Gov. Chris Christie used his keynote speech before the state Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night to thank President Obama for coming to New Jersey's aid so quickly after Superstorm Sandy while renewing his call for cooperation rather than rancor among the two major parties.
Sen. Robert Menendez's office says he reimbursed a prominent Florida political donor $58,500 for the full cost of two out of three trips on the donor's plane to the Dominican Republic.
Gov. Chris Christie has announced a $1.5 million public assistance project to reimburse the town of Lavallette for emergency measures necessitated by Hurricane Sandy.
President Barack Obama says he is prepared to do "tough things" for a "fiscal cliff" deal and says there is no reason for the talks to fail.