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Lawmakers descended on the State Capitol Tuesday for a special session to take up a few topics including an election bill, and to appoint a new judge to the Connecticut Supreme Court.

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine, were indicted by a grand jury on federal bribery charges stemming from their relationship with three businessmen, according to court filings, including possible dealings with an admitted felon and the authoritarian regime of Egypt. Here’s the latest in the case

Congressman Jim Himes (D-4th District) discusses the release of prisoners from Iran, including a Weston man. He gives us some insight on what went into those negotiations and what it means for future relations with Iran. Plus, he discusses the possibility of a government shutdown at the end of the month.

Congressman Jim Himes discusses the release of prisoners from Iran, including a Weston man. He gives us some insight on what went into those negotiations and what it means for future relations with Iran.

The third Republican presidential debate will be held in Miami on Nov. 8, a day after several states hold off-year elections, and candidates will be facing the most stringent requirements yet to take part.

Investigators say they found nearly $500,000 in cash hidden in clothing and closets as well as $100,000 in gold bars in a search of the home the 69-year-old senator from New Jersey shares with his wife. Here are the biggest takeaways from the 39-page document.

Three former staffers in Florida’s top law enforcement agency told NBC News they could not get behind the statement that state crime was at “a 50-year low.”

The new projected high comes as ad spending in the GOP race has already hit a torrid pace.

Ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will run for reelection in 2024 as Democrats try to win back the majority.

The FAA, which regulates airline safety and manages the nation’s airspace, has been run by back-to-back acting administrators since March 2022

Colombian American economist Adriana Kugler was confirmed Thursday by the U.S. Senate as a Federal Reserve governor, the first Latina to join the Fed Board in its 109-year history.

The man who became known as “Joe the Plumber” during the 2008 U.S. presidential election has died.

Clark was charged with violation of the Georgia RICO Act and criminal attempt to commit false statements and writings.

The 46-year-old man made the threats because he was upset with Tester’s political decisions, court records said.

The legislation comes amid recent revelations that the service did not widely disclose a six-year internal investigation it conducted into dozens of cases of sexual assault and misconduct between 1988 and 2006.

The White House is on a sprint to connect what they say is a popular economic agenda with an unpopular incumbent president, as polls show a majority of voters consistently disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy even amid signs of a U.S. economic upswing.

The FEC unanimously voted on Thursday to advance a petition asking it to regulate ads that use AI to misrepresent political opponents as saying or doing something they didn’t

Senior administration officials said that the effort stemmed from national security goals, rather than economic interests and that the categories it covered were narrow in scope

The young Black lawmakers were reinstated by local officials after being booted from the GOP-dominated Statehouse, but only on an interim basis

The court filing revealed more detail about tax and gun charges against the president’s son.