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NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez used the power of his office to advance the “financial interests and personal whims” of a wealthy Florida eye doctor who bribed the senator with access to a lifestyle that read “like a travel brochure for the rich and famous,” a prosecutor said Wednesday in federal court. “This

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump delivered a resounding victory to Democrats Wednesday, agreeing on a plan that would raise the debt ceiling and keep the government funded through Dec. 15. Republicans leaders were stunned, and would not immediately agree on the package. Democrats, who have been virtually powerless since Trump became president and Republicans maintained

The Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday said it will remove stained glass windows honoring Confederate generals, saying they act as “a barrier to our important work on racial justice and racial reconciliation.” In a statement, Cathedral leaders said they’ve debated for two years whether to remove the windows honoring Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen.

What happens when you tick off Chicago? Rahm Emmanuel lays down the hammer and he lays it down hard. Rahm declared Chicago as a “Trump-free zone” after Trump controversially ended protection for “dreamers” or the children of undocumented immigrants. The official policy Barack Obama originally introduced, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), helped prevent

In shift, Jews partnered with former antagonist Sharpton At the Washington rally and prayer breakfast, Rabbi Marc Kline, right, reconnected with Martin Luther King III. Photo courtesy Rabbi Marc Kline At the Washington rally, Rabbi Philip Bazeley, second from left, joins with colleagues, from left, Rabbi Mara Young, Rabbi Joshua Stanton, and Rabbi Daniel Kirzane.

A North Carolina high school has preemptively removed a piece of art depicting President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis in order to avoid any potential conflict. Camden County High School Principal Billie Berry said he hadn’t received any complaints about the artwork displayed outside the school’s library, but he decided to take it

WASHINGTON — Jeff Sessions walked into the White House two weeks ago with a blunt message for his boss: The Obama-era program that keeps hundreds of thousands of people safe from deportation is unconstitutional. And setting aside any sentimentality, the attorney general told the president he would not defend the program in court. That was

The expected departure of President Donald Trump’s longtime bodyguard and aide, Keith Schiller, reportedly may have stemmed from new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s personnel and management changes in the West Wing, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people close to Schiller and the president. What’s more, Schiller believes Kelly, a former general, “doesn’t like”