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![Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/07/attachment-BIden-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy
It was a moment for the history books — a U.S. president reflecting before the nation on why he was taking the rare step of voluntarily handing off power.
![Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/07/attachment-Election_2024_Trump_Shooting_24206561287998.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says
The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have done a Google search one week before the shooting of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?” FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday, revealing new details about a suspect he said had taken a keen interest in public figures but had otherwise not left behind clear clues of an ideological motive.
![White House agrees to board to mediate labor dispute between NJ Transit and its engineers](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/07/attachment-Train_Hits_Station_16273800193605.jpg?w=980&q=75)
White House agrees to board to mediate labor dispute between NJ Transit and its engineers
New Jersey Transit and a union representing its rail engineers will have more time try work out a labor dispute under an executive order President Joe Biden signed Wednesday.
![Russia convicts NJ journalist with of spying in a trial widely seen as politically motivated](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/07/attachment-APTOPIX_Russia_US_Reporter_24201483661227.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Russia convicts NJ journalist with of spying in a trial widely seen as politically motivated
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security prison on charges that his employer and the U.S. government have rejected as fabricated.
![Trump urges unity while proposing sweeping populist agenda](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/07/attachment-RNC-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Trump urges unity while proposing sweeping populist agenda
Donald Trump’s address, the longest convention speech in modern history at just under 93 minutes, marked the climax and conclusion of a massive four-day Republican pep rally
![Blade collapse, New York launch and New Jersey research show uneven progress of offshore wind](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/07/attachment-Offshore_Wind_New_Jersey_24193617208638.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Blade collapse, New York launch and New Jersey research show uneven progress of offshore wind
Three events Wednesday highlighted the uneven progress of the offshore wind industry in the Northeast, including the start of a major project in New York, research aimed at preventing environmental damage in New Jersey, and a temporary shutdown of a wind farm in Massachusetts after a broken turbine blade washed ashore on a famous beach.
![Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver wins special primary for New Jersey US House seat](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/07/attachment-Election_2024_New_Jersey_House_24192741478496.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver wins special primary for New Jersey US House seat
Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has won the special House Democratic primary to succeed the late Donald Payne Jr. in Congress.
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Democrats consider expelling Menendez from the Senate after conviction in bribery trial
Sen. Bob Menendez has shown no sign he will voluntarily resign from the Senate following his conviction on bribery charges, leaving Democratic senators contemplating an expulsion effort to force him from office.
![Federal jury finds NJ Sen. Bob Menendez guilty in gold bar bribery scandal](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/07/attachment-AP24197548747924.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Federal jury finds NJ Sen. Bob Menendez guilty in gold bar bribery scandal
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been convicted of accepting bribes of cash, gold and a luxury car from three New Jersey businessmen.
![Trump announces his pick for new vice presidential candidate](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/07/attachment-AP24197692258361.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Trump announces his pick for new vice presidential candidate
Donald Trump says Ohio Sen. JD Vance will be his vice presidential pick.