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Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives at Manhattan federal court, Monday, March 11, 2024, in New York. Menendez and his wife, Nadine, are charged with conspiring with three businessmen to accept bribes of gold bars, cash and a luxury car in return for the senator’s help in projects pursued by the businessmen. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon)

Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to new charges in bribery case

Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey pleaded not guilty Monday to a new indictment charging him with obstruction of justice as part of a sprawling case that alleges he accepted money and leveraged his Capitol Hill position to act as a foreign agent for Egypt.

March 11, 2024
President Joe Biden speaks at the National League of Cities at the Marriott Marquis conference, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden declares American ‘comeback story’ in red and blue towns

President Biden pledged Monday to deliver for "red and blue communities" in a speech to local leaders that retraced his legislative victories and sought to broaden his appeal ahead of a tough reelection battle against former President Donald Trump.

March 11, 2024
In this Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, signs a trade agreement with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. China’s government welcomed an interim trade deal with Washington and said Thursday the two sides need to address each other’s “core concerns.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump stands by tariffs as a major trade tool against China

Former President Donald Trump is sticking by his plan to raise tariffs on all Chinese exports and said he isn't worried about retaliatory levies from Beijing. Mr. Trump on Monday said China was "petrified" of tariffs he imposed during his term, giving the U.S. leverage in the trade relationship.

March 11, 2024
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool)

Embattled DA Fani Willis faces Democratic challenger in reelection bid

A Georgia attorney plans to take on Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in this year's Democratic primary, hoping to capitalize on criticism of the DA for having a romantic relationship with the taxpayer-funded investigator she hired to probe former President Donald Trump.

March 8, 2024
A man prepares to smoke fentanyl on a park bench in downtown Portland, Ore., Thursday, May 18, 2023. Oregon is poised to step back from its first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law. A measure lawmakers sent to the governor, Friday, March 1, 2024, would reinstate criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of some drugs. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP) ** FILE **

GOP says Biden is passing the buck on fighting fentanyl

President Biden told Congress to stiffen penalties for fentanyl trafficking in his State of the Union address, sparking an angry response from GOP lawmakers who say the president is the one who must get moving.

March 8, 2024
This image made from video provided by WCVB-TV, shows Jack Teixeira, in a T-shirt and shorts, being taken into custody by armed tactical agents on Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Dighton, Mass. (WCVB-TV via AP, File)

Pentagon online leaker pleads guilty, faces 16 years in prison

A Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of putting hundreds of highly classified Pentagon documents online in part to impress his gamer friends pleaded guilty Monday in exchange for a likely sentence of 16 years in prison.

March 4, 2024