"Senator Menendez's Bribery Charges Spark Calls for Resignation and Raise Questions about Supreme Court Eligibility"

Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, who is facing federal bribery charges, is set to hold a press conference on Monday to address the allegations. Menendez and his wife are accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for using his political influence to benefit the government of Egypt and business associates in New Jersey. The indictment also implicates Menendez in a web of political corruption involving aid and weapons sales to Egypt. New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy has called for Menendez's resignation, and Representative Andy Kim has announced his intention to challenge Menendez in next year's primary.