New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (D) argued that the gold bars and cash found in his home during an FBI raid were a result of “generational trauma.”
According to an indictment disclosed in federal court, Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were charged with violating corruption and bribery laws. The couple allegedly engaged in a scheme in 2018 to aid the Egyptian government.
The indictment states that Menendez, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, which were paid in cash, gold bars, home mortgage payments, luxury vehicles and “other things of value.”
During the search of the New Jersey senator’s home in 2022, federal agents revealed that they found hidden cash and gold bars. Investigators also found over $480,000 in cash hidden in envelopes and clothing. In addition, $70,000 was found in Nadine’s safe deposit box. An examination of the...
According to an indictment disclosed in federal court, Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were charged with violating corruption and bribery laws. The couple allegedly engaged in a scheme in 2018 to aid the Egyptian government.
The indictment states that Menendez, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, which were paid in cash, gold bars, home mortgage payments, luxury vehicles and “other things of value.”
During the search of the New Jersey senator’s home in 2022, federal agents revealed that they found hidden cash and gold bars. Investigators also found over $480,000 in cash hidden in envelopes and clothing. In addition, $70,000 was found in Nadine’s safe deposit box. An examination of the...
- 5/8/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
The Department of Justice has charged Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar with participating in a scheme to commit “bribery, unlawful foreign influence, and money laundering,” according to an indictment unsealed Friday.
Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, are accused of accepting “approximately $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities: an oil and gas company wholly owned and controlled by the Government of Azerbaijan, and a bank headquartered in Mexico City.”
According to the Justice Department, Cuellar “allegedly agreed to use his office to influence U.S. foreign policy in favor of Azerbaijan,...
Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, are accused of accepting “approximately $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities: an oil and gas company wholly owned and controlled by the Government of Azerbaijan, and a bank headquartered in Mexico City.”
According to the Justice Department, Cuellar “allegedly agreed to use his office to influence U.S. foreign policy in favor of Azerbaijan,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) may present a defense strategy that blames his wife for the alleged bribery charges he currently faces. Court filings revealed that Menendez’s legal team filed a secret document in January, which was made public on Tuesday.
According to the documents, “While these explanations, and the marital communications on which they rely, will tend to exonerate Senator Menendez by demonstrating the absence of any improper intent on Senator Menendez’s part, they may inculpate Nadine by demonstrating the ways in which she withheld information from Senator Menendez or otherwise led him to believe that nothing unlawful was taking place,” the documents state.
If Menendez were to take the stand in his trial, his defense would argue that he was unaware of any bribes and that his wife, Nadine, had kept information from him. Menendez’s lawyers argue that if he testifies, he could provide evidence...
According to the documents, “While these explanations, and the marital communications on which they rely, will tend to exonerate Senator Menendez by demonstrating the absence of any improper intent on Senator Menendez’s part, they may inculpate Nadine by demonstrating the ways in which she withheld information from Senator Menendez or otherwise led him to believe that nothing unlawful was taking place,” the documents state.
If Menendez were to take the stand in his trial, his defense would argue that he was unaware of any bribes and that his wife, Nadine, had kept information from him. Menendez’s lawyers argue that if he testifies, he could provide evidence...
- 4/17/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D), once known as a progressive, has been taking more centrist positions lately. In a new interview, he declared, “I am not woke.”
When questioned about squatters’ rights, the senator told The New York Post, “Squatters have no rights. How can you even pretend that this is anything other than you’re just breaking the law?”
Squatters occupy a property they do not own or have a legal right to live on. Though trespassing is illegal, squatting and squatters’ rights have been an ongoing debate for politicians and homeowners.
Fetterman was “horrified” when he read an article about a New York City couple sued by squatters who unlawfully moved into their duplex priced at $930,000.
“It’s wild that if you go away on a long trip, for 30 days, and someone breaks into your home, and suddenly they have rights,” Fetterman said. “This is crazy. Like if somebody stole your car,...
When questioned about squatters’ rights, the senator told The New York Post, “Squatters have no rights. How can you even pretend that this is anything other than you’re just breaking the law?”
Squatters occupy a property they do not own or have a legal right to live on. Though trespassing is illegal, squatting and squatters’ rights have been an ongoing debate for politicians and homeowners.
Fetterman was “horrified” when he read an article about a New York City couple sued by squatters who unlawfully moved into their duplex priced at $930,000.
“It’s wild that if you go away on a long trip, for 30 days, and someone breaks into your home, and suddenly they have rights,” Fetterman said. “This is crazy. Like if somebody stole your car,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Gregory Nolan is a former federal prosecutor and current white-collar defense attorney at Brown White & Osborn.
The headlines suggest prosecutors are kicking ass and taking names in the fight against white-collar crime.
In only the past few weeks, federal prosecutors indicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on even more corruption charges, and the chief financial officer at former President Donald Trump’s family real estate company pled guilty to lying about the value of its assets.
On March 28, a federal judge sentenced Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison for his...
The headlines suggest prosecutors are kicking ass and taking names in the fight against white-collar crime.
In only the past few weeks, federal prosecutors indicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on even more corruption charges, and the chief financial officer at former President Donald Trump’s family real estate company pled guilty to lying about the value of its assets.
On March 28, a federal judge sentenced Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison for his...
- 4/1/2024
- by Gregory Nolan
- Rollingstone.com
If you thought the allegations of corruption against New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez couldn’t go any deeper, you clearly aren’t accustomed to hiding gold bars in your sock drawer. On Tuesday, New York prosecutors leveled another superseding indictment against the Democratic senator, bringing up the total of indictments against Menendez to three in the state’s ongoing corruption and bribery investigation into the lawmaker, his wife, and several business associates.
In September, Menendez was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion.
In September, Menendez was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion.
- 3/5/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
In a new court filing, federal prosecutors made new allegations against Sen. Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) and his wife, Nadine Menendez, that accused them of fabricating a “false cover story” regarding the origin of gold bars believed to be the result of bribes from foreign agents.
According to court documents, Nadine informed a jeweler that the gold bars were inherited from her late mother. A Menendez staffer reported that the senator himself attempted to assert the same claim, and insisted that the gold originated from Nadine’s deceased mother. However, these explanations appear fake, as the gold bars were clearly stamped with the name “Menendez.”
Furthermore, prosecutors revealed that four of the gold bars shared serial numbers with those purportedly owned by Fred Daibes, a New Jersey real estate tycoon and one of the senator’s alleged bribers.
The recent court filing also sheds light on additional details of Menendez’s alleged bribery scheme.
According to court documents, Nadine informed a jeweler that the gold bars were inherited from her late mother. A Menendez staffer reported that the senator himself attempted to assert the same claim, and insisted that the gold originated from Nadine’s deceased mother. However, these explanations appear fake, as the gold bars were clearly stamped with the name “Menendez.”
Furthermore, prosecutors revealed that four of the gold bars shared serial numbers with those purportedly owned by Fred Daibes, a New Jersey real estate tycoon and one of the senator’s alleged bribers.
The recent court filing also sheds light on additional details of Menendez’s alleged bribery scheme.
- 2/19/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
MSNBC revealed “breaking news” regarding the newest indictment of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey). Unfortunately, this happened while his daughter and MSNBC anchor, Alicia Menendez, was hosting the MSNBC show Deadline: White House.
Alicia announced this “breaking news” during the last five minutes of Deadline: White House‘s Tuesday edition. She was filling in for the show’s host, Nicole Wallace.
The senator was indicted in September 2023 on charges of bribery, and he pleaded not guilty.
Federal government officials stated that he and his wife, Nadine Arslanian, took bribes in the form of cash, gold bars and a convertible. Prosecutors accused the senator of relying on his position as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to further the Egyptian government’s interests.
The Department of Justice also claimed that the senator was given luxury wristwatches and Formula One tickets, which he got in exchange for having promoted the Qatari government.
Alicia announced this “breaking news” during the last five minutes of Deadline: White House‘s Tuesday edition. She was filling in for the show’s host, Nicole Wallace.
The senator was indicted in September 2023 on charges of bribery, and he pleaded not guilty.
Federal government officials stated that he and his wife, Nadine Arslanian, took bribes in the form of cash, gold bars and a convertible. Prosecutors accused the senator of relying on his position as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to further the Egyptian government’s interests.
The Department of Justice also claimed that the senator was given luxury wristwatches and Formula One tickets, which he got in exchange for having promoted the Qatari government.
- 1/11/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) openly admitted he engaged in “dark conversations” with himself about self-harm before he hit “the emergency brake” and sought treatment for his battle with depression.
Fetterman, who is in his first term, spoke candidly about his experiences in an introspective interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, which was recorded prior to its broadcast on Sunday.
In February 2023, he admitted himself to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, as he felt he had nowhere else to turn.
Fetterman expressed doubts about his political future, especially when news of his treatment and whereabouts became public.
He feared that this revelation could mark the end of his career. At the time he sought treatment for clinical depression, Fetterman was also contending with the aftermath of a stroke he had suffered in May 2022 while he campaigned for one of the Senate’s highly contested seats.
The...
Fetterman, who is in his first term, spoke candidly about his experiences in an introspective interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, which was recorded prior to its broadcast on Sunday.
In February 2023, he admitted himself to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, as he felt he had nowhere else to turn.
Fetterman expressed doubts about his political future, especially when news of his treatment and whereabouts became public.
He feared that this revelation could mark the end of his career. At the time he sought treatment for clinical depression, Fetterman was also contending with the aftermath of a stroke he had suffered in May 2022 while he campaigned for one of the Senate’s highly contested seats.
The...
- 1/2/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) finds himself increasingly isolated from the progressive faction of his party, and he has grown concerned that some on the left harbor ill wishes toward him.
“What I have found out over the last couple years is that the right, and now the left, are hoping that I die,” Fetterman told the New York Times. “There are ones that are rooting for another blood clot. They have both now been wishing that I die.”
Fetterman suffered a stroke caused by a blood clot during his 2022 Senate campaign. While he still experiences an auditory processing disorder, his condition has significantly improved.
Fetterman has faced vehement criticism, primarily from the right, since the start of his campaign. He sought treatment for depression earlier this year.
Critics from the right have spread baseless claims, such as the suggestion that he has a “body double,” or that he is unable to fulfill his duties.
“What I have found out over the last couple years is that the right, and now the left, are hoping that I die,” Fetterman told the New York Times. “There are ones that are rooting for another blood clot. They have both now been wishing that I die.”
Fetterman suffered a stroke caused by a blood clot during his 2022 Senate campaign. While he still experiences an auditory processing disorder, his condition has significantly improved.
Fetterman has faced vehement criticism, primarily from the right, since the start of his campaign. He sought treatment for depression earlier this year.
Critics from the right have spread baseless claims, such as the suggestion that he has a “body double,” or that he is unable to fulfill his duties.
- 12/23/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
George Santos insisted he was ready to expose all those other frauds in Congress, talked about his political future, and tried to remember some Civil Rights icons during his eagerly anticipated post-expulsion interview with Ziwe.
To the extent that anything “news-y” came out of the 18-minute “exposé,” you could maybe look to Santos’ insistence of rampant fraud in the halls of Congress. “If you were to put them all under the same scrutiny I was put under, you’d fucking vacate the whole goddamn building,” he said.
Ziwe then named...
To the extent that anything “news-y” came out of the 18-minute “exposé,” you could maybe look to Santos’ insistence of rampant fraud in the halls of Congress. “If you were to put them all under the same scrutiny I was put under, you’d fucking vacate the whole goddamn building,” he said.
Ziwe then named...
- 12/18/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) called for the expulsion of fellow Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) from the U.S. Senate.
Fetterman told The View that Menendez was more of a “Senator from Egypt, not New Jersey.”
“Sen. Menendez – he needs to go,” Fetterman said.
Fetterman referred to the accusations made by the federal prosecutors, claiming that Menendez participated in a bribery scheme that used his influence to benefit Egypt.
Menendez is now facing charges that accuse him of being a foreign agent for Egypt. Menendez’s trial is due to start in May.
Fetterman called Menendez’s actions “serious” and “sinister.” He then compared the situation to the removal of former Rep. George Santos (R-New York).
The House Ethics Committee conducted an investigation and made a formal report. Santos was found to have spent his campaign funds on personal trips, Botox and other personal items unrelated to his campaign.
Fetterman told The View that Menendez was more of a “Senator from Egypt, not New Jersey.”
“Sen. Menendez – he needs to go,” Fetterman said.
Fetterman referred to the accusations made by the federal prosecutors, claiming that Menendez participated in a bribery scheme that used his influence to benefit Egypt.
Menendez is now facing charges that accuse him of being a foreign agent for Egypt. Menendez’s trial is due to start in May.
Fetterman called Menendez’s actions “serious” and “sinister.” He then compared the situation to the removal of former Rep. George Santos (R-New York).
The House Ethics Committee conducted an investigation and made a formal report. Santos was found to have spent his campaign funds on personal trips, Botox and other personal items unrelated to his campaign.
- 12/10/2023
- by Casey Rivera
- Uinterview
Disgraced ex-congressman George Santos may have been expelled from the House of Representatives on Dec. 1 by a vote of 311-114 — but that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the story for the alleged serial grifter and sometimes drag queen from New York. HBO Films has already optioned The Fabulist, a book about Santos’ rise and fall, for adaptation, with Frank Rich and Mike Makowsky (HBO’s Bad Education) attached to executive produce and Makowsky set to write. As for Santos, public opinion seems to think he’ll find a future on Dancing with the Stars — so much so that the show trended on X alongside news of his historic expulsion.
Asked if he would consider competing on the show that has featured the likes of Sean Spicer and House majority leader Tom DeLay (indicted on charges of conspiring to violate political fundraising law), Santos told reporters, “Today, I...
Asked if he would consider competing on the show that has featured the likes of Sean Spicer and House majority leader Tom DeLay (indicted on charges of conspiring to violate political fundraising law), Santos told reporters, “Today, I...
- 12/6/2023
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Step aside campaign funds, George Santos has a new cash cow to fund his OnlyFans habit: Cameo.
According to Semafor, the former congressman, who was expelled from government on Friday, is already on track to dwarf his old congressional salary of $174,000 simply by making videos on Cameo.
For a mere $400 (a marked increase from the original price of $75) Cameo users can purchase a short, personalized video from the “Former congressional ‘Icon’!.” While Santos should probably be hunting for a new job — or at least preparing for his impending criminal fraud...
According to Semafor, the former congressman, who was expelled from government on Friday, is already on track to dwarf his old congressional salary of $174,000 simply by making videos on Cameo.
For a mere $400 (a marked increase from the original price of $75) Cameo users can purchase a short, personalized video from the “Former congressional ‘Icon’!.” While Santos should probably be hunting for a new job — or at least preparing for his impending criminal fraud...
- 12/6/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
George Santos may have been expelled from Congress, but he plans to haunt the halls of the Capitol for a very long time.
Santos, the self-described “Republican ‘It Girl,’” has an established flair for the dramatic. Examples include his habit of trolling the reporters regularly gathered outside his office, acquiring random babies, hard-launching his marriage in a tweet about the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and delivering a Renaissance art-level serve after his arrest in May. Even before he was removed from office, he took on the tone of a...
Santos, the self-described “Republican ‘It Girl,’” has an established flair for the dramatic. Examples include his habit of trolling the reporters regularly gathered outside his office, acquiring random babies, hard-launching his marriage in a tweet about the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and delivering a Renaissance art-level serve after his arrest in May. Even before he was removed from office, he took on the tone of a...
- 12/4/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Late Friday night and early on Saturday morning, expelled Rep. George Santos took to X to question the ethics of several former House of Representatives colleagues.
Santos was ousted Friday for alleged ethics violations, including donor funds spent on racy subscription website OnlyFans and Botox treatments. Santos’ expulsion from the House is immediate and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will have to declare the seat vacant and call for a special election. He is the sixth House member to be expelled and the first Republican.
Santos said on social that he will make ethics complaints against Republican representatives Nicole Malliotakis for alleged questionable stock trading and Mike Lawler for campaign finance violations.
He also raised an online question about Democratic Representative Rob Menendez, alleging there needs to be investigations into his ties to father and Senator Bob Menendez, under investigation himself by the Dept. of Justice.
“While congressman Menedez has...
Santos was ousted Friday for alleged ethics violations, including donor funds spent on racy subscription website OnlyFans and Botox treatments. Santos’ expulsion from the House is immediate and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will have to declare the seat vacant and call for a special election. He is the sixth House member to be expelled and the first Republican.
Santos said on social that he will make ethics complaints against Republican representatives Nicole Malliotakis for alleged questionable stock trading and Mike Lawler for campaign finance violations.
He also raised an online question about Democratic Representative Rob Menendez, alleging there needs to be investigations into his ties to father and Senator Bob Menendez, under investigation himself by the Dept. of Justice.
“While congressman Menedez has...
- 12/2/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
George Santos won’t be taking the high road out of Washington, D.C. as the now-former congressman has promised to rain hellfire and ethics complaints against some of the Republicans who voted to expel him from Congress.
In a series of Friday night tweets, Santos set his sights on four former colleagues in his adopted state of New York specifically: GOP members Mike Lawler, Nick Lalota, Nicole Malliotakis, and Democratic Rep. Robert Menendez, the son of beleaguered New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.
“Let’s talk about hypocrisy,” Santos warned...
In a series of Friday night tweets, Santos set his sights on four former colleagues in his adopted state of New York specifically: GOP members Mike Lawler, Nick Lalota, Nicole Malliotakis, and Democratic Rep. Robert Menendez, the son of beleaguered New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.
“Let’s talk about hypocrisy,” Santos warned...
- 12/2/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Indicted U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) attended a classified briefing on Ukraine, which took place on November 1.
The disgraced senator has been indicted on charges of bribery and being a foreign agent for Egypt.
When he was asked by Manu Raju, a journalist working for CNN, why he was present at the briefing, he denied any impropriety.
“Bottom line is, I’m a United States senator,” Menendez said. “I have my security credentials. And an accusation is just that. It’s not proof of anything.”
The indicted senator pleaded not guilty to all charges against him and has also rejected calls for his resignation.
He has announced that he is running for re-election in 2024.
Despite his optimism, he was forced to resign as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Senate Democrats’ bylaws prohibit members from serving in leadership roles if they have been charged with felonies.
Menendez...
The disgraced senator has been indicted on charges of bribery and being a foreign agent for Egypt.
When he was asked by Manu Raju, a journalist working for CNN, why he was present at the briefing, he denied any impropriety.
“Bottom line is, I’m a United States senator,” Menendez said. “I have my security credentials. And an accusation is just that. It’s not proof of anything.”
The indicted senator pleaded not guilty to all charges against him and has also rejected calls for his resignation.
He has announced that he is running for re-election in 2024.
Despite his optimism, he was forced to resign as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Senate Democrats’ bylaws prohibit members from serving in leadership roles if they have been charged with felonies.
Menendez...
- 11/6/2023
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, John Oliver has noticed that some members of the media “seem way too comfortable with” the war. One of the people who caught the “Last Week Tonight” host’s attention was a retired U.S. brigadier-general who advocated for a “war crime” while being interviewed by CNN.
During a segment on the news network, retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Steven Anderson, an analyst who has appeared on CNN multiple times, said that Israel needs to circle Gaza and apply pressure to the region using the blockade they’ve established. “The people are going to suffer,” Anderson said, before noting that the Palestinian people would eventually give up Hamas.
“Does that mean starve the Palestinian people?” an incredulous Victor Blackwell asked on the air. “Because they will be so hungry and so desperate for water and medicine that then they will give up Hamas?”
“It sounds callous,...
During a segment on the news network, retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Steven Anderson, an analyst who has appeared on CNN multiple times, said that Israel needs to circle Gaza and apply pressure to the region using the blockade they’ve established. “The people are going to suffer,” Anderson said, before noting that the Palestinian people would eventually give up Hamas.
“Does that mean starve the Palestinian people?” an incredulous Victor Blackwell asked on the air. “Because they will be so hungry and so desperate for water and medicine that then they will give up Hamas?”
“It sounds callous,...
- 10/23/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
John Oliver got back to talking about politics on Last Week Tonight and took a swipe at O.J. Simpson.
While on the topic of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian, Oliver showcased a clip of when he proposed to Arslanian in front of the Taj Mahal. While doing so, Menendez serenaded Arslanian with a musical number from The Greatest Showman.
Menendez sang “Never Enough” which lyrics say that “towers of gold will never be enough,” which made Oliver relate it to Simpson.
“It doesn’t look great now to hear the world’s oldest theater kid sing about how ‘towers of gold will never be enough’ for him, given the multiple gold bars that were found in his actual house,” Oliver said. “I don’t care how much you like a song, if it sounds like a confession, maybe don’t sing it in public.”
Oliver then quipped,...
While on the topic of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian, Oliver showcased a clip of when he proposed to Arslanian in front of the Taj Mahal. While doing so, Menendez serenaded Arslanian with a musical number from The Greatest Showman.
Menendez sang “Never Enough” which lyrics say that “towers of gold will never be enough,” which made Oliver relate it to Simpson.
“It doesn’t look great now to hear the world’s oldest theater kid sing about how ‘towers of gold will never be enough’ for him, given the multiple gold bars that were found in his actual house,” Oliver said. “I don’t care how much you like a song, if it sounds like a confession, maybe don’t sing it in public.”
Oliver then quipped,...
- 10/23/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed former President Donald Trump’s recent comments about the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, as well as the recent indictments of New York Rep. George Santos and New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez.
Trump, in a speech to supporters Wednesday in Florida, praised Hezbollah as “very smart” after it attacked Israel amid that nation’s ongoing conflict with Hamas.
“Though in Trump’s defense, he thinks Hezbollah is the genie from Aladdin,” Colin Jost quipped.
Co-anchor Michael Che then turned to Santos’ superseding indictment this...
Trump, in a speech to supporters Wednesday in Florida, praised Hezbollah as “very smart” after it attacked Israel amid that nation’s ongoing conflict with Hamas.
“Though in Trump’s defense, he thinks Hezbollah is the genie from Aladdin,” Colin Jost quipped.
Co-anchor Michael Che then turned to Santos’ superseding indictment this...
- 10/15/2023
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Additional charges have been leveled against Sen. Bob Menendez, who was indicted last month on allegations of corruption and bribery.
A superseding indictment, unsealed Thursday, further charges the New Jersey Democrat with having “provided sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt.”
Seems Bad: Prosecutors say the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was an agent of Egypt from 2018-2022
See the superseding indictment for Sen. Menendez:https://t.co/peHh0guobl pic.twitter.com/xgGNCf6v6A
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 12, 2023
Menendez...
A superseding indictment, unsealed Thursday, further charges the New Jersey Democrat with having “provided sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt.”
Seems Bad: Prosecutors say the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was an agent of Egypt from 2018-2022
See the superseding indictment for Sen. Menendez:https://t.co/peHh0guobl pic.twitter.com/xgGNCf6v6A
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 12, 2023
Menendez...
- 10/12/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Indicted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife, Nadine Menendez, hit and killed a pedestrian in 2018 at around 7:30 p.m. on December 12, 2018.
Nadine, who was dating the senator at the time, was allowed to leave the scene without being taken into custody or a sobriety test. Police did not conclude that Nadine was at fault or face any charges with the crash.
The victim has been identified as Richard Kopp, a 49-year-old man.
Bob and Nadine were both indicted last month, following an investigation into their business dealings with people who had ties to the Egyptian government. The indictment alleges that the couple received hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold bars for bribes in exchange for protecting three businessmen.
Two of the businessmen involved, Wael Hana and Jose Uribe, financed a 2019 Mercedes-Benz C-300 convertible for Nadine after the 2018 incident. Nadine hit the man with a black Mercedes,...
Nadine, who was dating the senator at the time, was allowed to leave the scene without being taken into custody or a sobriety test. Police did not conclude that Nadine was at fault or face any charges with the crash.
The victim has been identified as Richard Kopp, a 49-year-old man.
Bob and Nadine were both indicted last month, following an investigation into their business dealings with people who had ties to the Egyptian government. The indictment alleges that the couple received hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold bars for bribes in exchange for protecting three businessmen.
Two of the businessmen involved, Wael Hana and Jose Uribe, financed a 2019 Mercedes-Benz C-300 convertible for Nadine after the 2018 incident. Nadine hit the man with a black Mercedes,...
- 10/7/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
After roughly five months off the air due to the WGA strike, John Oliver had a whole lot of news to catch up on during his first new episode of “Last Week Tonight” on Sunday, and while he opted to do a bit of a speed run, the Emmy-winning host got a bit hung up on congresswoman Lauren Boebert.
To kick off the show, Oliver first homed in on Senator John Kennedy’s reading of an explicit part of “All Boys Aren’t Blue” during a book-banning Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, marveling at the seriousness Kennedy maintained while doing so.
“Look, I know you might be wondering what are they going to talk about when they come back? What is so important that it has to be the first thing they bring up? Well, it’s this!” Oliver joked. “Since the moment the phrase ‘strap-on harness’ careened out of Senator Foghorn Leghorn’s mouth,...
To kick off the show, Oliver first homed in on Senator John Kennedy’s reading of an explicit part of “All Boys Aren’t Blue” during a book-banning Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, marveling at the seriousness Kennedy maintained while doing so.
“Look, I know you might be wondering what are they going to talk about when they come back? What is so important that it has to be the first thing they bring up? Well, it’s this!” Oliver joked. “Since the moment the phrase ‘strap-on harness’ careened out of Senator Foghorn Leghorn’s mouth,...
- 10/2/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
“Why is this guy picking a fight with Mickey Mouse?” Bill Maher asked Ron DeSantis on Friday about the poll-lagging Florida governor’s ongoing jurisdictional and legal battles with Disney over the past year.
“Well, first of all, they picked a fight with us,” a literally suited and cowboy booted DeSantis replied in Real Time With Bill Maher’s return from the just-ended writers strike. “This idea of ideology-corrupting institutions, I see it in Los Angeles with the amount of crime that’s here and the homelessness,” the deflecting Sunshine State governor went on to say, bashing so-called “woke ideology” and the Center for Disease Control.
Letting DeSantis off the Mouse House hook and the company’s claim of “retaliation” over eventually opposing Florida’s “don’t say gay” parental rights law, a clearly flattered Maher told his guest “we are on the same page.” He then went on to...
“Well, first of all, they picked a fight with us,” a literally suited and cowboy booted DeSantis replied in Real Time With Bill Maher’s return from the just-ended writers strike. “This idea of ideology-corrupting institutions, I see it in Los Angeles with the amount of crime that’s here and the homelessness,” the deflecting Sunshine State governor went on to say, bashing so-called “woke ideology” and the Center for Disease Control.
Letting DeSantis off the Mouse House hook and the company’s claim of “retaliation” over eventually opposing Florida’s “don’t say gay” parental rights law, a clearly flattered Maher told his guest “we are on the same page.” He then went on to...
- 9/30/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
New Jersey Congressman Andy Kim was taking his kids to their annual checkup on Friday when his phone went haywire.
“I was in the doctor’s office with them, they were running around and being absolutely crazy, but I could feel in my pocket my phone blowing up, just people calling and texting,” he says. “I looked at it, and the first thing I saw were the images of the gold bars. I was just trying to figure out what was happening.”
What was happening was a criminal indictment against...
“I was in the doctor’s office with them, they were running around and being absolutely crazy, but I could feel in my pocket my phone blowing up, just people calling and texting,” he says. “I looked at it, and the first thing I saw were the images of the gold bars. I was just trying to figure out what was happening.”
What was happening was a criminal indictment against...
- 9/28/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is facing a rapidly growing number of calls from his Democratic colleagues to resign from office following a damning indictment on charges of corruption and bribery.
On Wednesday, Menendez pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment in Manhattan court.
The indictment, which was made public on Friday, was initially met with widespread silence from Senate Democrats, save for Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman, who on Saturday called for Menendez’s resignation. “Senator Menendez should resign,” he wrote. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence,...
On Wednesday, Menendez pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment in Manhattan court.
The indictment, which was made public on Friday, was initially met with widespread silence from Senate Democrats, save for Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman, who on Saturday called for Menendez’s resignation. “Senator Menendez should resign,” he wrote. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Bob Menendez declared on Monday that he did nothing wrong and that he plans to remain in office in the wake of a federal indictment on corruption and bribery charges.
The Democrat from New Jersey insisted in his first public comments following the indictment that “prosecutors get it wrong sometimes,” and that “when all the facts are presented, not only will I be exonerated, but I still will be the New Jersey senior senator.”
The senator also attempted to defend himself against some of the evidence presented by prosecutors in his indictment.
The Democrat from New Jersey insisted in his first public comments following the indictment that “prosecutors get it wrong sometimes,” and that “when all the facts are presented, not only will I be exonerated, but I still will be the New Jersey senior senator.”
The senator also attempted to defend himself against some of the evidence presented by prosecutors in his indictment.
- 9/25/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) called for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-n.J.) to resign from the senate on Saturday, joining a growing chorus of fellow Democrats who are calling for Menendez to resign as he faces indictment on bribery charges alongside his wife Nadine Menendez. The pair are accused of having “engaged in a corrupt relationship with three New Jersey associates and businessmen.”
“Senator Menendez should resign,” Fetterman wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence, but he cannot continue to wield influence over national policy,...
“Senator Menendez should resign,” Fetterman wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence, but he cannot continue to wield influence over national policy,...
- 9/23/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
According to an indictment unsealed in federal court on Friday, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were charged with violating corruption and bribery laws.
The couple allegedly engaged in a scheme in 2018 to aid the Egyptian government. The indictment states that Menendez, who is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, given in the form of cash, gold bars, home mortgage payments, luxury vehicles and “other things of value.”
During a search of Menendez’s home last year, federal agents revealed that they discovered hidden cash and gold bars. Investigators also found more than $480,000 in cash hidden in envelopes and clothing. Additionally, $70,000 was found in Nadine’s safe deposit box.
Probes into the senator’s search history revealed that he had been researching information on the “kilo of gold price.”
Following the indictment, Menendez...
The couple allegedly engaged in a scheme in 2018 to aid the Egyptian government. The indictment states that Menendez, who is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, given in the form of cash, gold bars, home mortgage payments, luxury vehicles and “other things of value.”
During a search of Menendez’s home last year, federal agents revealed that they discovered hidden cash and gold bars. Investigators also found more than $480,000 in cash hidden in envelopes and clothing. Additionally, $70,000 was found in Nadine’s safe deposit box.
Probes into the senator’s search history revealed that he had been researching information on the “kilo of gold price.”
Following the indictment, Menendez...
- 9/23/2023
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-n.J.) has been indicted alongside his wife Nadine Menendez for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for the senator’s influence.
The pair are accused of having “engaged in a corrupt relationship with three New Jersey associates and businessmen.” The men, who are co-defendants in the case, are identified as Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes. The counts against the senator include conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion.
Prosecutors in the Southern...
The pair are accused of having “engaged in a corrupt relationship with three New Jersey associates and businessmen.” The men, who are co-defendants in the case, are identified as Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes. The counts against the senator include conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion.
Prosecutors in the Southern...
- 9/22/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
On Monday, President Joe Biden’s administration announced that it will temporarily deploy 1,500 U.S. troops to support operations at the U.S.-Mexico border. Republican lawmakers who have been clamoring for hardline action at the border for months are outraged.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) declared the deployment “ridiculous theater” while speaking to reporters on Wednesday. When asked if he felt it was theater when Trump sent troops to the border, Graham demurred. “When Donald Trump did something, it worked,” Graham said, claiming that Trump’s immigration policy...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) declared the deployment “ridiculous theater” while speaking to reporters on Wednesday. When asked if he felt it was theater when Trump sent troops to the border, Graham demurred. “When Donald Trump did something, it worked,” Graham said, claiming that Trump’s immigration policy...
- 5/3/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Ever the optimist, Jimmy Fallon tried to make Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell feel better after a recent Morning Consult poll revealed he is the least popular senator in the country, carrying an approval rating of just 28%.
In the Friday night bit, the “Tonight Show” host on NBC pulled together several fake quotes from other U.S. senators offering “words of encouragement” for McConnell — but really they just served to insult a handful of senators instead of just one.
Fallon’s writing team had each senator let McConnell know it could always be worse, revealing their own issues with feedback from their constituents. Be sure to check out the video above, as many of the hilarious digs are based on the politicians’ looks.
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First up, Sen. James Lankford...
In the Friday night bit, the “Tonight Show” host on NBC pulled together several fake quotes from other U.S. senators offering “words of encouragement” for McConnell — but really they just served to insult a handful of senators instead of just one.
Fallon’s writing team had each senator let McConnell know it could always be worse, revealing their own issues with feedback from their constituents. Be sure to check out the video above, as many of the hilarious digs are based on the politicians’ looks.
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Jimmy Fallon Jokes That Biden’s Easter Bunny Will Be ‘Different Than the Bunnies the Last President Hung Out With’
First up, Sen. James Lankford...
- 4/22/2023
- by Mason Bissada
- The Wrap
Following an exhaustive 19-month struggle to help free his father from a Nicaraguan prison, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and his family are to be reunited with patriarch Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa imminently on U.S. soil.
The elder Aguirre-Sacasa was part of a group of political prisoners released from a Nicaraguan jail who arrived in Washington D.C. on Thursday morning.
“This is a miracle,” an exuberant Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa told Deadline. “There’s no other way to describe this crazy story and how it ends other than as the biggest plot twist that none of us saw coming,” he added as he prepares for his trip to the East Coast later tonight to reunite with his father.
As Deadline reported In August 2021, the writer and producer behind shows like Riverdale and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin was desperate for information about his father after the elder Aguirre-Sacasa was detained on the border of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
The elder Aguirre-Sacasa was part of a group of political prisoners released from a Nicaraguan jail who arrived in Washington D.C. on Thursday morning.
“This is a miracle,” an exuberant Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa told Deadline. “There’s no other way to describe this crazy story and how it ends other than as the biggest plot twist that none of us saw coming,” he added as he prepares for his trip to the East Coast later tonight to reunite with his father.
As Deadline reported In August 2021, the writer and producer behind shows like Riverdale and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin was desperate for information about his father after the elder Aguirre-Sacasa was detained on the border of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
- 2/9/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Agustín Laje winces in disgust as he tells his listeners, in graphic detail, about a controversial medical procedure young people are getting in America. There’s just one problem: He’s making a lot of it up.
“Fourteen-year-olds who can’t, for example, even have a beer in the United States,” Laje says, are being allowed to “construct artificial penisis made for themselves” by “removing the girl’s skin” and “removing the muscle” on her arm. “You can see the bone, it’s very unpleasant to look at.”
Laje, an...
“Fourteen-year-olds who can’t, for example, even have a beer in the United States,” Laje says, are being allowed to “construct artificial penisis made for themselves” by “removing the girl’s skin” and “removing the muscle” on her arm. “You can see the bone, it’s very unpleasant to look at.”
Laje, an...
- 11/2/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Updated: One day after President Joe Biden announced the U.S. would not send diplomats to the Beijing Olympics in February, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian responded.
“The United States will pay a price for its mistaken acts,” Zhao said at a press conference. “Let’s all wait and see.”
The U.S. boycott is tied to China’s “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity” against the minority Uyghur population in Xinjiang.
“Out of ideological bias and based on lies and rumors, the U.S. is trying to disrupt the Beijing Winter Olympics. This will only expose its sinister intention and further erode its moral authority and credibility,” said Zhao.
“The wrong move of the U.S. has undermined the foundation and atmosphere for China-u.S. sports exchanges and Olympic cooperation. It has shot itself in the foot. The U.S. should understand the grave consequences of its move,...
“The United States will pay a price for its mistaken acts,” Zhao said at a press conference. “Let’s all wait and see.”
The U.S. boycott is tied to China’s “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity” against the minority Uyghur population in Xinjiang.
“Out of ideological bias and based on lies and rumors, the U.S. is trying to disrupt the Beijing Winter Olympics. This will only expose its sinister intention and further erode its moral authority and credibility,” said Zhao.
“The wrong move of the U.S. has undermined the foundation and atmosphere for China-u.S. sports exchanges and Olympic cooperation. It has shot itself in the foot. The U.S. should understand the grave consequences of its move,...
- 12/8/2021
- by Ted Johnson and Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
A variety of celebrities came together last week in support of a federal bill to end the suffering of wild and exotic animals in traveling acts in the US.
Actress Kim Matula anchored the virtual event and also appeared in ‘Reluctant Entertainers’, a short Adi film screened during the event, of actors, musicians, and directors calling on Congress to ‘leave the entertaining to those of us who want to perform’. Actresses Chloe East and Jorja Fox also made a guest appearance, urging viewers to take action in support of the bill.
The Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (Teapspa) is sponsored in the House by Representatives Raúl Grijalva (D-az) and David Schweikert (R-az), and in the Senate by Senator Robert Menendez (D-nj), with 37 original co-sponsors, and is being championed by Animal Defenders International (Adi), which has exposed suffering in US circuses and provided evidence and assistance on the bipartisan bill.
Actress Kim Matula anchored the virtual event and also appeared in ‘Reluctant Entertainers’, a short Adi film screened during the event, of actors, musicians, and directors calling on Congress to ‘leave the entertaining to those of us who want to perform’. Actresses Chloe East and Jorja Fox also made a guest appearance, urging viewers to take action in support of the bill.
The Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (Teapspa) is sponsored in the House by Representatives Raúl Grijalva (D-az) and David Schweikert (R-az), and in the Senate by Senator Robert Menendez (D-nj), with 37 original co-sponsors, and is being championed by Animal Defenders International (Adi), which has exposed suffering in US circuses and provided evidence and assistance on the bipartisan bill.
- 11/23/2021
- Look to the Stars
More than 100 Democrats in the House and Senate and independent Bernie Sanders have signed a letter urging the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to negotiate a fair contract with IATSE, saying, “We are united in our belief in the importance of livable wages, sustainable benefits, and reasonable rest periods between shifts and during the workday” – three of the union’s core demands.
The letter was signed by 31 senators and 87 representatives and sent to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini.
The union’s members begin voting on strike authorization Friday in advance of what could be the last round of bargaining before a strike that would shut down film and TV productions across the country.
The politicians also reminded Lombardini that industry workers “risked their health and safety” during the pandemic, and that “the entertainment you jointly produce is helping to heal our nation.”
Here is their letter:
Dear Ms. Lombardini:...
The letter was signed by 31 senators and 87 representatives and sent to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini.
The union’s members begin voting on strike authorization Friday in advance of what could be the last round of bargaining before a strike that would shut down film and TV productions across the country.
The politicians also reminded Lombardini that industry workers “risked their health and safety” during the pandemic, and that “the entertainment you jointly produce is helping to heal our nation.”
Here is their letter:
Dear Ms. Lombardini:...
- 10/1/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Haitians who were displaced by the country’s 2010 earthquake and who now reside in the United States will be given Temporary Protected Status for the next 18 months, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Saturday.
The decision applies to any Haitian immigrant living in the country as of Friday and anyone who does not have a nationality but who last lived in Haiti. The designation will affect some 150,000 individuals. The Obama administration had granted Temporary Protected Status to Haitians who fled the country following the devastating earthquake that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
The decision applies to any Haitian immigrant living in the country as of Friday and anyone who does not have a nationality but who last lived in Haiti. The designation will affect some 150,000 individuals. The Obama administration had granted Temporary Protected Status to Haitians who fled the country following the devastating earthquake that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
- 5/23/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
A group of Senate Democrats is calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East after a week of conflict between the Israeli military and Hamas that has left more than 200 people dead, including dozens of Palestinian women and children.
But the lawmakers’ push for an immediate end to the violence comes amid a broader split over whether the United States should push for an end to a conflict in which civilians are being killed. While some Democrats are calling for an immediate halt, others are keeping quiet or backing the ongoing Israeli military operation.
But the lawmakers’ push for an immediate end to the violence comes amid a broader split over whether the United States should push for an end to a conflict in which civilians are being killed. While some Democrats are calling for an immediate halt, others are keeping quiet or backing the ongoing Israeli military operation.
- 5/17/2021
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Democrats have introduced a White House-backed bill to overhaul the immigration system, create an eight-year path to citizenship, and allow undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States to obtain legal status.
“We have 11 million undocumented people living, working and raising families in our communities without legal status,” said Sen. Bob Menendez (D-n.J.) during a Thursday news conference announcing the bill. “These are good and decent people who believe in the promise of America down to their bones.”
Other provisions in the legislation create a fast-track citizenship process for...
“We have 11 million undocumented people living, working and raising families in our communities without legal status,” said Sen. Bob Menendez (D-n.J.) during a Thursday news conference announcing the bill. “These are good and decent people who believe in the promise of America down to their bones.”
Other provisions in the legislation create a fast-track citizenship process for...
- 2/18/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Update with Sen. Hawley response He said it with a smile, but he said it: Rep. Adam Schiff opened Day 3 of the Trump Impeachment Trial with a reminder-slash-warning for senators to keep their seats or go to jail.
Sounding a bit like a parent who doesn’t really believe his own threat of a summer-long grounding, Schiff (D-ca), the lead impeachment manager prosecuting the case against the president, nonetheless made clear that senators have a duty to listen, learn and stop bolting.
Watch the video below.
Opening with a bit of self-deprecating congressional humor, Schiff noted “how rare it is, how extraordinary it is” for House members to hold the undivided attention of senators “for hours or even for minutes.”
“Of course,” Schiff continues, “it doesn’t hurt that the morning starts out every day with a sergeant-at-arms warning you that if you don’t you will be in prison.
Sounding a bit like a parent who doesn’t really believe his own threat of a summer-long grounding, Schiff (D-ca), the lead impeachment manager prosecuting the case against the president, nonetheless made clear that senators have a duty to listen, learn and stop bolting.
Watch the video below.
Opening with a bit of self-deprecating congressional humor, Schiff noted “how rare it is, how extraordinary it is” for House members to hold the undivided attention of senators “for hours or even for minutes.”
“Of course,” Schiff continues, “it doesn’t hurt that the morning starts out every day with a sergeant-at-arms warning you that if you don’t you will be in prison.
- 1/23/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Washington — Viktor Orbán couldn’t have scripted it any better if he’d tried.
Seated next to President Trump in a gold-colored chair in the Oval Office, the Hungarian prime minister listened intently as the leader of the free world sang his praises to a throng of journalists, photographers and TV cameramen. “Highly respected. Respected all over Europe,” Trump said of Orbán. “Probably, like me, a little bit controversial, but that’s Ok.”
Orbán broke into a smile, and the two heads of state traded admiring glances, each looking perfectly chummy,...
Seated next to President Trump in a gold-colored chair in the Oval Office, the Hungarian prime minister listened intently as the leader of the free world sang his praises to a throng of journalists, photographers and TV cameramen. “Highly respected. Respected all over Europe,” Trump said of Orbán. “Probably, like me, a little bit controversial, but that’s Ok.”
Orbán broke into a smile, and the two heads of state traded admiring glances, each looking perfectly chummy,...
- 5/15/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
The Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court battle has turned into one of the most contentious nominations in our nation’s history. President Trump’s nominee has been accused of past sexual assaults and of being dishonest before the Senate.
Despite testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote on September 28th. Following an unaccountably incomplete investigation by the FBI, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle, setting up a final vote this weekend.
On Friday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-me) delivered...
Despite testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote on September 28th. Following an unaccountably incomplete investigation by the FBI, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle, setting up a final vote this weekend.
On Friday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-me) delivered...
- 10/5/2018
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
SXSW (South by Southwest) CEO Roland Swenson has taken a stand against an unpopular Texas law. Senate Bill 4 (SB4), which was passed in May of this year, effectively bans sanctuary cities in the state of Texas. According to Pitchfork, “ bill requires local officials to enforce federal immigration laws, and allows those officials to question the immigration status of anyone they arrest.” Two U.S. Senators — Robert Menendez (D-n.J.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) — recently sent a letter to Swenson, urging him to relocate SXSW for 2018 unless SB4 is repealed. Also Read: Milo Yiannopoulos Supporter Sues Berkeley for $23 Million Although Swenson opposes the bill,...
- 6/7/2017
- by Ashley Eady
- The Wrap
Jersey Boys put up a fight - and the state's senior senator, Democrat Robert Menendez, is no different. Sen. Menendez was in federal court Thursday to face down his indictment on 14 counts related to bribery and conspiracy. Menendez is accused of accepting more than $750,000 in campaign contributions plus gifts - private-jet flights and the free use of vacation properties in Paris and the Dominican Republic - from Florida eye doctor Dr. Salomon Melgen, a longtime friend, in exchange for using his Senate office to benefit the doctor's business interests. Menendez and Melgen arrived separately at the U.S. District Court in Newark,...
- 4/2/2015
- by Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, @sswestfall
- PEOPLE.com
Jersey Boys put up a fight - and the state's senior senator, Democrat Robert Menendez, is no different. Sen. Menendez was in federal court Thursday to face down his indictment on 14 counts related to bribery and conspiracy. Menendez is accused of accepting more than $750,000 in campaign contributions plus gifts - private-jet flights and the free use of vacation properties in Paris and the Dominican Republic - from Florida eye doctor Dr. Salomon Melgen, a longtime friend, in exchange for using his Senate office to benefit the doctor's business interests. Menendez and Melgen arrived separately at the U.S. District Court in Newark,...
- 4/2/2015
- by Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, @sswestfall
- PEOPLE.com
Throw Alicia Menendez into the mix of women co-hosting “The View” as the ABC daytime talk show strives to revamp its lineup. Menendez, host of Fusion's “Am Tonight,” will guest co-host “The View” on Thursday. The daughter of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, she has been a frequent commentator on cable news, and is a former co-host of Sirius Xm's “Power Play,” as well as “HuffPost Live.” Also read: Jenny McCarthy Implies Hillary Clinton Is a Lesbian During ‘The View’ Menendez joins a list of recent guest co-hosts including Meghan McCain, Ana Belaval (Wgn) and Sara Haines (ABC News). The revolving door for co-hosts.
- 7/24/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
CNN’s resuscitated cable-news shoutfest “Crossfire” got off to a solid start by CNN standards with its Monday night premiere, but still fell short of the cable-news competition. Crossfire” drew 581,000 total viewers – placing it in third place behind Fox News and MSNBC — with 171,000 of them in the key 25-54 news demo, landing it in second place in the demo behind Fox. Compared to the previous four Mondays in the 6:30 p.m. timeslot for CNN, “Crossfire” improved 44 percent in total viewers and 21 percent in the demo. Also read: Senators Rand Paul and Bob Menendez to Be CNN’s First...
- 9/10/2013
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
CNN’s resuscitated Crossfire unveils tonight with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter debating with Sen. Robert Menendez, D-n.J., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., as to whether Congress should approve a military air strike on Syria. The show will premiere as the commercial broadcast networks are airing their interviews with President Obama on the same subject — and CBS airs yet more footage of Charlie Rose’s interview with Syrian President Bashar Assad, in which Assad warns the U.S. to “expect everything” in retaliation if an air strike occurs. Related: CNN’s ‘Crossfire’ Offers Viewer Voting Using Poptip Technology And yet, Crossfire’s Van Jones told reporters on the eve of the show’s return to CNN that Syria is exactly why the U.S. needs Crossfire, “so people can have these debates and we can hear the best from both sides,...
- 9/9/2013
- by LISA DE MORAES, TV Columnist
- Deadline TV
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