"Senator Robert Menendez Indicted on Bribery Charges in New York"
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, a Democrat who leads the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, has been charged in a federal corruption indictment along with his wife and two others. The indictment follows a lengthy investigation by federal prosecutors in Manhattan and comes nearly six years after Menendez's previous trial on unrelated corruption charges ended with a hung jury. Menendez, who is already facing a Democratic challenger in his planned re-election bid, could potentially face significant political consequences if he were to step down before the end of his term.