Arrests of 8 with suspected ISIS ties in U.S. renew concern of terror attack
Republican lawmakers have used the arrests as the latest flashpoint in their call for stricter border measures.
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Republican lawmakers have used the arrests as the latest flashpoint in their call for stricter border measures.
Jurors could find the senator's strategy of pinning the blame on his wife offensive, legal experts say.
An attorney for the wife of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said she "has medical equipment implanted in her body and is in intense, chronic pain."
The resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt passed by a vote of 216 to 207, with all but one Republican voting in favor.
The Justice Department has defied subpoenas to turn over audio recordings of President Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
A jury found Hunter Biden guilty of all three felony counts stemming from his purchase and possession of a gun while he was addicted to crack cocaine.
With the guilty verdict in the federal gun trial, Hunter Biden became the first child of a president to be convicted.
Jose Uribe, an insurance broker who is the prosecution's star witness, has detailed how he says he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife.
The businessman, Jose Uribe, pleaded guilty to trying to influence the senator by buying his wife a luxury car.
The decision to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress comes amid deep political divides across the U.S. over the war in Gaza.
Jurors in Hunter Biden's gun trial returned a guilty verdict Tuesday. Here's an explanation of the three felony gun charges he faced.
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. won his primary more than a month after he died. He was running unopposed, after the deadline to replace him on the ballot had passed.
Hallie Biden, the widow of Hunter Biden's brother Beau who was romantically involved with Hunter and discarded the gun at the center of the trial, has yet to testify.
The House passed a Republican-backed bill that would punish the International Criminal Court over the decision to seek the arrests of top Israeli officials.
The senator still has time to withdraw from the race and not appear on the ballot if he's convicted on bribery and corruption charges.