A defiant Sen. Robert Menendez proclaimed his innocence after a jury found him guilty on all counts in the federal corruption trial against him. Longtime colleagues and former allies have now left him with the choices to resign or be expelled.

Former President Donald Trump described the assassination attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania, as he formally accepted the GOP nomination for president at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this past Thursday night.

There were more problems on NJ Transit this week. The agency cited "heat-related rail equipment issues" that required trains to be pulled out of service for repairs.