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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the statehouse, in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. New Jersey's leaders appear to agree with Justice Department findings that state-run veterans homes failed residents during COVID-19 and continue to violate their constitutional rights, but there's little clarity on how exactly they'll address the issues. The Democrat-led Legislature and Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 gave the strongest indications yet that they'll be addressing the problems highlighted in the report. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

N.J. Gov. Murphy says Sen. Bob Menendez should resign over ‘disturbing’ indictment

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing in Washington, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Sen. Menendez questions Mexican commitment to fentanyl fight: ‘I just don’t see it’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Report: Grand jury subpoenas go out in inquiry involving Sen. Bob Menendez

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing in Washington, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Senate Foreign Relations Chair Menendez, a Democrat, challenges Biden’s foreign policy chops

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with the country's top officials in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. On May 25, President Biden's special envoy for Iran told the Senate that the prospects for returning to the Obama-era deal meant to curb Iran’s nuclear program are "tenuous at best." (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) **FILE**

Biden’s struggling Iran policy faces heat from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing in Washington, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Sen. Robert Menendez pledges action for Ukraine as lawmakers take up Biden aid package

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Sen. Robert Menendez is accused of accepting gifts and campaign contributions from a longtime friend in exchange for pressuring government officials on behalf of the friend's business interests. Opening statements in his trial are scheduled for Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Senate talks on Russia sanctions break down after Biden lauds Congress amid tensions with Moscow

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speaks to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) **FILE**

Senate Dems offer sanctions-lite on Russian pipeline as an alternative to tougher GOP bill

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, and Qatari Defense Minister Khalid Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. (Olivier Douliery/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Senate Dems threaten subpoena after Pentagon chief refuses to appear at Afghanistan hearing

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speaks to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) **FILE**

Dems cave to GOP demands for vote delay, public hearing on repeal of Iraq war powers

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

The Senate this week is expected to vote on whether to block a $23 billion weapons sale to the United Arab Emirates, including 50 cutting-edge F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets valued at over $10 billion. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Trump deal to sell F-35 fighters to UAE faces Capitol Hill gauntlet

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this image from video, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speaks on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (Senate Television via AP) ** FILE **

State Department human rights report slammed by Dems, advocacy groups

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen Robert Menendez of New Jersey speaks at a news conference in front of the newly rebuilt home of a couple who were displaced by Superstorm Sandy in Toms River, N.J. a day before the seventh anniversary of the storm. New Jersey officials say about 700 people enrolled in its main post-Sandy rebuilding program still have not finished their homes. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Menendez calls on Trump to admit Iranian deterrence efforts are failing

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 5, 2014, file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. speaks in Secaucus, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Robert Menendez: Trump’s Syria pullout is one of the ‘biggest national security blunders’ ever made

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., heads to a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 4, 2019, on the global Magnitsky Act investigation related to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Bob Menendez Ukraine investigation blocked by Senate Republicans

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 14, 2017, file photo, Libyan militia commander Gen. Khalifa Hifter meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Probe sought after U.S. Javelin missiles turn up in Libyan rebel’s arsenal

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks with the media after a closed-door briefing for the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Lawmakers seek to block $8 billion in weapons sales to Arab powers

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., brings up the separation of families at the border during a joint hearing of the House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform examining the Inspector General's report of the FBI's Clinton email probe, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Journalist Protection Act reintroduced by Democrats in House, Senate

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is interviewed outside Newark Liberty International Airport after attending a news conference to address the partial government shutdown, which is keeping airport employees working without pay, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Bob Menendez calls for Trump National Golf Clubs FBI probe

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times