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Menendez to address Senate Democrats as most of them urge he resign after bribery charges
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Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is accused of bribery charges in an indictment that says gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars were found at his home.
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"Instead of waiting for all the facts to be presented, others have rushed to judgment because they see a political opportunity for themselves or those around them.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez came under heavy pressure to resign Tuesday as a surging number of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate, including fellow New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, urg…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Bob Menendez came under heavy pressure to resign Tuesday as a surging number of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate, including fellow New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, urged him to step aside over the federal bribery allegations against him.
More than half of Senate Democrats have called for Robert Menendez to resign. Sen. Charles E. Schumer says Menendez will address Democratic colleagues Thursday.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez came under heavy pressure to resign Tuesday as a surging number of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate, including fellow New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, urged him to step aside over the federal bribery allegations against him.
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), the chamber's second-highest-ranking Democrat, called for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to resign on Wednesday in connection to charges of taking bribes in exchange for political favors.
Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer refrained from calling for Sen. Bob Menendez's resignation amid federal corruption and bribery charges Wednesday.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) and his wife Nadine Menendez arrived in federal court on Wednesday to face charges of taking bribes from three New Jersey businessman, as calls for the senator's resignation from his fellow Democrats escalated.
Among the 26 senators on the record as of Tuesday night was New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker, who said in a statement that Menendez’s refusal to step down was a “mistake.”
More than a dozen U.S. Senate Democrats including Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown are calling on New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez to resign following his indictment on corruption charges for the second time.
CNN By Shawna Mizelle and Gregory Krieg, CNN Washington (CNN) — The political walls are closing in on Sen. Bob Menendez, the New Jersey Democrat under a federal indictment accusing him of corruption-related offenses. New Jersey Sen.
Democrats are abandoning New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez in the wake of his federal indictment in a corruption scheme involving his wife and local businessmen.
WASHINGTON >> Sen. Bob Menendez came under heavy pressure to resign today as a surging number of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate, including fellow New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, urged him to step aside over the federal bribery allegations against him.
WASHINGTON (AP) — With calls for his resignation increasing, New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez is expected on Thursday to address his Democratic Senate colleagues for the first time since he was indicted on federal bribery charges. More than half of Senate Democrats have said he should step down.
New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez remains defiant in the face of federal bribery charges, telling a room full of his Senate Democratic colleagues that he has no plans to resign. Speaking at a closed-door caucus luncheon on Thursday in the Capitol, Menendez echoed his previous public statements in resp…
Embattled U.S. senator Bob Menendez (N.J.) told his Democratic colleagues on Thursday that he will not resign, a day after he pleaded not guilty to federal charges of accepting bribes, fellow Democratic senator Joe Manchin (W.Va.) said.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) will speak to Senate Democrats on Thursday as the conference decides how to proceed following his federal indictment on bribery charges that touched on his official work.
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is accused of bribery charges in an indictment that says gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars were found at his home.
Scandal plagued Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) struck a defiant tone with his Democrat colleagues during a closed door meeting Thursday, refusing to step down.
