Sen. Bob Menendez, in his first televised comments since the charges, says he won't be resigning after he was indicted on bribery charges and believes he will ultimately be exonerated. 'The allegations leveled against me are just that, allegations.'

oppenheimer if he invented slay instead of the atomic bomb

My time as an editorial fellow at Axios has ended.

Hit my email or slide into my DM if you have opportunities for me.

NEW: A pre-debate memo from Ron DeSantis campaign hits Trump on abortion/Iowa, and is dismissive of other GOP rivals despite the polling gap between them closing.

'We are the only campaign built for the long haul in terms of resources and organization.'
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INBOX: White House announces that Biden yesterday received “his annual influenza vaccine and updated COVID-19 vaccine” in accordance with CDC guidelines

Biden also got vaccinated against RSV “several weeks ago”

got myself a pumpkin spice latte on the first day of fall

Had the best time taking the amazing AJI fellows to the Hill yesterday. Allbritton Journalism Institute

N.J. Rep. Andy Kim calls for fellow N.J. Dem Menendez to resign.

'I don’t have confidence that the Senator has the ability to properly focus on our state and its people while addressing such a significant legal matter. He should step down.”

First reported by David Wildstein

no one:

me after a minor inconvenience: Those behind this campaign simply cannot accept that a first-generation Latino American from humble beginnings could—

Sen. MENENDEZ indicted documentcloud.org/documents/2398…

Updated with additional details:
—Four tests per household
—The portal opens Sept. 25
—The Biden admin says the tests are good through the end of the year and are able to detect circulating variants.

Before Dobbs, pregnant people were arrested for drinking, drug use & even refusing a C-section, according to a new report from Pregnancy Justice | @pregnancyjust.bsky.social.

Advocates worry that post-Roe abortion bans will make these criminal punishments more common.
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Elon Musk announces plans for X to charge all users 'a small monthly payment' trib.al/cdawSWt

There are so many reasons I’m excited to join the still unnamed news outlet that will launch this fall. One big reason is the amount of powerhouse reporters I’ll be working alongside. Oriana is one of them, and I’m pumped to see her abortion access coverage.