Bob Menendez to resign Senate seat after federal bribery conviction
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) plans to resign effective Aug. 20, according to two people briefed on the decision, after months of Democratic hand-wringing over his scandalous federal trial and recent conviction.
Harris condemns shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman
Lawmakers in Washington decried the killing of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who was shot in her house earlier this month by an Illinois police officer after she called 911 to
S&P 500 climbs for best day since early June as Nvidia shares lead tech turnaround
The S&P 500 rose Monday to notch its best day since June 5 as tech shares bounced on the heels of the worst weekly loss for the index since April. The benchmark climbed 1.08% to
Judge tosses defamation suit against Fox News by head of dismantled disinformation board
A defamation suit against Fox News by a government official who served on a short-lived U.S. government media disinformation board was dismissed Monday by a federal judge. The lawsuit from Nina Jankowicz alleged that Fox
Bissell recalls 3.2 million handheld steam cleaners after scores of burn injury reports
Bissell is voluntarily recalling 3.2 million Steam Shot-style handheld steam cleaners after it received 183 reports of injuries, most of them minor burns. In a release on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s
The dizzying array of firsts for Harris if she wins nomination or election
Kamala Harris, the country’s first female vice president, is no stranger to being the first in many rooms. Now that she’s the likely Democratic nominee in 2024, Harris has the chance to
Kamala Harris had an unusual donor to her earlier campaigns: Donald Trump
As Vice President Harris claims a huge surge in fundraising after President Biden’s stunning decision to step aside in the presidential race, Democrats are crowing about an unusual previous donor to her
Harris heads to Wisconsin, powered by endorsements, money and delegates
MILWAUKEE — Kamala Harris heads to Milwaukee on Tuesday afternoon for her first major campaign event as the leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, hours after she secured the support of
Historians say Biden’s withdrawal shows American democracy is working
President Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign following 25 days of agonizing pressure from his own party may seem like yet another moment of chaos in an American democracy already buckling
Bipartisan House panel to investigate shooting that injured Donald Trump
A bipartisan House task force will investigate the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced in a joint statement