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Sherrill wants Biden to consider Duckworth for VP

March 22, 2020 6:00 amSeptember 5, 2025 3:45 pm

Freshman Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) is ready for a woman vice president and says that U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is at the “top of her list” of candidates Joe Biden ought to consider as his running mate. “She’s a veteran. ...

House delegation cautions against Syria policy shift

October 7, 2019 2:05 pmOctober 7, 2019 2:58 pm

A five-member delegation from the House Armed Services Committee slammed President Donald Trump over his Sunday call for a shift in U.S. foreign policy in Syria that involved Turkish forces replacing U.S.-backed Kurdish forces near Syria’s border. “The Administration’s announcement...

Red Bank native wins Virginia congressional seat

November 12, 2018 1:38 pm

Monmouth County has a new congresswoman, sort of. Abigail Davis Spanberger, who ousted Republican Rep. Dave Brat in Virginia, was born in Red Bank and lived in New Jersey until she was 13. Spanberger has some similarities to Rep.-elect Mikie...