Former N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison

NEW YORK — Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday afternoon in a Lower Manhattan court. Menendez, 71, was convicted last July on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors had been calling for Menendez to serve 15 years, citing “the seriousness of the defendants’ crimes, the

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Faces Senate Scrutiny as Washington Post Dismisses His Defense

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate confirmation hearing was anything but ordinary. Nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Kennedy faced fierce questioning over his past statements and positions. The Washington Post, in its coverage, painted him as a conspiracy theorist struggling to defend himself. That is not surprising,