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Newyork
Defense Blames Senator Menendez’s Wife as Bribery Trial Starts
Senator Robert Menendez is charged in a vast international web of corruption. His federal trial began on Wednesday.
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Newyork
Robert Menendez’s Corruption Trial Opens: 5 Takeaways
The corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez, a powerful New Jersey Democrat, spun into motion in Manhattan on Wednesday, with combative opening statements and an extraordinary claim by the defense. Speaking directly to the jury, a U.S. prosecutor ...
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US
Ted Cruz, Better Known For Derailing Bills, Tries on a New Hat: Legislator
The Texas Republican, who made a name for himself trying to shut down the government over the Affordable Care Act, took on an unfamiliar role as a critical player in pushing through a major aviation bill.
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New Senate Leadership Tussle Is a Throwback to the Old Days
Current Senate leaders haven’t had to fight too hard for their jobs, but Republicans now face a real contest to replace Mitch McConnell.
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Netanyahu Assails Schumer, Dramatizing Partisan Split Over Israel
The prime minister addressed Senate Republicans remotely after Senator Chuck Schumer called him out in an explosive speech urging a new election in Israel.
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Republicans Nod to Trump’s Influence in Race to Succeed McConnell
With nine months before Senate Republicans select their new leader to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell, some are acknowledging the shadow of one figure outside Congress who looms over the race: former President Donald J. Trump. “He’s the Republican ...
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Katie Britt to Deliver Republican Response to Biden’s State of the Union
The Alabama senator, the youngest Republican woman to be elected to the Senate, is viewed as a rising star in an aging, male-dominated party, and as a contrast to President Biden, who is nearly four decades older.
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Senate Bogs Down on Ukraine and Israel Aid After G.O.P. Blocks Border Deal
The Senate bogged down on Wednesday over a bill to send tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine and Israel after Senate Republicans blocked a compromise that would have paired the aid with stringent border security measures, adjourning without moving ...
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Newyork
Menendez, in Defiant Speech, Says Bribery Case Against Him Is ‘Baseless’
Senator Robert Menendez accused prosecutors of conducting a public smear campaign and denied accepting bribes to benefit the governments of Egypt and Qatar.
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McConnell and Other Senate Republicans Criticize Trump’s Talk on Immigrants
The minority leader took an oblique swipe at Donald Trump’s rhetoric about migrants “poisoning the blood” of the country, but others like Senator Tommy Tuberville defended him.