Bob Menendez

Read the full indictment against Sen. Menendez and his wife for alleged gold bar bribery scheme

By Jake Offenhartz, Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has been indicted, accused of using his foreign affairs influence to help Egypt in return for bribes from the authoritarian regime.

WATCH: DOJ announces new bribery charges against New Jersey’s Sen. Bob Menendez and wife

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

Menendez will have to step down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee now that he’s been indicted. The indictment alleges Menendez provided sensitive U.S. government information and took other steps to secretly help Egypt.

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey re-elected to third term

By Associated Press

The New Jersey Democrat was re-elected to a third term, defeating Republican Bob Hugin.

Menendez: Putin must be thinking his 2016 investment paid off

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., says President Trump acted more like “a supplicant than the leader of the free world” at a news conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. Menendez joins Judy Woodruff to share his reaction to what might transpire…

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Menendez defeats Democratic primary challenger

By Associated Press

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has fended off a primary challenger and will be the Democratic nominee in New Jersey's only statewide race this fall.

Congressional leaders split on Trump withdrawal from Iran deal

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Government officials from both party lines have expressed concern over President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran deal.

Government says it won’t retry Sen. Menendez on corruption charges

By David Porter, Associated Press

Prosecutors filed a motion with the court on Wednesday to throw out the case after the first trial of the New Jersey Democrat and Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen ended in a hung jury last November.

Prosecutors say they will retry New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez

By David Porter, Associated Press

Federal prosecutors told a federal judge in New Jersey on Friday that they will seek a retrial of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., whose 11-week corruption trial ended in a hung jury in November.

Why 2018 could be one of the Senate Ethics Committee’s busiest years

By Matthew Daly, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Next year, the panel could be working nonstop, deciding the fate of up to three lawmakers, including two facing allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior.

Mistrial declared in Menendez bribery trial after jury deadlocks

By David Porter, Associated Press

Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial has ended in a mistrial after the jury said it was hopelessly deadlocked on the charges against the Democrat and his co-defendant.