Robert Menendez news and stories by mail.com

November 15, 2018

Nevada's Cortez Masto will run Senate races for Democrats

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto will be in charge of the Democratic Party's arm focused on 2020 Senate races. She will be ...

November 08, 2018

41 Latinos in Congress, 2 races still undecided

The number of Latinos serving in Congress will rise to at least 41 in the new year, and that figure most likely will increase ...

November 07, 2018

GOP keeps Senate control for 2 more years, triumph for Trump

Republicans retained Senate control Tuesday after ousting Democratic incumbents in Indiana, North Dakota and Missouri, ...

November 07, 2018

Dems seize House control, but GOP retains Senate

Democrats seized the House majority from President Donald Trump's Republican Party on Tuesday in a suburban revolt that ...

October 18, 2018

Challenge for indicted Republicans: Win re-election

Winning re-election while indicted is a rare feat in U.S. history. But two Republican congressmen are attempting to do just ...

October 18, 2018

Democrats, Menendez facing tough fight in blue New Jersey

In deep blue New Jersey, Sen. Bob Menendez is in a brutal political fight against his GOP rival, putting Democrats — who are ...

October 17, 2018

Hillary Clinton apparently unharmed in parking-garage crash

Hillary Clinton appears to have been unharmed when the Secret Service vehicle she was riding in was involved in a crash.

October 13, 2018

Saudi Arabia, Turkey have no US ambassadors amid crisis

The disappearance of journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi after visiting a Saudi consulate in Turkey has thrown the ...

October 12, 2018

Still no US ambassadors in Saudi Arabia, Turkey amid crisis

The disappearance of journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi after visiting a Saudi consulate in Turkey has thrown the ...

October 11, 2018

The Latest: Post: US intel showed Saudi plan to hold writer

The Latest on the U.S. and the missing Saudi writer Turkish authorities say was slain inside his country's consulate in ...

October 10, 2018

The Latest: Haley departure raises question about Trump team

The Latest on the resignation of U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (all times local): 6:35 p.m. U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's ...

October 09, 2018

Trump to allow year-round sales of high-ethanol gasoline

The Trump administration is moving to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, a boon for Iowa and ...

September 18, 2018

US again slashing number of refugees it will accept

For a second straight year the U.S. will slash the number of refugees it will accept, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, ...

September 13, 2018

Senate OKs Trump choice for IRS head over Democrats' protest

Over the protests of many Democrats, the Senate on Wednesday evening approved President Donald Trump's choice to become the ...

August 24, 2018

Dem senators seek translator's notes from Trump-Putin summit

Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are asking Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to provide the panel with the ...

August 17, 2018

US ends Syria stabilization funding, cites more allied cash

The Trump administration is ending funding for Syria stabilization projects as it moves to extricate the U.S. from the ...

August 09, 2018

Dems pounce on GOP lawmaker's downfall, blast 'cesspool'

Democrats are jumping on a Republican congressman's insider trading indictment to decry a culture of corruption they say ...

August 07, 2018

NJ senator calls Trump's attack on LeBron James racist

New Jersey Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez says President Donald Trump's attack on NBA star LeBron James is part of a ...

August 01, 2018

Congress sends defense bill with military pay raise to Trump

The Senate on Wednesday gave final congressional approval to a $716 billion defense policy bill that would raise military pay ...