S en. Bob Menendez came under heavy pressure to resign Tuesday as a surging number of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate, including fellow New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, urged him to step aside over the federal bribery allegations against him.

Sen. Bob Menendez is coming under heavy pressure to resign from office as he faces federal bribery allegations

Sen. Bob Menendez came under heavy pressure to resign Tuesday as a surging number of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate, including fellow New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, urged him to step aside over the federal bribery allegations against him.

T he White House has continued to split the difference when it comes to Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ). Some Democrats are calling for Menendez to resign amid a corruption scandal, but the Biden administration is simply calling it a "serious matter" while saying the bigger questions should be left to Congress.

Cory Booker, the junior senator from New Jersey, issued the most prominent call yet for Robert Menendez’s resignation after his Democratic colleague was charged with bribery.