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But the New Jersey Democrat said he hopes to be exonerated and "pursue my candidacy as an independent Democrat in a general election."
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Vo Van Thuong is the second president to resign in two years, a worrying sign for political stability in Vietnam, a country that plays a key role in the middle of U.S.-China competition, analysts say.
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António Costa asserted his innocence but said he must resign amid an investigation implicating members of his government.
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The New York congressman entered his plea to a growing list of charges in federal court and a trial was set for Sept. 9, 2024. He also faces an effort by fellow Republicans to oust him from the House.
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Menendez has refused to step down as New Jersey's senior senator even amid growing calls from his fellow Democratic senators.
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Democrats are abandoning New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez in the wake of his federal indictment in a corruption scheme involving his wife and local businessmen.
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Some House members and top New Jersey Democrats, including the governor, called for the senator's resignation after he was indicted Friday on federal corruption charges.
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President Nixon was named as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the Watergate scandal, and President Clinton was impeached following the fallout from his affair with a White House intern.
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Guilty or innocent, the drug-corruption trial in New York of high-ranking former Mexican government official, Genaro Garcia Luna, shows the limits of the U.S. to win its decades-long "war on drugs."
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The Ukrainian government's recent shake-up drew attention to corruption allegations implicating senior officials. Here's a short history of the country's efforts to combat graft.