Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to charges of acting as an agent of Egypt The Democratic senator stepped down from the foreign relations committee chair after accusations of being a foreign agent The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2023
Sen. Menendez returns to New York court to enter plea to new conspiracy charge U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is returning to Manhattan federal court to enter a not guilty plea to a conspiracy charge alleging that he acted as an agent of the Egyptian government even as he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023
The Rise of the New Spycraft Regimes U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s indictment should remind the West not to underestimate the intelligence capabilities of smaller powers. Foreign Policy · Oct 21, 2023
At the Races: Vulnerable in GOP split on Jordan - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Oct 19, 2023
Sen. Bob Menendez's co-defendants, including his wife, plead not guilty to revised bribery charges Four defendants in the criminal bribery case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, including his wife, have pleaded not guilty in New York City to a revised indictment The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Latest defense fund for Sen. Bob Menendez reports $274,500 in donations - Roll Call Supporters of Sen. Bob Menendez gave $274,500 to the New Jersey Democrat’s legal defense fund through the end of September, a report states. Roll Call · Oct 17, 2023
Senate FEC roundup: Cruz outraised, Brown bragging rights - Roll Call A look at financials of key Senate races in the third quarter as Democrats prepare to defend a narrow majority in 2024. Roll Call · Oct 16, 2023
Defendant caucus: FEC filings show Santos ailing, Menendez trailing - Roll Call Indicted Rep. George Santos repaid more than he took in, while indicted Sen. Bob Menendez raised 28 percent less than a rival. Roll Call · Oct 16, 2023
US Senator Bob Menendez charged with acting as unregistered agent for Egypt The charge comes in addition to a previous indictment alleging Menendez accepted bribes to assist Egyptian interests. Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2023
DOJ: Bob Menendez acted as foreign agent Prosecutors allege "corrupt" scheme by Menendez and his wife to collect bribes in exchange for aid to Egypt Salon · Oct 12, 2023
New indictment charges Sen. Menendez with being an unregistered agent of the Egyptian government Federal prosecutors in New York City have rewritten their indictment against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife to charge them with conspiring to have him act as an agent of Egypt and Egyptian officials The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023
Menendez faces additional criminal charge - Roll Call Federal prosecutors filed a new criminal charge against Sen. Bob Menendez on Thursday that accuses him of not registering as a foreign agent. Roll Call · Oct 12, 2023
Why it's easy to defraud conservatives Their victims were bankers, tech bros, and GOP donors — what they have in common is giant egos fit for manipulation Salon · Oct 12, 2023
Democrats urge Senate to rapidly confirm ambassador to Israel in wake of Hamas attack Jacob Lew, former US Treasury Secretary, has been nominated The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023
The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2023 ‘Comes with the job’: why political corruption is a rite of passage in New Jersey Politicians like Bob Menendez might not be proud of the accusations they face, but there’s an attitude of ‘that’s what we do in New Jersey’
Salon · Oct 7, 2023 Bad Apples vs. Bad Genes When is corruption a case of “bad apples” rather than systemic failure?
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 New Jersey attorney general opens investigation into Nadine Menendez’s fatal car wreck The 2018 incident has come under closer scrutiny following federal corruption and bribery charges involving her husband, Senator Bob Menendez
The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2023 The McCarthy debacle barely scrapes the surface of how dysfunctional Congress is Gerontocracy, corruption, laziness – we need to ask more of US legislators, starting with making their job feel like work
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023 Bob Menendez’s wife fatally struck a man with her car weeks before alleged bribery scheme for new Mercedes Newly uncovered details and footage from 2018 incident raise new questions about corruption charges
The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2023 Bob Menendez’s wife struck and killed pedestrian in New Jersey in 2018 No charges were brought after the crash, which occurred two years before Nadine Arslanian married the now embattled US senator
Roll Call · Oct 5, 2023 At the Races: The cost of chaos - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023 John Fetterman wants people to stop fussing about his use of captioning technology The Pennsylvania Democratic Senator talks to Eric Garcia about calling on Bob Menendez to resign, why it’s a ‘privilege’ to destigmatise the use of captioning technology and why Trump doesn’t understand auto workers
The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2023 Menendez’s alleged sharing of information with Egypt risked lives of US embassy staff, ex-US official says Former diplomat said senator’s allegedly corrupt actions could have put embassy staff in the sights of Egyptian intelligence
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 John Fetterman wants people to stop fussing about his use of captioning technology The Pennsylvania Democratic Senator talks to Eric Garcia about calling on Bob Menendez to resign, why it’s a ‘privilege’ to destigmatise the use of captioning technology and why Trump doesn’t understand auto workers
Al Jazeera · Oct 4, 2023 Egypt faces scrutiny in US after Senator Menendez’s bribery indictment US lawmakers are demanding probe into allegations that Egypt was involved in bribery scheme with Senator Bob Menendez.