Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is defending New Jersey Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez against demands he resign this week. The defense comes less than a week after Menendez was charged with three felony counts: conspiracy to commit bribery, honesty services fraud and extortion under color of official right. Rubio said the details in the indictment are "nasty" but argued that a jury should decide his fate instead of fellow U.S. Senate members. "The allegations against the Senior Senator from New Jersey are nasty & the evidence offered difficult to...

New Jersey’s Robert Menendez is entitled to the presumption of innocence (again). But after his latest federal indictment on bribery charges, he should not be entitled to continue to serve in the United States Senate. The cloud hanging over the Garden State’s senior senator will inevitably distract from his ability to put his constituents first. He should step down and focus his energy on mounting a credible defense. However, Menendez said he is not going anywhere. During a news conference on Monday, he recounted his many accomplishments championing worthy causes...

Embattled U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez spoke to his fellow Senate Democrats during a closed-door lunch meeting Thursday at the U.S. Capitol, reiterating he won’t resign, though more than half of them have called on the New Jersey lawmaker to step down. Menendez met with the Senate’s Democratic caucus a day after pleading not guilty in court to federal corruption charges and as pressure continues to mount for him to leave the seat he has held representing New Jersey since 2006. John Fetterman on Bob Menendez: "He's got to go. .....

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez from New Jersey met with fellow Democrats in Washington, D.C. today. Senators who were part of the meeting say Menendez was adamant he would not resign, despite his indictment on federal corruption charges. 69 News Reporter Priscilla Liguori tells us how Republicans in New Jersey hope Menendez's problems could help them win his Senate seat next year. We also hear from U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania John Fetterman as he renews his call for Menendez to step down. Plus, 69 News Reporter Bo Koltnow heads outside and...

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., told the Democratic Senate Caucus during a closed lunch on Thursday he would not resign amid federal corruption and bribery charges announced this week. "I will continue to cast votes on behalf of the people of New Jersey as I have for 18 years," Menendez said as he exited the lunch. "I think Schumer may need those votes, he’ll be looking forward for me to cast them." According to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V, who was in the meeting, Menendez made his point well. Menendez and his...

WASHINGTON (AP) — With calls for his resignation increasing, New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez is expected on Thursday to address his Democratic Senate colleagues for the first time since he was indicted on . More than half of Senate Democrats have said he should . But Menendez, who is scheduled to speak to his colleagues in a closed-door party luncheon in the Capitol, has so far signaled he has no plans to leave the Senate. Menendez has taken a defiant tone in speeches and a press conference in recent days,...

Military assistance to Egypt to the tune of $235 million is in flux after the shakeup of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairmanship, with a decision expected within 24 hours. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the newly appointed chair of the committee, has until the end of the fiscal year — which comes this weekend — to decide whether to exercise a hold on millions of dollars in military financing for Egypt. The stakes of the decision are high following the indictment of the former chairman of the committee, Sen. Bob...

CRANFORD, N.J. - Sen. Robert Menendez is expected to address his colleagues in the Senate Thursday in Washington, D.C. The closed-door luncheon comes a day after Menendez pleaded not guilty to bribery and extortion charges. One of the first calls for Menendez to resign came from Gov. Phil Murphy. Now, 27 of his colleagues in the 51-member Democratic caucus are asking him to resign, including Sen. Dick Durbin. Menendez arrived at his office in D.C. early Thursday morning, preparing to state his case to his colleagues. Sen. Charles Schumer said...