After the United States’ closest ally in the Middle East was stunned by a highly coordinated terrorist attack at an unprecedented scale, American politicians from across the political spectrum immediately offered their complete support to Israel, giving the government a greenlight to respond how it sees fit.

On Oct. 12, New Jersey Senator Robert “Bob” Menendez was indicted with a second charge of “Conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent” of Egypt during his term as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

The US Senate put forward a proposed amendment on Sept. 21 calling for China not to be treated as a developing country and voted 96-0 in favor of the amendment. “The People’s Republic of China is not a developing country, and the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations should not treat the PRC as such,” said Dan Sullivan, a senator from Alaska, in his remarks prior to the vote.