Bill Weld Archives - New Jersey Globe

Was Alina Habba’s appointment legal? Ten ex-U.S. Attorneys say no.

October 7, 2025 10:42 amOctober 7, 2025 10:53 am

Two weeks before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals hears a dispute over whether acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba was appointed unlawfully, ten former U.S. Attorneys – spanning the Reagan to the Biden administrations...

Whitman endorses Harris for president

August 4, 2024 8:28 pmAugust 4, 2024 8:29 pm

Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman was one of 24 Republican elected officials to endorse Democrat Kamala Harris for president on Sunday. “I was a proud Republican, but Donald Trump is unfit to lead our nation. We saw during...

Trump outraises Biden in New Jersey

April 29, 2020 10:01 am

President Donald Trump has raised more money from New Jersey donors than Joe Biden, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission earlier this month. Trump has raised $2,911,867 in New Jersey, compared to $2,093,339 for Biden. New Jersey...

Bullock Senate bid could help Menendez

March 9, 2020 10:15 am

Gov. Steve Bullock’s decision to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Montana has some New Jersey implications. The former presidential candidate puts the seat in play at a time when U.S. Senator Bob Menendez is effectively running for chairman...

Booker White House opponents raised $3.2 million in New Jersey in 2019

February 10, 2020 6:54 pmFebruary 10, 2020 8:38 pm

Cory Booker had his home state locked up before dropping out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on January 13, but his rivals still raised nearly $3.2 million from New Jersey donors in 2019. Booker raised $3,436,234 from...

Poll: 57% of U.S. voters want Trump gone

March 11, 2019 12:00 pmMarch 11, 2019 3:33 pm

Just 38% of voters nationally say that President Donald Trump should be re-elected while 57% say its time for someone new, according to a new Monmouth University poll. In 300 “swing” counties across the country – which make up about...

Bramnick won’t back Weld for president

January 31, 2019 7:00 pm

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick won’t be backing former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld for the Republican presidential nomination in 2020. Bramnick has little love for President Donald Trump. He did not endorse him in 2016, and he told the Star...