No competition in more than a third of GC Strategies federal deals: docs
More than a third of federal government contracts awarded to GC Strategies over the last eight years were handed out without competition, new documents show.
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Trump's hush money trial begins Monday. Here's what to expect.
Donald Trump will become the first former president to stand trial in a criminal case next week — and he'll do so against the backdrop of a presidential campaign in which he's the presumptive Republican nominee.
Prosecutors recommend delaying the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez from May to a summer date
NEW YORK (AP) — The May bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be postponed until July or August after it was learned that the New Jersey Democrat’s wife, a co-defendant, has a serious medical issue, prosecutors said Wednesday.
McCarthy says Gaetz forced him out of House speakership ‘to stop ethics complaint’ over sex scandal
The far-right Florida Republican Matt Gaetz forced Kevin McCarthy out as House speaker last year “because he slept with a 17-year-old” and wanted a congressional ethics investigation to end, McCarthy charged on Tuesday.
South Koreans vote for new parliament after campaign focused on economy, graft
South Koreans voted to elect a new parliament on Wednesday in a bitterly fought race seen by some analysts as a referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose popularity has suffered amid a cost-of-living crisis and a spate of political scandals. Nearly 25 million people, or 56.4% of eligible voters, had cast their ballots as of 2 p.m. (0500 GMT), according to the National Election Commission, including 14 million who had voted before election day. It marked the highest ever turnout for a parliamentary election at this point, though the numbers were down from the 2022 presidential vote that narrowly brou
Former Ohio utility regulator, charged in a sweeping bribery scheme, has died
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former top utility regulator awaiting trial on charges he took millions in bribes in conjunction with the largest corruption scandal in Ohio’s history died by suicide on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Franklin County Coroner’s Office said.
Biden and Japan’s Leader Look to Bind Ties to Outlast Them Both
When President Biden welcomes Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, to Washington this week for a visit highlighted by the pomp of a state dinner, there will be an inescapable subtext to all the ceremony: Both leaders are in a fight to keep their jobs.
Judge Rejects Trump Dismissal Effort in Classified Documents Case
A federal judge on Thursday rejected for now one of former President Donald J. Trump’s central efforts to dismiss charges that he had mishandled classified documents after leaving office.