President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that he withheld military aid from Ukraine, claiming he did so amid concerns that the U.S. was contributing more to Ukraine than other European nations were. "My complaint has always been — and I'd withhold again, and I'll continue to withhold until such time as Europe and other nations contribute... Read More

  For the first time, the needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will be supported with federal funding well into adulthood and “across [their] lifetime” if the President signs a bill approved by Congress last week. The Autism Coordination, Accountability, Research, Education and Support (CARES) Act of 2019,... Read More

  U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) Sept. 24 announced a combined $1.9 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development funding to upgrade the water distribution system in Woodbine. According to a release, the funding includes a $924,530 grant and an additional $957,000 in federal financing through a... Read More

  The U.S. House of Representatives will launch a formal impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump over reports he sought foreign help to smear a political rival, setting up a dramatic clash between Congress and the White House that has spilled into the 2020 presidential campaign. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the inquiry on... Read More

  U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez called for an investigation into President Donald Trump’s administration allegedly withholding military aid to Ukraine to spur the country into investigating former Vice President Joe Biden, the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination to take on Trump next year. “If the President withheld the funds to... Read More

  A senior U.S. senator demanded on Tuesday an investigation of the withholding of nearly $400 million in aid for Ukraine by President Donald Trump's administration, as more congressional Democrats backed calls for impeachment action against Trump. Sen. Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Congress had... Read More

  Allegations that President Trump abused his power are growing. The U.S. president told his acting chief of staff to hold up $391 million in aid to Kyiv just days before Trump called Ukraine’s president and asked him to investigate Joe Biden’s son, the Washington Post reported on Monday in a story whose details were shortly... Read More

  U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez demanded that his colleagues investigate reports that President Donald Trump held up foreign aid to Ukraine to force that country to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, his possible 2020 Democratic opponent. In a blistering speech Monday on the floor, Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign... Read More

  Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is requesting that the State Department's top watchdog open an investigation into the administration's decision to delay assistance to Ukraine. Menendez sent a letter to State Department Inspector General Steve Linick about a decision within the... Read More

  Washington (CNN)The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday sent letters to three Trump administration officials requesting information about President Donald Trump's July call with Ukraine's President amid escalating scrutiny over the conversation. The letters from Sen. Bob Menendez -- sent to acting White House... Read More

  The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wrote three letters to federal government officials seeking more information about the withholding of security funding for Ukraine, the subject of a whistleblower complaint involving a phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelensky in July. Senator... Read More

  President Trump told his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, to hold back almost $400 million in military aid for Ukraine at least a week before a phone call in which Trump is said to have pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate the son of former vice president Joe Biden, according to three senior administration... Read More

  Video from inside a doors-off sightseeing helicopter that crashed in a New York City river last year shows doomed passengers struggling to free themselves from harnesses as the aircraft fills with water, federal investigators said Monday. "How do I cut this?" one passenger asks, just 13 seconds before the helicopter becomes completely... Read More

  A unique special needs learning facility in Livingston continues to earn well-wishes and admiration from local residents and their elected officials. "Lifetown" on Microlab Road has a volunteer-powered Main Street where people with special needs can master independent living skills in a real-life setting… but without the pressure. It... Read More

  Amazon is defending its Amazon's Choice product recommendations, following critical questions about the program from two Democratic US senators. In August, Sens. Bob Menendez and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, asking him to provide details on how it selects products for Amazon's Choice. They said they were... Read More

Hundreds gathered in Elizabeth on Sunday to hear the president of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez, speak to the state's Colombian-American community. Moments after stepping onto the stage of the Elizabeth High School auditorium, Duque gave a near 20-minute speech, mostly in Spanish, that touched on several topics of his presidency,... Read More

One day in 1997, two parents from Brick met with Rep. Chris Smith for three hours to discuss a growing but poorly understood health issue. Bobbie and Billy Gallagher were raising two toddlers with autism, and their concerns prompted Smith to examine how the federal government was addressing the disorder.  “Nothing was being done for... Read More

Stew Leonard's celebrated the grand opening of its first-ever store in the Garden State in the most Jersey way ever. During Friday morning's festivities, the store unveiled a 31-foot high birthday card in honor of Bruce Springsteen's 70th birthday that will be presented to the famous rocker during the 2019 New Jersey Hall of Fame induction ceremony... Read More

As state and federal officials continue to grapple with the recent spate of health issues related to vaping, Sen. Bob Menendez today released his recommendations to help curb vaping use, especially among teens. “The fruity flavors. The catchy colors.  The promoted tweets and Instagram ads.  The false claims vaping is safe. ... Read More

  U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker both Democrats announced on Friday the expansion of the Liberty Mid-Atlantic High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program to include Gloucester County, which has experienced a sharp rise in both heroin and opioid use and trafficking. The designation will allow Gloucester County to receive... Read More