Juror From Menendez’s Corruption Trial Attends Senator’s Election Night Party
One of the jurors from Sen. Bob Menendez’s federal corruption trial attended the New Jersey Democrat’s election night victory party on Tuesday.
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Menendez Responds to FBI’s Kavanaugh Report: A ‘Bulls**t Investigation’
New York Comptroller Will Not Audit Cuomo Over Calls From Former Aide
New York state comptroller Tom DiNapoli will not conduct an audit of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D.) office after it was discovered his former aide Joseph Percoco made calls from the governor’s Manhattan office while running his 2014 reelection campaign.
GOP Rep’s Fraud Arrest Gets 17 Times More Coverage Than Democrat Indicted on Racketeering, Conspiracy
MSNBC and CNN collectively gave nearly 5 hours more coverage to a Republican’s arrest and indictment Wednesday than they gave to then-Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Penn.) after he was indicted by the Department of Justice on similar charges, a Washington Free Beacon analysis shows.
Rep. Chris Collins Arrested by FBI for Securities Fraud
Rep. Chris Collins (R., N.Y.) was arrested by the FBI on Wednesday and indicted on charges related to securities fraud.
Fmr. New York State Assembly Speaker Receives Seven-Year Prison Sentence
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D.) was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday.
Architect of Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion Economic Development Project Convicted for Bid-Rigging Scheme
The principal architect of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D.) signature economic development initiative was convicted on Thursday for a bid-rigging scheme responsible for directing millions of dollars in state contracts to companies that he favored in Buffalo and Syracuse.
Ohio GOP Knocks Dem Candidate Cordray for Hypocritical Attack on DeWine
The Ohio Republican Party knocked Richard Cordray, the Democratic candidate for governor in the state, on Tuesday for hypocritically attacking his GOP opponent.
Former Agriculture Secretary Under Bill Clinton Enters Mississippi Senate Race
The entrance of Mike Espy, former secretary of agriculture under President Bill Clinton, into the special election to serve the remainder of resigning Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R.) term in Mississippi has reignited Democrats’ hopes of snatching another Senate seat in the deep South.
Menendez Announces He Will Seek Reelection Following Mistrial in Corruption Case
Sen. Robert Menendez (D., N.J.) announced on Wednesday during a rally that he will seek reelection, a move that seemed unlikely last fall after he faced an uphill battle during a lengthy corruption trial.
