14 November 2024

Tag: Calls

Politics

Calls Grow for Aid to Egypt to Be Cut Members of Congress call for Egypt to face consequences for allegedly bribing Sen. Bob Menendez. By Mathias Hammer September 27, 2023

Dozens of gold bars. Wads of cash. A black Mercedes-Benz convertible. These are just some of the bribes the Department of Justice alleges that Senator Bob Menendez received while illicitly aiding the Egyptian government of President Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi. Not surprisingly, the accusations are straining the relationship between the U.S. and Egypt, as Congress considers whether […]

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Cory Booker Calls on Bob Menendez to Resign Sen. Cory Booker is calling on his fellow New Jersey Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez to resign after federal bribery charges against him. By MARY CLARE JALONICK / AP September 26, 2023

(WASHINGTON) Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is calling on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign, saying in a statement that the federal bribery charges unveiled on Friday against his fellow New Jersey Democrat contain shocking allegations of corruption and specific, disturbing details of wrongdoing. Bookers statement came Tuesday as a growing number of Democratic senators — at […]

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