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Jon King, Michigan Advance A day after President Joe Biden joined striking United Auto Workers on the picket line in Michigan alongside UAW President Shawn Fain, the labor leader says he has no intention of meeting with former President Donald Trump when he speaks Wednesday at a non-union automotive parts …

Ariana Figueroa, Wisconsin Examiner More than two dozen U.S. Senate Democrats are calling on New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez to resign following his indictment on corruption charges for the second time. In a statement Tuesday, Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin called the charges against Menendez “deeply troubling” and said …

Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday said he will not call a vote on the bipartisan stopgap funding bill hashed out in the Senate in a bid to avert a looming government shutdown—a move slammed as “insane” by the Congressional Progressive Caucus chair. Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) told …

Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty to three bribery and corruption charges in a New York federal courthouse Wednesday morning, days after an unsealed indictment alleged the senator received cash, gold bars, and a luxury car in exchange for his political influence. Menendez, a Democrat, was …

Originally published by The 19th Vice President Kamala Harris asked a crowd of students from historically Black colleges and universities to raise their hands if they had ever participated in an active shooter drill. Every hand went up. Last week, Harris stood outside the White House as the creation of …

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, alleging that the company has used its market power to distort e-commerce across the internet. The lawsuit, backed by attorneys general from 17 states, including two Republicans, focuses on Amazon’s primary marketplace, Amazon.com. It accuses the company of …

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday ruled that former President Donald Trump—the twice-impeached GOP presidential front-runner facing 91 federal and state criminal charges in four separate cases—committed fraud over years while building his real estate businesses. The Associated Press reports Judge Arthur Engoron of the New York Supreme Court’s 1st …

Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector The United States Supreme Court Tuesday denied Alabama’s request to stay a lower court decision directing a special master to draw new state congressional maps to remedy Voting Rights Act violations. The nation’s high court dismissed the request in two one-sentence orders Tuesday morning. No opinions …

Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor Sen. Cory Booker called on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign Tuesday, days after New Jersey’s senior senator was indicted on corruption charges for the second time. Booker had been the most high-profile Democrat in the state not to comment on Menendez’s indictment or call on …

Ariana Figueroa, Arkansas Advocate As Congress barrels toward a partial government shutdown, the White House Monday warned that a program that helps millions of low-income families afford healthy food could see substantial cuts. The White House released a state-by-state breakdown, estimating that nearly 7 million people who rely on the …

As children across the United States have started a new academic year over the past month, many families have had to contend with federal lawmakers’ refusal to guarantee universal free meals and the resulting “lunch shaming”—which three U.S. Senate Democrats hope to partially combat with new legislation to cancel student …

Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey has rejected calls for his resignation following his indictment on federal bribery charges. In his first public comments on the allegations, Menendez maintained his innocence and vowed to fight the charges. “I recognize this will be the biggest fight yet,” Menendez said, adding, …

New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday became the first progressive House Democrat to call on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign following the former Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair’s indictment last week on federal bribery charges. Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were charged Friday with accepting hundreds of …

Noam Levey, Minnesota Reformer The Biden administration announced a major initiative to protect Americans from medical debt, outlining plans to develop federal rules barring unpaid medical bills from affecting patients’ credit scores. The regulations, if enacted, would potentially help tens of millions of people who have medical debt on their …

Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers to reiterate the need for continued aid to support his country’s fight against the Russian invasion, even as the U.S. faces a partial government shutdown as soon as the end of the …