Federal prosecutors spent the past two days laying out the origin story of Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) alleged yearslong bribery scheme to a Manhattan jury. The government claims Menendez’s wife, Nadine Menendez’s, dire financial situation was the catalyst for what they said was a five-year bribery conspiracy. A federal indictment accuses the one-time power couple of accepting […]
The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump‘s criminal hush money trial announced Thursday afternoon he plans to excuse the jury at 4:30 p.m. as they continue their deliberations on a verdict this week. Judge Juan Merchan came int0 the courtroom just after 4:15 p.m. and said that he plans to excuse the jury soon […]
Service organization Daughters of the American Revolution is facing calls from its own members to stop allowing transgender women to become members. According to the New Tolerance Campaign, a petition website, some 500 current and former members have sent 3,000 messages regarding DAR’s change to its bylaws from last year. Members voted on changing the […]
Morgan & Morgan CEO John Morgan is lending his aid in the fight to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida, potentially signaling further political involvement in the future. The face of the iconic law firm has partnered with the nonprofit organization Smart and Safe Florida, which seeks to pass Amendment 3 to allow marijuana to be […]
Israel recently achieved “operational control” over the Philadelphi Corridor, the land border between Gaza and Egypt from the Gaza side, a potentially significant military maneuver in its effort to defeat Hamas. The buffer zone is about nine miles long and several hundred yards wide and extends the length of Gaza’s southern border from the Mediterranean […]
The Trucking Association of New York filed a lawsuit Thursday in a Manhattan federal court seeking to delay New York City’s congestion pricing policy on the grounds that it would unfairly charge truckers. The plan is slated to begin June 30, and could charge trucks up to $36 during peak hours against $15 for passenger […]
Top black Democrats across multiple swing states are warning Joe Biden the black vote is far from locked in, leaning into worries that the president is losing a core voter bloc. In Nevada, black leaders worry about Biden’s descending trajectory, blaming lackluster voter enthusiasm on a communication gap about the Biden administration’s accomplishments. Rep. Steven […]
The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money case was deliberating into Thursday afternoon over whether to convict or acquit the former president of charges that he falsified business records, but a hung jury is a third possible outcome. A hung jury occurs when jurors cannot reach a unanimous decision, which happens even if just one […]
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said the trademark of her insult to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is going toward merchandise to fund other Democratic candidates’ campaigns and “save democracy.” Crockett appeared on ABC’s The View on Thursday to address her recent trademark of the phrase “bleach-blonde bad-built butch body,” which she made in reference to […]
Grocery chain Stop & Shop has stated it plans to close “underperforming” locations. The chain is one of several brands owned by its parent company, Ahold Delhaize, which also owns Food Lion and Giant. While the brand has remodeled 190 of its stores, some locations will not be given the same treatment and instead be […]
