his innocence.
A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, second from left, is on display in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, second from left, is on display in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington.
President Trump speaks on the phone Jan. 28 with Russia's Putin, flanked by top aides, from left, Reince Priebus, Vice President Pence, Steve Bannon, Sean Spicer and Michael Flynn. Only Pence remains.
Twenty years ago July 31, former Ohio House Speaker Vern Riffe died at age 72. A Portsmouth-area Democrat, he was speaker from 1975 through 1994, longer than anyone before him - spanning two governorships, and half of a third. And now, thanks to General Assembly term-limits, no one can beat that Ohio record, or even come close.
For Susan Bro, mother of the woman killed at a rally organized by white supremacists, the president of the United States can offer no healing words. She says the White House repeatedly tried to reach out to her on Wednesday, the day of Heather Heyer's funeral.
Trump's presidency is 'OVER' says Steve Bannon as he declares war on his enemies by going back to Breitbart hours after being fired and warns: 'I've got my hands on my old weapons' White nationalist Richard Spencer says he 'could smell foul stench of Charlottesville Antifa' protesters who 'don't wash' during tense televised meeting with activist after violence in Virginia Walmart reveals the most BIZARRE top selling item in each state across the nation - with dumbbells taking top slot in New Jersey Eclipse traffic is ALREADY clogging normally deserted rural roads and gas is running out along the 'path of totality' as revelers flock to see Monday's celestial event Will YOU be able to see the eclipse? It's clear out West but South Carolina could be cloudy as hundreds of thousands flock to see astronomical event A tale of two healthcare systems: Mother who gave birth in America AND England ... (more)
Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal is being called to resign after her Facebook post asking for President Donald Trump's assassination, Aug. 18, 2017. In this photo, Chapelle-Nadal speaks to the press at a conference in Jefferson City, Missouri, March 4, 2013.
San Francisco, Aug 19 - Following a series of comments US President Donald Trump made over the violence in Charlottesville, tech leaders have resigned en masse from the President's tech advisory board as a mark of protest. According to a report in Politico on Friday, more than half of the members of the 15-person Digital Economy Board of Advisors have quit.
US Senator Lindsey Graham says that the rapid advance of technology in the form of the increasing use of robots in not only manufacturing but also in the service industry combined with the rise of shopping online will radically transform the American economy and the nation must prepare to successfully adapt to that transformation. Graham visited Union Wednesday afternoon for a meeting with local officials at Main Street Junction on Main Street in downtown Union.
In this photo taken Aug. 15, 2017, President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. President Donald Trump's response to white supremacist violence in Virginia has left Democrats in a quandary.
Police on Friday shot and killed five people carrying bomb belts who were con... . A couple looks at flags, messages and candles placed after van attack that killed at least 13, in central Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017.
" For Susan Bro, mother of the woman killed at a rally organized by white supremacists, the president of the United States can offer no healing words. She says the White House repeatedly tried to reach out to her on Wednesday, the day of Heather Heyer's funeral.
Trump's presidency is 'OVER' says Steve Bannon as he declares war on his enemies by going back to Breitbart hours after being fired and warns: 'I've got my hands on my old weapons' White nationalist Richard Spencer says he 'could smell foul stench of Charlottesville Antifa' protesters who 'don't wash' during tense meeting with activist who can barely conceal her contempt Walmart reveals the most BIZARRE top selling item in each state across the nation - with dumbbells taking top slot in New Jersey 'CEO of Purple Drank' is sentenced to 30 years in prison for armed drug trafficking as he ADMITS to selling 'large amount of narcotics' to Lil Wayne and getting a $15,000 payment from Chris Brown A tale of two healthcare systems: Mother who gave birth in America AND England compares her experiences of everything - from free-flowing US drugs to comforting British food Judge DENIES Roman Polanski ... (more)
A Northwestern University professor accused with another man in the brutal stabbing death of a 26-year-old hair stylist has returned to Chicago from California to face murder charges. A Northwestern University professor accused with another man in the brutal stabbing death of a 26-year-old hair stylist has returned to Chicago from California to face murder charges.
President Donald Trump's widely criticized response to white supremacist violence in Virginia has left Democrats in a quandary: how to seize the moral high ground without getting sucked into a politically perilous culture war. Democrats have denounced Trump for blaming "both sides" for deadly protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, and, more recently, for defending Confederate monuments.
President Donald Trump returned to Twitter on Friday, declaring “radical Islamic Terrorism must be stopped” on the heels of the deadly van attack in Spain. The president steered clear, however, of the controversy stirred by his responses to violence at a white supremacists' rally last weekend in Virginia.
The daughter of U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona says the 80-year-old lawmaker has completed the first round of radiation and chemotherapy as he battles an aggressive form of brain cancer. Meghan McCain also tweeted Friday afternoon that her father's "resilience & strength is incredible.