Democrats Can't Afford to Stay Silent on Menendez Corruption Charges

If Democrats want to maintain their credibility as the adults in Washington, they need to throw all their weight behind demands for Bob Menendez to resign. The powerful Democrat, who was indicted last week on stunning bribery charges, stepped aside as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—the influential role he allegedly profited from in exchange for aid to the Egyptian government. But, in a defiant press conference Monday, Menendez vowed to remain in office as he fought the corruption charges. “As I have stated throughout this whole process,” he...