Sen. Bob Menendez expected in Federal Court
NEW YORK (AP) ? U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez on Wednesday arrived at a courthouse where he?s due to answer to charges that he used his powerful post to secretly advance Egyptian interests and do favors for New Jersey businessmen in exchange for bribes of cash and gold bars. The New Jersey Democrat will make his first appearance in a federal court in Manhattan amid growing calls from colleagues that he resign from Congress. Menendez and his wife, who is also charged in the case, said nothing Wednesday morning as they arrived at the lower Manhattan courthouse. A defiant Menendez ? who was forced to step down as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee after the indictment was brought last week ? says allegations that he abused his power to line his own pockets are baseless. He has said he?s confident he will be exonerated and has no intention of leaving the Senate.
NEW YORK (AP) ? U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez on Wednesday arrived at a courthouse where he?s due to answer to charges that he used his powerful post to secretly advance Egyptian interests and do favors for New Jersey businessmen in exchange for bribes of cash and gold bars. The New Jersey Democrat will make his first appearance in a federal court in Manhattan amid growing calls from colleagues that he resign from Congress. Menendez and his wife, who is also charged in the case, said nothing Wednesday morning as they arrived at the lower Manhattan courthouse. A defiant Menendez ? who was forced to step down as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee after the indictment was brought last week ? says allegations that he abused his power to line his own pockets are baseless. He has said he?s confident he will be exonerated and has no intention of leaving the Senate.
How to watch the second GOP primary debate
The next GOP primary debate is Wednesday, Sept. 27 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Here are all the details to know.
The next GOP primary debate is Wednesday, Sept. 27 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Here are all the details to know.
Latest on war in Ukraine, U.S. funding
President Biden announced another $325 million security assistance package for Ukraine after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week. The amount of funding the U.S. has sent Ukraine is a major sticking point on Capitol Hill and in American homes. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the war and the amount of aid with former intelligence official and candidate for Congress, Matthew Shoemaker. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video
President Biden announced another $325 million security assistance package for Ukraine after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week. The amount of funding the U.S. has sent Ukraine is a major sticking point on Capitol Hill and in American homes. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the war and the amount of aid with former intelligence official and candidate for Congress, Matthew Shoemaker. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video
Biden to head to AZ, no plans to visit border
President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona to pay tribute to the late John McCain, who represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate for more than three decades. LiveNOW's Carel Lajara spoke with FOX 10 Phoenix reporter Marissa Sarbak about the President's trip and if he plans to visit the southern border. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video
President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona to pay tribute to the late John McCain, who represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate for more than three decades. LiveNOW's Carel Lajara spoke with FOX 10 Phoenix reporter Marissa Sarbak about the President's trip and if he plans to visit the southern border. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video
Trump committed fraud, New York judge rules
A judge ruled that Donald Trump and his company committed fraud while building his real estate empire after New York Attorney General Letitia James accused the former president of overvaluing his assets. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the judge's findings with former federal prosecutor Doug Burns. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video
A judge ruled that Donald Trump and his company committed fraud while building his real estate empire after New York Attorney General Letitia James accused the former president of overvaluing his assets. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the judge's findings with former federal prosecutor Doug Burns. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video
Will Republicans avert a government shutdown?
Lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill with just five days left to strike a deal on funding the government before midnight Saturday, or risk a shutdown. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the potential shutdown with the former Republican congressman from Georgia, Doug Collins. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video
Lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill with just five days left to strike a deal on funding the government before midnight Saturday, or risk a shutdown. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the potential shutdown with the former Republican congressman from Georgia, Doug Collins. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video
Congress moves into crisis mode as time runs short to prevent government shutdown
Congress is in crisis mode with five days to go before a government shutdown.
Congress is in crisis mode with five days to go before a government shutdown.
Cassidy Hutchinson's book alleges Mark Meadows' suits smelled 'like a bonfire' from burning papers
A former aide in Donald Trump's White House says chief of staff Mark Meadows burned papers so often after the 2020 election his wife complained his suits smelled “like a bonfire.”
A former aide in Donald Trump's White House says chief of staff Mark Meadows burned papers so often after the 2020 election his wife complained his suits smelled “like a bonfire.”
Biden boards AF1 for strikes in Michigan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers pickets on Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers underscores support of labor unions that appears to be unparalleled in presidential history. Experts in presidential and U.S. labor history say they cannot recall an instance when a sitting president has joined an ongoing strike, even during the tenures of the more ardent pro-union presidents such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Theodore Roosevelt invited labor leaders alongside mine operators to the White House amid a historic coal strike in 1902, a decision that was seen at the time as a rare embrace of unions as Roosevelt tried to resolve the dispute. Biden will be arriving one day before former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, goes to Detroit to hold his own event in an attempt to woo autoworkers even though union leaders say he’s no ally. Lawmakers often appear at strikes to show solidarity with unions, and during his 2020 Democratic primary campaign, Biden and other presidential hopefuls joined a picket line of hundreds of casino workers in Las Vegas who were pushing for a contract with The Palms Casino Resort.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers pickets on Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers underscores support of labor unions that appears to be unparalleled in presidential history. Experts in presidential and U.S. labor history say they cannot recall an instance when a sitting president has joined an ongoing strike, even during the tenures of the more ardent pro-union presidents such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Theodore Roosevelt invited labor leaders alongside mine operators to the White House amid a historic coal strike in 1902, a decision that was seen at the time as a rare embrace of unions as Roosevelt tried to resolve the dispute. Biden will be arriving one day before former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, goes to Detroit to hold his own event in an attempt to woo autoworkers even though union leaders say he’s no ally. Lawmakers often appear at strikes to show solidarity with unions, and during his 2020 Democratic primary campaign, Biden and other presidential hopefuls joined a picket line of hundreds of casino workers in Las Vegas who were pushing for a contract with The Palms Casino Resort.
Biden will join autoworkers on picket line
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Joe Biden?s decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers pickets on Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers underscores support of labor unions that appears to be unparalleled in presidential history. Experts in presidential and U.S. labor history say they cannot recall an instance when a sitting president has joined an ongoing strike, even during the tenures of the more ardent pro-union presidents such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Theodore Roosevelt invited labor leaders alongside mine operators to the White House amid a historic coal strike in 1902, a decision that was seen at the time as a rare embrace of unions as Roosevelt tried to resolve the dispute. Biden will be arriving one day before former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, goes to Detroit to hold his own event in an attempt to woo autoworkers even though union leaders say he?s no ally.
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Joe Biden?s decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers pickets on Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers underscores support of labor unions that appears to be unparalleled in presidential history. Experts in presidential and U.S. labor history say they cannot recall an instance when a sitting president has joined an ongoing strike, even during the tenures of the more ardent pro-union presidents such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Theodore Roosevelt invited labor leaders alongside mine operators to the White House amid a historic coal strike in 1902, a decision that was seen at the time as a rare embrace of unions as Roosevelt tried to resolve the dispute. Biden will be arriving one day before former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, goes to Detroit to hold his own event in an attempt to woo autoworkers even though union leaders say he?s no ally.
Writers and studios reach tentative deal
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Screenwriters waited Monday to learn what their five-month strike won and prepared for a possible return to work after their union reached an agreement with studio executives that could help end the walkouts that brought Hollywood to a standstill. The historic shutdown will go on for now, with actors remaining on strike and no talks planned, though the tentative deal announced Sunday night may provide momentum that could lead to a resolution for them too. That would allow full production to resume for the first time since May. The governing boards of the two branches of the Writers Guild of America are likely to vote on the contract Tuesday. With their approval, writers will then vote on the deal, and the strike can officially end. Network shows including NBC?s ?The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon? and ABC?s ?Jimmy Kimmel Live!? could return to the air within days.
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Screenwriters waited Monday to learn what their five-month strike won and prepared for a possible return to work after their union reached an agreement with studio executives that could help end the walkouts that brought Hollywood to a standstill. The historic shutdown will go on for now, with actors remaining on strike and no talks planned, though the tentative deal announced Sunday night may provide momentum that could lead to a resolution for them too. That would allow full production to resume for the first time since May. The governing boards of the two branches of the Writers Guild of America are likely to vote on the contract Tuesday. With their approval, writers will then vote on the deal, and the strike can officially end. Network shows including NBC?s ?The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon? and ABC?s ?Jimmy Kimmel Live!? could return to the air within days.
House Speaker McCarthy speaks on shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) ? With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans. There?s no clear path ahead as lawmakers return with tensions high and options limited. The House is expected to vote Tuesday evening on a package of bills to fund parts of the government, but it?s not at all clear that McCarthy has the support needed to move ahead. Meanwhile, the Senate, trying to stave off a federal closure, is preparing its own bipartisan plan for a stopgap measure to buy some time and keep offices funded past Saturday?s deadline as work in Congress continues. But plans to tack on additional Ukraine aid have run into trouble as a number of Republicans in both the House and Senate oppose spending more money on the war effort.
WASHINGTON (AP) ? With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans. There?s no clear path ahead as lawmakers return with tensions high and options limited. The House is expected to vote Tuesday evening on a package of bills to fund parts of the government, but it?s not at all clear that McCarthy has the support needed to move ahead. Meanwhile, the Senate, trying to stave off a federal closure, is preparing its own bipartisan plan for a stopgap measure to buy some time and keep offices funded past Saturday?s deadline as work in Congress continues. But plans to tack on additional Ukraine aid have run into trouble as a number of Republicans in both the House and Senate oppose spending more money on the war effort.
Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani and another attorney Tuesday, saying the two wrongly accessed and shared his personal data after obtaining it from the owner of a Delaware computer repair shop. The lawsuit was the latest in a new strategy by Hunter Biden to strike back against Republican allies of Donald Trump, who have traded and passed around his private data including purported emails and embarrassing images in their effort to discredit his father, President Joe Biden. The suit accuses Giuliani and attorney Robert Costello of spending years ?hacking into, tampering with, manipulating, copying, disseminating, and generally obsessing over? the data that was ?taken or stolen? from Biden?s devices or storage, leading to the ?total annihilation? of Biden?s digital privacy. The suit also claims Biden?s data was ?manipulated, altered and damaged? before it was sent to Giuliani and Costello, and has been further altered since then.
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani and another attorney Tuesday, saying the two wrongly accessed and shared his personal data after obtaining it from the owner of a Delaware computer repair shop. The lawsuit was the latest in a new strategy by Hunter Biden to strike back against Republican allies of Donald Trump, who have traded and passed around his private data including purported emails and embarrassing images in their effort to discredit his father, President Joe Biden. The suit accuses Giuliani and attorney Robert Costello of spending years ?hacking into, tampering with, manipulating, copying, disseminating, and generally obsessing over? the data that was ?taken or stolen? from Biden?s devices or storage, leading to the ?total annihilation? of Biden?s digital privacy. The suit also claims Biden?s data was ?manipulated, altered and damaged? before it was sent to Giuliani and Costello, and has been further altered since then.
Donald Trump, skipping Republican debate, eyes California delegate sweep in state he loves to hate
A state GOP rule change has opened the possibility that the former president might be able to sweep California's trove of delegates in the March 5 primary.
A state GOP rule change has opened the possibility that the former president might be able to sweep California's trove of delegates in the March 5 primary.
Cyber attack cripples Bermuda Gov. services
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ? A major cyberattack has hobbled government operations in Bermuda, with officials struggling to restore service. Premier David Burt said Monday that the government is trying to identify what happened and how, adding that he could not provide details because it was a matter of national security. ?It is clear that this was a sophisticated and deliberate attack that has resulted in unprecedented stress on basic government systems,? he said. The attack occurred Wednesday night and was noticed Thursday morning, Burt said. He said critical areas like transport, education and the island?s hospital have been operating as normal. But he added that it could take a couple of weeks for all services to be fully restored.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ? A major cyberattack has hobbled government operations in Bermuda, with officials struggling to restore service. Premier David Burt said Monday that the government is trying to identify what happened and how, adding that he could not provide details because it was a matter of national security. ?It is clear that this was a sophisticated and deliberate attack that has resulted in unprecedented stress on basic government systems,? he said. The attack occurred Wednesday night and was noticed Thursday morning, Burt said. He said critical areas like transport, education and the island?s hospital have been operating as normal. But he added that it could take a couple of weeks for all services to be fully restored.
State funeral honors former Italian President
ROME (AP) ? Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to rise to Italy?s presidency and the first person to be elected twice to the mostly ceremonial post, died on Friday, the presidential palace said. He was 98. A statement issued Friday night by the presidential palace confirmed Italian news reports of the death of Napolitano, who had been ailing in a Rome hospital for weeks. The current president, Sergio Mattarella, in a message hailed his predecessor as head of state, saying that Napolitano?s life ?mirrored a large part of (Italy?s) history in the second half of the 20th century, with its dramas, its complexity, its goals, its hopes.? As a prominent member of what had long been the largest Communist party in the West, Napolitano had advocated positions that often veered from party orthodoxy. He sought dialogue with Italian and European socialists to end his party?s isolation, and he was an early backer of European integration.
ROME (AP) ? Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to rise to Italy?s presidency and the first person to be elected twice to the mostly ceremonial post, died on Friday, the presidential palace said. He was 98. A statement issued Friday night by the presidential palace confirmed Italian news reports of the death of Napolitano, who had been ailing in a Rome hospital for weeks. The current president, Sergio Mattarella, in a message hailed his predecessor as head of state, saying that Napolitano?s life ?mirrored a large part of (Italy?s) history in the second half of the 20th century, with its dramas, its complexity, its goals, its hopes.? As a prominent member of what had long been the largest Communist party in the West, Napolitano had advocated positions that often veered from party orthodoxy. He sought dialogue with Italian and European socialists to end his party?s isolation, and he was an early backer of European integration.
EU commission hosts daily briefing (9/26)
Officials with the European Commission host a daily press conference in Brussels, Belgium -- Answering the latest questions from journalists around the world.
Officials with the European Commission host a daily press conference in Brussels, Belgium -- Answering the latest questions from journalists around the world.
VP Harris to meet with Atlanta HBCU students
ATLANTA - Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to Atlanta on Tuesday as part of her "Fight for Our Freedoms" college tour. The vice president is expected to arrive at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport around noon and head to Morehouse College. There, she'll meet with students from HBCUs including Morehouse, Spelman, Clark Atlanta, and Morris Brown. White House officials say that Harris will discuss topics including reproductive freedom, gun safety, climate change, and voting rights. Morehouse will be the fifth stop on the vice president's month-long college tour aimed at mobilizing young voters on key issues. Harris and President Joe Biden spoke to HBCU leaders Monday, and among those present were representatives from metro Atlanta colleges.
ATLANTA - Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to Atlanta on Tuesday as part of her "Fight for Our Freedoms" college tour. The vice president is expected to arrive at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport around noon and head to Morehouse College. There, she'll meet with students from HBCUs including Morehouse, Spelman, Clark Atlanta, and Morris Brown. White House officials say that Harris will discuss topics including reproductive freedom, gun safety, climate change, and voting rights. Morehouse will be the fifth stop on the vice president's month-long college tour aimed at mobilizing young voters on key issues. Harris and President Joe Biden spoke to HBCU leaders Monday, and among those present were representatives from metro Atlanta colleges.
20 killed as thousands flee to Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) ? At least 20 people were killed and nearly 300 others injured by an explosion at a crowded gas station in Nagorno-Karabakh as thousands of people rushed to flee into Armenia, separatist authorities in the region said Tuesday. More than 13,500 people ? about 12% of the region?s population ? have fled across the border since Azerbaijan defeated separatists who have governed the breakaway region for about 30 years in a swift military operation, Armenia?s government said Tuesday morning.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) ? At least 20 people were killed and nearly 300 others injured by an explosion at a crowded gas station in Nagorno-Karabakh as thousands of people rushed to flee into Armenia, separatist authorities in the region said Tuesday. More than 13,500 people ? about 12% of the region?s population ? have fled across the border since Azerbaijan defeated separatists who have governed the breakaway region for about 30 years in a swift military operation, Armenia?s government said Tuesday morning.
National Guard will aid NY migrant crisis
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday she is calling in the National Guard to assist in the ongoing migrant criss. Hochul announced an additional 150 National Guard members will be deployed to address the migrant crisis and help with case management to get asylum seekers work permits ? particularly Venezuelans who now qualify for temporary protected status. The additional 150 members bring the total number of National Guardsmen supporting the mission to 2,200. The governor said 250 National Guard members will focus solely on case management to help the Venezuelans who came before July 31 to apply for Temporary Protected Status ? and then work authorization.
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday she is calling in the National Guard to assist in the ongoing migrant criss. Hochul announced an additional 150 National Guard members will be deployed to address the migrant crisis and help with case management to get asylum seekers work permits ? particularly Venezuelans who now qualify for temporary protected status. The additional 150 members bring the total number of National Guardsmen supporting the mission to 2,200. The governor said 250 National Guard members will focus solely on case management to help the Venezuelans who came before July 31 to apply for Temporary Protected Status ? and then work authorization.