House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and other top House Democrats are holding a fundraiser on Thursday for Rep. Rob Menendez Jr. (D-NJ), Axios reports. The son of indicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is trying to fend off a tough primary challenge from Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla (D).

“The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 40000 for the first time, a milestone that appeared implausible little more than two years ago when the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates to cool an overheated economy,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Perhaps most important, the recession

“Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday pledged to deepen the countries’ already close strategic ties and condemned what they claimed was aggressive behavior from the U.S.,” Axios reports. “The joint statement from the two leaders is an overt snub to U.S.

“The Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge that could have dismantled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ruling that Congress had authority to insulate the agency’s funding stream from political interference,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for

The House Oversight Committee pushed back their Merrick Garland contempt markup to 8 p.m. tomorrow so Republican lawmakers have time to attend Donald Trump’s trial in New York City, CNN reports. Washington Post: Republicans flock to court to “kiss the ring” during Trump criminal trial.