Vermont Sen. Peter Welch Becomes Third Democratic Senator to Call for Menendez Resignation

Vermont Sen. Peter Welch late on Monday became the third Democratic senator to call for Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to resign following his indictment on corruption and bribery charges. "The people of New Jersey and the United States Senate are entitled to an effective Senator," Welch said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. "The shocking and specific allegations against Senator Menendez have wholly compromised his capacity to be that effective Senator. I encourage Senator Menendez to resign." Welch stressed that the New Jersey senator is...