Robert Menendez News

Then there is the congressional piece of the puzzle. This week the House will take up legislation by Reps.

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and U.S. Rep. Albio Sires today joined Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, as well as representatives of the International Longshoreman's Association Local 1135 and the New York Shipping Association to announce progress on the project to raise the Bayonne Bridge.

On Friday, he received yet another endorsement in his re-election campaign from a Democratic politician - the mayor of Burlington.

A top White House adviser insisted President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for answers on Sunday.

Cumberland Regional High School Assistant Principal Ralph Aiello, left, is congratulated by Sen.

On Wednesday, the House and Senate held hearings on Iran policy with top administration officials Wendy Sherman, Under Secretary of Political Affairs at the U.S. State Department, and David S. Cohen, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the U.S. Treasury Department.

That peanut butter cup tempting you in the checkout aisle or Krimpet calling out from the office vending machine might seem like sweet, simple bliss, but in Washington they are the subject of fierce debate, competing economic studies, lobbying, and media campaigns that could all spill onto the Senate floor this week.

Washington, DC Today, during American Craft Beer Week, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez met with members of the Brewers Association, including Gene Muller, founder and general manager of New Jersey's Flying Fish Brewing Company.

WASHINGTON, DC In observance of America's National Women's Health Week, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez , Frank R. Lautenberg , Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep.

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 28, 2013.

ABC's "This Week" - White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer; Sen. Robert Menendez, D- N.J.; Sen.

RUCDR Infinite Biologics , the world's largest university-based biorepository, has completed an $11.8 million renovation project to create a new Genomics Technology Center, comprising 12,500 square feet of laboratory, office, and storage space on the Busch Campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

A pair of FBI agents met on a recent weekday morning with brothers Alfonso "Alfy" and Jose "Pepe" Fanjul in the Palm Beach headquarters of their sugar and real estate empire.

On the heels of Wednesday's announcement that the U.S. Coast Guard approved raising the Bayonne Bridge roadway, elected officials are praising the Coast Guard.

After failing to halt Iran's peaceful nuclear program with harsh economic sanctions, a group of U.S. lawmakers are proposing a measure to cut off Iran entirely from world oil markets.

Rahway High School AP English Language and Literature teacher JoAnn Bertelo glowing at hearing of the internship adventures of former student Emmilyne Victor.

Buffeted by Republican criticism for its handling of last September's deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, the Obama administration is mounting a coordinated response.

Farm bill, day two: The House Agriculture Committee will take up its version of the farm bill on Wednesday with the hopes of not only moving it through the panel but finally getting it to the floor for a vote.

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, the chairman of the influential Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a bill on Monday that would provide weapons to some vetted groups of Syrian rebels.

A ramp leading to the beach over the dunes in Harvey Cedars was broken off after Hurricane Sandy hit last fall.