Senator Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, was charged with accepting bribes, including cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz, in exchange for political favors.
The militia, which has targeted ships it says are connected to Israel, has vowed not to stop until the siege in Gaza ends and claims that a new U.S.-led maritime task force cannot deter the attacks.
William J. Burns was in Warsaw on Monday, where he met with the head of Mossad, Israel’s spy agency, and the prime minister of Qatar, which has helped broker talks with Hamas.