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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks towards Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during their bilateral meeting at the Istana or presidential palace on Sunday, June 10, 2018, in Singapore. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana or presidential palace on Sunday, June 10, 2018, in Singapore.

Voters wanted a revolution. How’d they get stuck with corrupt Bob Menendez? | Will Bunch

Will Bunch has worked at the Daily News for 20-plus years and is now senior writer. Since 2005, he's written the uber-opinionated, fair-but-dangerously unbalanced opinion blog "Attytood," covering a range of topics ; it's been named best blog in the state by the Associated Press Managing Editors and best blog in the city by Philadelphia Magazine.

Trump, corruption, greed: NJ Senate race coming into view

Democratic control of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's Senate seat in Democrat-leaning New Jersey could hinge on how well he can convince voters they need him to stand up to President Donald Trump, and on whether Republican challenger Bob Hugin can make a case the electorate should dump the incumbent over tossed-out corruption charges. Victories on Tuesday by Menendez and former Celgene Corp. chief executive Bob Hugin set the stage for New Jersey's only statewide race in November as Trump and national Republicans defend a narrowly divided Senate.

Menendez, pharmaceutical executive to fight for Senate seat

Democratic control of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's Senate seat in Democrat-leaning New Jersey could hinge on how well he can convince voters they need him to stand up to President Donald Trump, and on whether Republican challenger Bob Hugin can make a case the electorate should dump the incumbent over tossed-out corruption charges. Victories on Tuesday by Menendez and former Celgene Corp. chief executive Bob Hugin set the stage for New Jersey's only statewide race in November as Trump and national Republicans defend a narrowly divided Senate.

US Sen. Menendez, GOP hopeful focused on general election

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his well-funded Republican foe, Bob Hugin, already are lobbing attacks at each other in anticipation of a fall showdown, but they first have to win their parties' primaries Tuesday. Menendez, who is seeking a third term, has establishment support as he faces a challenge in the Democratic primary from Lisa McCormick, a Rahway publisher.

Senate race taking shape before primary is settled

This year's race for a U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey won't start officially until after Tuesday's Democratic and Republican primaries. But already incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, 64, and Republican challenger Bob Hugin, 63, are hurling insults at one another in what will be New Jersey's only statewide contest this fall and an arena in the national fight for control of the narrowly divided Senate.

Activists urge Booker, Menendez to speak on Gaza

Activists urge Cory Booker, Bob Menendez to speak out on Gaza killings Representatives from the senators' offices met with protesters, who hand-delivered a letter on the violence in Gaza. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2LN08zZ Bella August, of Montclair, Alice Golin, of Glen Ridge, and Jon Moscow, of Teaneck, participate in a rally protesting the violence inflicted on Palestinians by the Israeli Occupation Forces at the Gaza border in front of the offices of Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez in Newark, NJ on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

Editorial: Thumbs up, Thumbs down for May 26

Editorial: Thumbs up, Thumbs down for May 26 'Comfort women' honored; EPA pledges site monitoring in Edgewater; Lyme on the rise Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2Lv0drW Comfort Women Memorial unveiling ceremony dedicated to the thousands of enslaved Asian women during WWII, at Constitution Park in Fort Lee. This week, the group comprised of high school-aged activists, unveiled a memorial to the Comfort Women, a group of Asian women who were kidnapped during World War II - and then forced into sexual slavery.

Menendez seems in good shape to win a third term

In this March 28, 2018, file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during an event kicking off his campaign for re-election at Union City High School in Union City, N.J. FILE - In this March 28, 2018, file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during an event kicking off his campaign for re-election at Union City High School in Union City, N.J. WASHINGTON - New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez seems in good shape to win a third term despite a harsh rebuke from fellow senators who say he violated chamber rules and federal law, according to political analysts and party colleagues.

A super-sized message delivered | Political Insider

Sitting in the front row on stage at Union City Mayor and Sen. Brian Stack's extravaganza are New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, left, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, Gov. Phil Murphy and Stack. Sitting in the second row between Menendez and Murphy is Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla.

Sen. Bob Menendez ‘severely admonished’ by Senate Ethics Committee

The Senate Ethics Committee issued a blistering letter Thursday admonishing Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey for accepting gifts without proper approval from a wealthy ophthalmologist and returning in kind with political favors. The report comes nearly three months after the Justice Department filed to dismiss charges against the New Jersey Democrat and bring a years-long legal case -- including an 11-week trial last fall that resulted in a hung jury -- to an end.

Congress Takes a Back Seat on Iran Deal

French President Emmanuel Macron took his fight to save the 2015 Iran nuclear accord to Washington this week, saying in an address to a joint meeting of Congress that he hoped the United States could agree to a "more comprehensive deal" ahead of a critical mid-May deadline rather than scrap it all together. After reluctantly extending waivers on sanctions against Tehran in January, Trump warned that he would pull the U.S. out of the agreement unless Congress and European allies could "fix" it.

Ethics committee admonishes Sen. Bob Menendez over taking gifts and advocating for donor

The Senate's ethics committee admonished Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Thursday for accepting gifts and advocating for a donor's personal and business interests. The letter cited Menendez's use of a private jet owned by Florida eye specialist Salomon Melgen and his intervention with Medicare officials about the $8.9 million Melgen was accused of overcharging the government.

After close vote, panel sends Pompeo nomination to Senate

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., center left, reaches to shake hands with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., seated lower left, to end a dramatic vote for Presiden... . Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the sole Republican who had earlier opposed President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he is changing his vote to yes, on Cap... .