The late House Speaker Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill Jr., D-Mass., famously said, “All politics is local.” In New Jersey, however, all politics is personal. Consider the relationship that developed between ...

The family of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) on Monday endorsed Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D) in the New Jersey Senate race and criticized front-runner Cory Booker (D) as a glory-seeking “show ...

Eulogizing Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., 89, who died Monday, Vice President Joe Biden reflected on how the senator served his life to prevent the death of others. "Even in his final days it wasn't ...

I recently had a conversation with a friend who was quite active in New York politics. He served on many a presidential campaigns and was the campaign voice for several local and statewide officials ...

U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) cruised past Republican challenger Dick Zimmer Tuesday night, winning a record fifth term in office. With 98 percent of the precincts reporting, Lautenberg won 55 ...

Senator Frank Lautenberg, the New Jersey Democrat who at 89 is the U.S. Senate’s oldest member, said on Thursday he will not seek re-election next year. Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a fellow Democrat, is ...

Frank Lautenberg had not cast a vote in nearly two months when aides pushed his wheelchair onto the floor of the U.S. Senate in mid-April. Lautenberg, then 89, was clearly in ill health. On Capitol ...

So what do you think, is Frank Lautenberg too old to launch another Senate campaign? Age is an age-old issue in politics, and a delicate one. It’s typically bad form to ridicule an incumbent who has ...

President Barack Obama: "Michelle and I were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg, a proud New Jerseyan who lived America's promise as a citizen, and fought to keep that ...