Menendez Kicks Off Re-Election Bid

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) will kick off his re-election bid for a third term, just two months after federal prosecutors dropped corruption charges against him, the AP reports.

“Menendez was charged in 2015 with trading his political influence for gifts and campaign donations from a friend. His trial ended in a hung jury last fall, and in January prosecutors decided not to retry him.”