 Officials say there are no identified ties between the gunman at the rally, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and any foreign or domestic accomplices or co-conspirators. But Iranian threats against Trump administration officials date back to the 2020 killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in an American drone strike. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington. U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has been convicted on all 16 counts in the bribery and corruption case against him in federal court in New York. Remember, station WNYC, Nancy Solomon is more.