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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is interviewed outside Newark Liberty International Airport after attending a news conference to address the partial government shutdown, which is keeping airport employees working without pay, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Bob Menendez calls for Trump National Golf Clubs FBI probe

A New Jersey senator on Monday demanded that federal investigators launch a probe into President Trump's golf course properties for hiring immigrants living in the U.S. illegally -- and said they should be allowed to stay in the U.S. to act as witnesses.

February 4, 2019
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam prepares to address a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Northam made a statement and answered questions about the late term abortion bill that was killed in committee. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Ralph Northam now says racist photo isn’t him, won’t resign

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said that while he has darkened his skin before to imitate a black man, he doesn't think he is in the photo that appears on his 1984 medical school yearbook page showing someone in blackface and another person in a KKK costume.

February 2, 2019
In this Jan. 14, 2019, file photo, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks to a crowd during a Women's Rights rally at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. A push by Virginia Democrats to loosen restrictions on late-term abortions is erupting into a fierce partisan clash due to a lawmaker's comments about late-term abortion. Gov. Ralph Northam added gas to the fire Wednesday, Jan. 30, by describing a hypothetical situation where an infant who is severely deformed or unable to survive after birth could be left to die. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) **FILE**

Gov. Northam tells state Dems he won’t resign

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has told state Democratic Party leaders Saturday morning he will not be resigning, defying his own supporters who had said an offensive photo in his 1984 yearbook has cost him the trust of his voters.

February 2, 2019
This March 3, 2015, file photo shows an upscale apartment complex where authorities say a birth tourism business charged pregnant women $50,000 for lodging, food and transportation, after it was raided in Irvine, Calif. On Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, authorities announced they have charged 20 people in an unprecedented crackdown on businesses that helped hundreds of Chinese women travel to the United States to give birth to American citizen children. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

China ‘birth tourism’ operation prompts federal charges

Federal prosecutors announced an indictment Thursday against 19 people accused of running "birth tourism" operations in Southern California that helped thousands of pregnant Chinese women visit the U.S. just in time to give birth -- thus securing American citizenship for their children.

January 31, 2019
Seema Verma, administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the changes will save taxpayers $690 million over 10 years. (Associated Press)

GOP demands answers on possible Medicaid fraud

Top congressional investigators sounded an alarm Thursday over potentially massive fraud in Medicaid and asked the Trump administration for a plan to combat overpayments, saying it's possible that billions of dollars are being wasted on people who shouldn't qualify.

January 31, 2019
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., points to a reporter as he speaks to media after the Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Democrats’ border security plan takes fire from the left

An influential group of immigration activists lashed out at Democrats on Thursday, saying the party's new border security plan is still too cruel toward illegal immigrants and should instead focus on granting citizenship rights.

January 31, 2019