This just in from The Associated Press: “A trial judge has decided to sever the corruption case of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine, meaning there will be two separate trials and he’ll go first.

“Thursday’s ruling comes two days after Nadine Menendez’s attorneys had requested a two-month delay in what was supposed to be a joint trial with her husband to give her time to deal with medical issues.

“In their request to Judge Sidney Stein, Menendez’s attorneys did not reveal specifics of her medical condition. They did say it would require surgery and “possibly significant recovery” time.”