4 Things to Know About Mike Huckabee, Trump’s Ambassador to Israel
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4 Things to Know About Mike Huckabee, Trump’s Ambassador to Israel

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor, Republican presidential contender and Baptist minister, was confirmed as ambassador to Israel by a vote of 53 to 46 on Wednesday, with senators largely divided along party lines. President Trump announced Mr. Huckabee as his nominee for…

Awaiting Sentencing, Menendez Pleads for Leniency and Blames His Wife
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Awaiting Sentencing, Menendez Pleads for Leniency and Blames His Wife

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines With less than a month to go before Robert Menendez, New Jersey’s disgraced former U.S. senator, is scheduled to be sentenced for corruption, his lawyers submitted an emotion-laden appeal for leniency based on what they depicted as Mr. Menendez’s hardscrabble upbringing, life of…