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In this June 17, 2009, file photo, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee member Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., listens during the committee´s markup hearing on energy legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)

Menendez: Is this a career unraveling?

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NJ Sen. Robert Menendez employed as an unpaid intern in his Senate office an illegal immigrant and registered sex offender who has now been arrested by immigration authorities, The Associated Press has learned. The Homeland Security Department instructed federal agents to wait weeks and not to arrest him until after Election Day, a U.S. official involved in the case told the AP. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Report: FBI probing possible Menendez corruption

CapitolInq: The FBI is investigating possible corruption involving New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and Florida eye surgeon Salomon Melgen, The Miami Herald reported today.

Michael Long entertains his granddaughter Makenzie, 1, at his home in Colorado Springs, Colo., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Long, a retired air force employee, who actively monitors the immigration debate, is resigned to the GOP cutting a deal. Since last year’s election, many top conservatives have distanced themselves from the idea that illegal immigrants must be removed from the country. Instead they’re signaling a new openness to allowing people without authorization to be in the U.S. to eventually become citizens. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Illegal immigration foes despair over GOP moves

Marty Lich is ready to bolt the GOP. Lich and voters like her are watching with despair as more and more Republican politicians edge toward a bipartisan plan that includes a pathway to citizenship for many of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S.

Members of Congress better off than most Americans, but die sooner

The Big Tent: Our of touch Congress crushes the average American in indices of social well-being, except for lifespan.

U.S. Rep. Bob Brady has found a replacement for the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship race, which was canceled due to rising costs. This is a shot from the 2011 race. (David Maialetti / Staff Photographer)

Brady rescues Philly bike race

PHILADELPHIA will have a bike race this year, and it will climb up the Manayunk Wall. The new 2013 race, dubbed the Philly Cycling Classic, will be organized by a nonprofit team of sporting-event professionals, cycling advocates, business and community leaders, U.S. Rep. Bob Brady said Thursday.

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 file photo, Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and the House GOP leadership speak to reporters after a closed-door meeting on avoiding a potential debt crisis, at the Capitol in Washington. Joining Boehner, from left, are Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., chair of the Republican Conference, Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan., and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va. House Republicans have said that they will not agree to a long-term debt ceiling increase unless the Senate works with them to pass a budget deal and have also threatened to withhold Congress’s paychecks if either chamber fails to adopt a budget by April 15. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Congress sends bill to Obama averting govt default

Congress sent President Barack Obama drama-free legislation on Thursday raising the debt ceiling, averting a government default and putting off the next tax-and-spending clash between the White House and Republicans until later in the year.

'Do as we say,' Congress says, then does what it wants

Congress is exempt from laws applying to the private sector and the executive branch.

FOXNews reporter Geraldo Rivera arrives at the Orange County Courthouse for the murder trial of Casey Anthony, Tuesday, May 24, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. Anthony is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)

Fox's Geraldo Rivera weighing US Senate run in NJ

Geraldo Rivera, who hosts a weekend show on Fox News Channel, said Thursday he's seriously thinking about running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey.

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., addresses the crowd during a campaign rally Saturday, March 27, 2010 in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Hagel, McCain tangle over Iraq war and troop surge

Republican Sen. John McCain is tangling with Chuck Hagel over his past statements about the Iraq war. The Arizona Republican says that his dissatisfaction Hagel's answers could affect whether he votes for or against the former Republican senator who is President Barack Obama's choice for secretary of defense.

U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan, elected in 2010, may face a more northern constituency. (April Saul / Staff Photographer)

Runyan says he's undecided on adding new gun limits

U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan says he has not decided whether to support any of the new gun restrictions being proposed in Washington, saying Wednesday that existing laws should be better enforced.

FILE - In this July 14, 2011 file photo, the U.S. flag flies next to the Capitol in Washington, as Congress and the Obama Administration continue work to raise the debt ceiling.

Senate to clear debt limit increase for Obama

The Senate Thursday took up must-do legislation to permit the government to borrow hundreds of billions of dollars more to meet its obligations, putting off one Washington showdown even as others loom in coming weeks.

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2013, file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, flanked by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner has shored up his political clout after a shaky month by persuading fellow Republicans to pick their fights with Democrats more strategically. His rebound helped the government avoid a potential default on financial obligations. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)<br />

Boehner steadies GOP team, reframes deficit debate

House Speaker John Boehner has shored up his political clout after a shaky month, persuading his Republican caucus to pick its fights with Democrats more strategically.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., meets with reporters following a weekly Democratic strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Reid gives backing to New Jersey senator

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he has the "utmost confidence" in fellow Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez and says he has confidence the New Jersey senator "did nothing wrong" in associating with a prominent political donor who appears to be under investigation by the FBI.

Menendez: Is this a career unraveling?

Many in N.J. politics wondering: Do more serious problems lurk?

For New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, it was an unforgettable week.

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2013, photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., right, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, join a bipartisan group of leading senators to announce that they have reached agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation´s immigration laws, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans face a delicate balancing act as they embrace immigration reform _ and no one is more symbolic of the potential risks and rewards than Rubio. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Immigration bill splits GOP on national-local line

The immigration debate is threatening to split the Republican Party, pitting those who focus mainly on presidential elections against those who care mostly about congressional races.

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2013 file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Menendez´s office says he traveled on a plane owned by a Florida physician who is a friend and political donor, but denied that the senator had engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Ethics committee eyes Menendez as new concerns emerge

CapitolInq: The Senate Ethics Committee has an eye on the allegations surrounding New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, the panel’s top Republican indicated, as news reports show that Menendez used a public hearing to advocate for a business tied to Salomon Melgen, a South Florida eye doctor now under federal investigation.