Congress

U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, a Democrat and former college professor who has represented New Jersey's 12th Congressional District since 1999, announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election this November.

Steven Lonegan is throwing his hat into the political ring once again, declaring his intent to run for the 3rd District Congressional seat.

As another season of American Idol is underway, it's amazing to think that the show is already in season 13. Since the show first began, Idol alum have shown that there is life after singing for votes, doing everything from reality TV to winning major movie awards. But one former contestant is looking away from entertainment and towards politics.

Back to work on Monday, Congress faces a hefty list of unfinished business and a politically driven agenda in an election year that will determine control of the House and Senate.

A popular mass transit tax break, which saves the typical New Jersey commuter hundreds of dollars a year, will be cut in half at the beginning of the New Year, unless Congress acts quickly to renew it.

Following the latest fiasco in Washington, some have suggested that limiting the number of terms U.S. Senators and Representatives can serve might help them work together.

The shutdown in Washington is over, but the vast majority of Garden State residents are still furious that Congress let the federal government close for more than two weeks.

Don't count on the winner of next week's special election for U.S. Senate in New Jersey to make much of a difference right out of the gate.

As the government shutdown begins its second week, a dangerous new deadline is on the horizon.

There's a lot of mutual fingerpointing in Washington behind this week's federal government shutdown, but the two sides also worry about long-term political fallout from this.