Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez will return as the top Democrat on the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, after stepping down from the post in 2015 amid corruption charges. “I am honored to resume my position as Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,” Menendez said in a written statement Tuesday. But he still faces political headwinds in his bid this year for a third Senate term and even his return to the committee post. In reclaiming his post on the foreign relations committee, Menendez would push aside Maryland Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, who occupied the ranking-member post in his absence. The liberal wing of the Democratic Party, though, has expressed concern about Menendez’s return, considering he’s regarded as more moderate than Cardin.

Source: Fox News February 06, 2018 18:40 UTC