The political career of Sen. Robert Menendez, the Democrat from New Jersey, lived for another day on Thursday when a federal jury deadlocked on 12 corruption charges.
But shortly after the mistrial was declared, the Senate Ethics Committee said it would immediately take up the case.
The Senate Ethics Committee announced it would resume its ethics investigation.
And Democrats said they were ready to welcome Menendez back with open arms.
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