How Old Is Too Old to Be President? An Uncomfortable Question Arises Again.
When Dwight D. Eisenhower weighed the pros and cons of running for a second term, one factor that concerned him was his age.
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Witness at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial says meat-export monopoly made costs soar
NEW YORK (AP) — A witness at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial testified Friday that the cost of certifying that meat sent to Egypt followed Islamic dietary requirements skyrocketed after a single U.S. company was given a monopoly in a cozy deal prosecutors say the Democrat arranged in return for bribes.
Sen. Bob Menendez Reveals Wife Has Breast Cancer As Bribery Trial Begins
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez said Thursday that his wife has breast cancer and will require a mastectomy, a revelation made just as the presentation of evidence began at his New York bribery trial.
Bob ‘Gold Bars’ Menendez reveals wife Nadine’s cancer diagnosis one day after blaming her for bribery charges
Senator Bob Menendez revealed his wife, Nadine Menendez, is fighting breast cancer one day after blaming her for the criminal bribery charges he faces.
The Latest | US military finishes pier for delivering aid into Gaza as Israel presses in Rafah
The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on Thursday for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged over seven months of intense fighting in the Israel-Hamas war.
Opening statements get under way in Bob ‘Gold Bar’ Menendez’s bribery trial
The corruption and bribery trial of embattled New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez officially got under on Wednesday afternoon with opening statements in the case.
Senator Tammy Duckworth is trying to get doctor who saved her life in Iraq out of Gaza
US Senator Tammy Duckworth is trying to get a surgeon she said saved her life out of Gaza as aid workers remain trapped in the embattled enclave.
Sen. Robert Menendez bribery trial: Opening statements expected in corruption case
Prosecutors and defense attorneys are poised Wednesday to select a full jury and deliver opening statements in the federal bribery trial of Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey. Judge Sidney Stein sketched out that timeline Tuesday afternoon after two plodding days in court passed without a single juror being seated for the trial of the Democratic lawmaker and two New Jersey businessmen in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Stein said he expects the jury box to be filled by mid-morning Wednesday "at the latest." Prosecutors will begin their opening statements shortly afterward "if all goes to plan," the judge said. Menendez, 70, and his wife Nadine Menendez are charged in the case with taking hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bribes — including bags of cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz convertible — in exchange for official acts
Opening statements set to kick off second criminal trial for Sen. Bob Menendez
NEW YORK (AP) — The bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is ready to start with opening statements Wednesday as prosecutors seek to convince a jury that the longtime powerful Democrat was willing to sell his influence to benefit three businessmen in return for cash, gold bars and a fancy car.