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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Lynn Sweet

Sen. Dick Durbin, No. 2 Senate leader, calls on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., appeared in federal court on Wednesday on bribery charges. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the No. 2 Senate leader, on Wednesday called for Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to resign.

With Durbin posting a short statement on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, all the top Senate leaders with the exception of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are pushing Menendez to quit.

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