Sen. Bob Menendez to address Democratic Senate colleagues amid bribery indictment

Sen. Bob Menendez is set to face his Democratic Senate colleagues this afternoon, making the case for why he should stay in office even as over half of Democratic senators have demanded he resign. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that the allegations in the indictment show Menendez “fell way, way below“ the standards of a U.S. senator but did not call on Menendez to resign. Schumer said Menendez would address the Senate Democratic luncheon on Capitol Hill. “We’ll see what will happen after that," said Schumer. This comes...