Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) released a statement Saturday calling on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign following an indictment. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence under our system, but he is not entitled to continue to wield influence over national policy, especially given the serious and specific nature of the allegations,” Fetterman’s statement said. ...
As Tropical Storm Ophelia buffets the mid-Atlantic coast with rain and wind, more than 30,000 people in Virginia and North Carolina are without power, according to PowerOutage.us. The stormmade landfall in North Carolina early Saturday morning and is expected to trek up the coast, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). “A continued northward motion...
While in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson shared details of his next endeavor: combating climate change. The billionaire British businessman announced Monday that his newest investment would be in his coalition, Planetary Guardians — composed of 14 world leaders who say they are taking a “whole planet”...
Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) announced Saturday that he will primary Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) after the senator was indicted on corruption charges Friday. “After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said ‘I am not going anywhere.’ As a result, I feel compelled to run against him,” Kim said on X, formerly Twitter. “Not something I expected...
The increasing threat of a government shutdown, potentially just a week away, will likely be the focus of the Sunday news shows after a busy week. The federal government is scheduled to run out of money at the end of the month unless Congress can pass a budget or temporary funding measures in time. The...
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ.) should resign after he was indicted on alleged federal bribery charges. "Yeah, very much so," McCarthy said Saturday at the Capitol. McCarthy joins calls from many Democrats, including Congressional colleagues and state officials, for Menendez to resign. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) was the first congressional...
The Mississippi River is facing a crisis of saltwater making its way up the waterway from the Gulf of Mexico. Drinking water in some parts of Louisiana is facing a risk from the salt water, resulting in the Bayou State’s Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) saying he is only a number of days away from...
The moderators of Wednesday’s second Republican presidential nomination debate as well as political pundits, point to a sense of urgency for the candidates to show they can rival Trump
Rep. Garret Graves, a top ally of Speaker McCarthy, warned conservative holdouts on Republicans' spending plans that they were 'empowering' Democrats' liberal policies.