Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has filed a petition with nearly 2,500 signatures, to run for reelection as an Independent, despite being on trial for federal bribery charges. The New Jersey Division of Elections lists Menendez as a candidate in the Nov. 5 election, after he submitted a petition with 2,465 signatures. In order to make it onto the ballot, Menendez was required to collect 800 signatures. Menendez has...

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. previously expressed support for higher gas prices for consumers, which he argued would force a market shift toward electric vehicles.  Kennedy made the argument in a number of media appearances, as well as at least one speech, going back to 2003, claiming that ending subsidies to oil companies and forcing them to cover certain costs related to oil production, would lead...