Jul 09 Menendez's lawyer argues prosecutors failed to prove a single charge, but acknowledges 'atypical' valuables By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A lawyer for Sen. Bob Menendez on Tuesday urged jurors to acquit him of every charge at the Democrat's New York City corruption trial. Continue reading
Jun 28 Steve Bannon's bid to delay his prison sentence turned down by Supreme Court By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A jury found Bannon guilty nearly two years ago of two counts of contempt of Congress. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: Olympians Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt testify on anti-doping measures ahead of Paris Games One month before the Summer Games in Paris, the Olympic gold medalists will appear before a House committee Tuesday night to discuss alleged problems with global anti-doping system and to make competition more fair. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 10:28 How some Pennsylvania Republicans are using a congressional race to protest GOP extremism By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat For President Biden and his rival Donald Trump, winning Pennsylvania in November is key to winning the White House. But some lifelong Republicans, frustrated by their party’s embrace of Trump, are getting involved down the ballot. Laura Barrón-López spoke with… Continue watching
Jun 12 House GOP just voted to hold Garland in contempt. Here's what that means By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Contempt is one of U.S. lawmakers’ politically messiest and, until recent years, least-used powers. Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: Safety assessment of V-22 Ospreys will take several more months, program head tells House hearing By Tara Copp, Associated Press The military’s hundreds of V-22 Ospreys will not be permitted to fly their full range of missions until at least 2025 as the Pentagon continues to address safety concerns in the fleet, the head of the program told lawmakers at… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 6:18 North Dakota ballot measure would block people over 80 from representing state in Congress By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Voters in North Dakota will decide whether or not to set an age limit for the state’s members of Congress. The proposed amendment to the state constitution says lawmakers cannot be over 80 before the end of their term. Lisa… Continue watching
May 31 U.S. leaders invite Israel's Netanyahu to deliver an address to Congress By Associated Press The visit would provide a show of wartime support for the longtime ally despite mounting political divisions over Israel's military assault on Gaza. Continue reading
May 23 WATCH: Leaders of Rutgers, UCLA, Northwestern testify on antisemitism on college campuses in House hearing By Annie Ma, Collin Binkley, Associated Press Tensions over the Israel-Hamas war have been high on campuses since the fall and spiked in recent weeks with a wave of pro-Palestinian tent encampments that led to over 3,000 arrests nationwide. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 6:25 Rep. Raskin on urging DOJ to investigate 'big oil' for deception on climate change By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Jackson Hudgins In Congress, the top Democrats on two committees are asking the Department of Justice to launch a sweeping investigation of big oil corporations. They allege that the companies have deceived the public for decades about their complicity in climate change… Continue watching