Bob Menendez Archives - New Jersey Globe

Statements on the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade

June 24, 2022 10:29 amJune 24, 2022 3:52 pm

As has been anticipated for nearly two months, the U.S. Supreme Court released its 6-3 opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization this morning, striking down the constitutional right to abortion that was first established in Roe v. Wade....

Menendez, Payne ran strongest in Hispanic and Black areas

June 20, 2022 4:28 pmJune 21, 2022 12:08 am

When Port Authority Commissioner Rob Menendez and Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) won their respective Democratic primaries two weeks ago for dark-blue North Jersey congressional districts, they did so in landslides, with around 83% of the vote each. Menendez and...

Menendez wins 8th district Democratic primary in a landslide

June 7, 2022 8:39 pmJune 7, 2022 10:54 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Port Authority Commissioner Rob Menendez, the son of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, has won the Democratic primary in the 8th congressional district. As of 10:54 p.m., Menendez had 84% of the vote, while his...

Good morning, New Jersey. The polls are open

June 7, 2022 6:00 amJune 7, 2022 3:15 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s 6 AM and the polls are now open for the 2022 New Jersey primary election. Saying the polls are open comes with a big asterisk. In reality, people have been voting since April 23, when...

What to watch for in New Jersey’s congressional primaries

June 3, 2022 4:54 pmJune 7, 2022 3:16 pm

This Tuesday, June 7, New Jerseyans will head to the polls to vote in primary elections for the state’s 12 congressional districts – and without the presidency or either U.S. Senate seat up for election, the House represents the top...

Menendez splits from Biden admin over Cuba, Venezuela policies

May 17, 2022 3:23 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, broke with President Joe Biden on foreign policy issues twice in as many days this week: first over the continuing normalization of relations with Cuba, and today...

Menendez statement on changes to U.S.-Cuba Policy

May 16, 2022 6:40 pm

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez released a statement on changes to the U.S. policy toward Cuba announced by the Biden Administration on Monday: “As the Diaz-Canel regime continues its ruthless persecution of countless Cubans from all walks...