Frank Lautenberg

Officials: Democratic Sen. Baucus to retire

2013-04-23 08:15:00

Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law but recently broke with his party on gun control legislation, has decided to retire, Democratic...

Proposed gun amendment faces uphill battle in Senate

2013-04-15 20:30:00

WASHINGTON — A single conversation on the Senate floor Monday illustrated the challenges senators face in pushing a bipartisan measure to extend background checks to most gun sales. Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), the chief author of the proposal,...

Senate showdown set on gun control

2013-04-16 20:15:00

WASHINGTON — After four months of debate and maneuvering, the Senate headed for a showdown over gun control — a series of back-to-back votes on rival plans Wednesday afternoon that could end in the collapse of the entire effort. The...

Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan won't run for reelection in 2014

2013-03-07 15:25:00

WASHINGTON -- Michigan Democrat Carl Levin announced Thursday that he would not run for reelection in 2014, adding to an exodus of experience in the chamber.� Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is the sixth sitting senator to decide...

Sen. Frank Lautenberg, last of WWII vets, to retire

2013-02-14 14:13:00

WASHINGTON -- Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, the last of the World War II veterans in the Senate, is retiring at the end of this term, he said Thursday. Lautenberg, who turned 89 last month, had been planning to run for reelection in...

The challenging math of passing immigration reform

2013-01-28 10:54:00

WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...

Gun control advocates denounce NRA plan

2012-12-21 10:23:00

WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Assn.’s proposal Friday to finance a National Model School Shield Program in which armed volunteers would be stationed at every school in America was quickly slammed by gun control advocates who accused the...

Newark Mayor Cory Booker could enliven New Jersey governor's race

2012-12-09 18:54:00

NEW YORK --�The 2012 presidential election is over, Ohio has certified its vote, even Rep. Allen West has conceded. So where’s a political junkie to turn his or her attention throughout the long, cold winter? Perhaps New Jersey, a state known...

Schatz sworn in as new Hawaii senator

2012-12-27 12:19:00

WASHINGTON – Brian Schatz knew this much about Washington before departing Hawaii on Wednesday to start his new role as a U.S. senator – it was cold. And so, barely hours after Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced that he was...

Newark's Cory Booker will explore Senate run

2012-12-20 10:18:00

After months of speculation about whether he’d challenge popular New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for the state’s top job in 2013, Newark Mayor Cory Booker has finally come to a decision: He won’t. Instead, he said in a web video and an...

Christie's approval ratings soar as reelection campaign begins

2012-11-27 10:54:00

NEW YORK -- First he appeared with President Obama, a Democrat, after Hurricane Sandy.� Then he and his fleece jacket showed up on “Saturday Night Live,” mocking mayors who ignored his evacuation orders. Now New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is...

Jerry Brown fires back at Chris Christie, calls for a fitness contest

2012-08-31 17:13:16

Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.) speaks at a news conference in Washington to criticize the sale of high-capacity magazines for assault rifles.

2012-07-24 00:00:00

From left, Senate Democrats Jack Reed , Mark Begish, Ben Cardin , Sherrod Brown, Charles Schumer, Frank Lautenberg and Al Franken hold a press conference in the Capitol after the Senate blocked two proposals to extend the Bush tax cuts to the middle-class on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010.

2010-11-29 00:00:00