Gold bars, cash, and an air purifier: The 8 alleged bribes Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife took, ranked

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Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, points at some of the cool stuff that US Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife allegedly received from Egyptian-American businessmen.

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Sen. Bob Menendez Googled 'how much is one kilo of gold worth' around the time his wife accepted alleged bribes, indictment says

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Prosecutors allege Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, and his wife accepted gold bars as part of a bribery scheme.

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Inside the Civilian Conservation Corps, the New Deal agency that employed 2.5 million men to preserve national forests

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Teenage laborers in the Civilian Conservation Corps sit in a tent after a day's work

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The chaos over an impending shutdown is so bad that some Republicans say they'll join forces with Democrats to keep the government open

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GOP Rep. Mike Lawler of New York's 17th Congressional District.

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Federal agents found more than $480,000 in cash 'stuffed into envelopes and hidden in clothing' in Sen. Bob Menendez's home, indictment says

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  • Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has been indicted on bribery charges.
  • Federal agents found cash "stuffed into envelopes and hidden in clothing" in his home.
  • This is the second time Menendez has been charged with bribery.
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and an exhibit from the indictment against the senator.
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Sen. Bob Menendez is facing charges yet again — this time in the most cartoonish corruption scandal you can imagine

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Sen. Robert Menendez / One of the gold bars Menendez is accused of taking
Sen. Robert Menendez / One of the gold bars Menendez is accused of taking

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Rep. Lauren Boebert rents an apartment from an executive for Koch-backed group

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Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, said she does not discuss policy with her landlord who is a top official at a Koch-backed group.

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Taylor Swift's Instagram post urging people to register to vote led to the largest Voter Registration Day since 2020 for Vote.org

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Taylor Swift performs in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Biden repeats story about Charlottesville white supremacist rally 'nearly word for word' minutes after telling it the first time

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President Joe Biden meets with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 20, 2023.

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Rupert Murdoch is stepping down from running Fox and News Corp. and is handing the reins to his son Lachlan

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Lachlan Murdoch and Rupert Murdoch at Day 10 of the US Open held at the USTA Tennis Center on September 5, 2018 in New York City.

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