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      After House Ousts Santos, Fetterman Says Menendez Also 'Needs to Go'

      "If you are going to expel Santos, how can you allow... somebody like Menendez to remain in the Senate?"

      Jessica Corbett
      Dec 01, 2023

      After the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted to expel Republican New York Congressman George Santos, Sen. John Fetterman renewed his demand for similar action against Sen. Bob Menendez.

      Fetterman (D-Pa.) has been calling for Menendez (D-N.J.) to exit the Senate since he was indicted in September and accused aiding the government of Egypt, engaging in "a corrupt relationship" with multiple businessmen, and accepting bribes in the form of "cash, gold, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury vehicle, and other things of value."

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      The US Must Stand For Democracy in the Middle East

      It appears the U.S. has been interested in maintaining short-term stability and allyships more than long-term stability that benefits people of the region.

      Atef Said
      Oct 28, 2023

      As global attention zeroes in on the Israel war on Gaza following Hamas attacks earlier this month, and corruption charges face a U.S. senator and his ties to Egypt, it is noteworthy that for many decades, the region has been synonymous with instability and violence.

      I grew up in Cairo, Egypt, and have been teaching in the U.S. about that region at the university level for more than a decade, nine years after I arrived to the U.S. where I am a citizen.

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      Menendez Must Resign or Be Expelled, Critics Say as Grand Jury Files New Corruption Charges

      "Given the severity of these charges, the U.S. Senate should vote on expulsion," said Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.).

      Julia Conley
      Oct 12, 2023

      Calls for U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez to resign intensified on Thursday after a federal grand jury indicted him on fresh charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent and accepting bribes on behalf of the government of Egypt.

      At least one federal lawmaker said that if the New Jersey Democrat doesn't step down, the Senate should vote on expelling him.

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