NEWARK — Jurors in Senator Bob Menendez’s bribery trial went another day without reaching a verdict after a judge told them to ‘‘take as much time as you need’’ to deliberate on 18 counts against the New Jersey Democrat and his wealthy friend.

The panel deliberated all day Tuesday without reaching consensus, a day after they’d sent a note to US District Judge William Walls saying they were deadlocked on all the counts. Walls told them to sleep on it and return in the morning.

When they came back Tuesday, he reminded them that juries frequently take time to come to a consensus.

‘‘Take as much time as you need,’’ he said. ‘‘This is not reality TV. This is real life.’’

Deliberations began last week, but the jury restarted on Monday after a juror was excused for a previously scheduled vacation and was replaced by an alternate.

Menendez spoke to reporters outside of the courthouse after the jury left for the day, blasting attempts by Republicans in the Senate to repeal the Obama health care law requirement that Americans get health insurance.

‘‘I appreciate the jurors who have been standing up for my innocence during the course of jury deliberations, standing up for me as I have stood up for New Jerseyans,’’ Menendez said.

Associated Press