New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker calls on colleague Bob Menendez to resign, as dam breaks

Sen. Bob Menendez’s political fortunes darkened considerably Tuesday morning, as ​a​t least six more Democrats in the Senate called on ​him to resign, including Cory Booker, New Jersey’s junior senator. “The details of the allegations against Senator Menendez are of such a nature that the faith and trust of New Jerseyans as well as those he must work with in order to be effective have been shaken to the core,” Booker, a Democrat, said in a statement. “I believe stepping down is best for those Senator Menendez has spent his...