During every State of the Union, one member of the president’s cabinet is ushered away from Washington, D.C. and labeled the “designated survivor” with the intention of ensuring that someone in line for presidential succession is kept safe in the event of a catastrophic event during the speech. The precaution, which dates back to the Cold War, is “taken to provide continuity in the presidency in the event...

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who’s been hit with a slew of indictments in a bribery scheme involving Egypt and Qatar, will not be seeking re-election this November, according to a report.  A source close to the matter told The New York Post that Menendez, “will not be running.”  The news comes after new obstruction charges were added earlier this week to a rewritten indictment returned against Menendez and...