 We're getting you up to speed with the three big things you need to know every 15 minutes. Three. Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, has been convicted of all charges at his corruption trial. Those include accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and, they said, acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. Guilty of that verdict. Today, Menendez says he will appeal and that he never violated his public oath.