Cash and gold bars: alleged corruption in Congress
First: With only one week left to avoid a government shutdown, Congress continues to argue over a spending bill. House speaker Kevin McCarthy faces threats of removal as speaker if he compromises with Democrats.
Next: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) allegedly accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars and luxury gifts in bribes from multiple people. He was indicted Friday on corruption charges. Some Democratic politicians have called for him to resign, but others have not.
Then: The second Republican Presidential primary debate will be Wednesday, but Donald Trump will not attend. Other conservative candidates have criticized Trump on various issues such as abortion.
Later: President Biden is doing poorly in many national polls. He is tied with Trump in some head to head election polls.
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