Congress

Republicans are starting to lay the blame on President Barack Obama if an overhaul of the nation's broken immigration system fails to become law.

Congress returns to work Monday with election-year politics certain to shape an already limited agenda.

In an almost annual ritual, Congress is letting a package of 55 popular tax breaks expire at the end of the year, creating uncertainty -- once again -- for millions of individuals and businesses.

Americans have no problem expressing their opinions on Congress, the president, and the health of the nation in a poll released Wednesday by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind.

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.

This audio and video just goes to show you never know what to expect in Washington. Even when the politicians agree, something can go awry.

Is the Government shutdown affecting you? Are you being forced to go without something because of the shutdown? Did you know that while government workers are missing out on their paychecks, congress is still enjoying all of their perks?

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.