The New Jersey Democrat appeared before a federal judge in New York City alongside his wife, Nadine, and two other co-defendants, who also pleaded not guilty.
The case of Mendez v. Westminster challenged and ended school segregation in California, laying the groundwork for the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
The New Jersey senator, charged last week with accepting bribes, halted a 2020 proposal fueled by widespread concerns that foreign influence campaigns had infiltrated American politics.
Aguilar, the highest-ranking Latino Democrat in the House, took issue with Menendez’s initial response to the indictment, when he suggested he was targeted because he is Latino.
Almost 30 Senate Democrats have called on Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, who pleaded not guilty to bribery charges, to resign. Some in the party worry the scandal could hurt them in 2024.
President Joe Biden called on Republicans to "do their job" and fund the government as conservatives push for deep spending cuts the Democratic Senate won't accept.
The former president is set to deliver prime-time remarks at a manufacturing plant Wednesday night as his primary opponents participate in their second presidential debate.
The announcement represents a high-profile victory for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose far-right government has had a fraught relationship with the Biden administration.