Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey announced his intention to resign from office effective August 20 following his conviction on 16 federal charges including misuse of his official position to benefit New Jersey businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15
PROGRAM #10470 12:00 PM PT

Menendez to Leave his Seat After Corruption Conviction. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey announced his intention to resign from office effective August 20 following his conviction on 16 federal charges including misuse of his official position to benefit New Jersey businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar. Menendez had previously run as an independent candidate for re-election this year and it is unknown whether he still intends to pursue his election plans. A reporter tells about the next steps in this legal case and its ramifications in regards to the upcoming elections.

Guest: José López Zamorano, News Correspondent, Washington, DC.

Governor Opens Door to Doctors Affected by Texas Abortion Restriction. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a direct appeal to Texas health care providers inviting them to consider relocating to neighboring New Mexico in response to what she calls a “draconian abortion ban” in Texas. What steps is New Mexico taking to make sure it does not follow in Texas’s footsteps in passing restrictive abortion laws?

Guest: Marina Piña, Director of Communications and Marketing, New Mexico Health Care Authority, Santa Fe, NM.

Unprecedented number of evictions in Denver. Nearly a year since Denver set a new record for evictions, Colorado’s most populous city is poised to break that mark in 2024, at a time when the cost of rent exceeds what people can actually afford. In the midst of a crisis exacerbated by a lack of affordable housing options, where to move? How do you tell the government that it is required to offer enough options to stem the problem? A representative of an organization that promotes economic and racial equality comments on this topic.

Guest: César Jiménez, Head of Rental Programs, Community Economic Defense Project-CEDP, Denver, CO.

Photo: Illustration by Sara Shakir (Public Domain photos, and Bob Menéndez /flickr)

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