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 ...

Newark Mayor Cory Booker (second from left) and U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) (far right) are pictured in Newark in 2009. (Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger) TRENTON — Days before Newark ...

Editor’s note: The following is a collection of public statements made by leaders in business and government following the death of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg. According to a statement from his office ...

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 ...

In a 1984 debate against Walter Mondale, Ronald Reagan made a memorable quip when asked if his age, then 73, In a 1984 debate against Walter Mondale, Ronald Reagan made a memorable quip when asked if ...

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) – It’s only fitting that a man remembered as Mr. Transportation took his final trip to Washington aboard an Amtrak train Wednesday. U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey was ...

TRENTON – Gov. Chris Christie made the following remarks Monday morning following the news of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s death. TRENTON – Gov. Chris Christie made the following remarks Monday ...

Industry groups once derided former Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s (D-N.J.) perennial proposals to tighten the nation’s regulation of toxic chemicals, but now they are poised to invoke the late senator’s ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Frank Lautenberg, the last World War II veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate, was buried Friday with military honors in a rain-drenched ceremony at Arlington National ...

On the third-to-last day that Senator Frank Lautenberg ever voted in the Senate, he joined with 53 of his colleagues to support a compromise on new gun regulations. His vote wasn't enough. Now, ...