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Andy Kim has $1.2 million warchest four years before his next election

July 15, 2026 2:01 pmJuly 15, 2026 2:01 pm

U.S. Senator Andy Kim, who is not up for re-election until 2030, has nearly $1.2 million cash-on-hand, according to fundraising reports filed today with the Federal Election Commission. Kim raised $303,827 during the second quarter of 2026 and has raised...

Judge rejects Nadine Menendez’s bid to recover seized jewelry pending appeal

July 15, 2026 10:40 amJuly 15, 2026 12:52 pm

A federal judge has rejected Nadine Menendez’s effort to force prosecutors to return jewelry seized during the 2022 FBI search of her Englewood Cliffs home, ruling that the government may continue holding the items while her criminal appeal remains pending...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Atlantic County in 2026

July 14, 2026 6:55 pmJuly 15, 2026 9:22 am

Atlantic County is arguably the most politically competitive county in New Jersey and has been since the Nucky Johnson-to-Hap Farley GOP machine was overthrown in 1971. Despite the Republican lock on county government, elections in Atlantic County are sometimes closer...

Judge orders Nadine Menendez to report to prison Friday, denies bid for delay

July 8, 2026 6:51 pm

Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, must begin serving her 54-month federal prison sentence by 2:00 PM Friday after a federal judge rejected her last-minute bid to delay her surrender for additional cancer treatment. Following a...

Sacco mulling early retirement in North Bergen, expected to back Cabrera as successor

May 4, 2026 3:51 pmMay 4, 2026 4:36 pm

North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco has quietly informed close political allies that he is considering resigning early next year to put his preferred succession plan in place ahead of the May 2027 nonpartisan municipal election, the New Jersey Globe has...

Judge denies Nadine Menendez bid to delay prison

April 29, 2026 4:01 pmApril 29, 2026 4:50 pm

A federal judge today rejected Nadine Menendez’s bid to delay her prison sentence until an appeal of her conviction is complete and remains scheduled to begin her 54-month sentence on July 10. U.S. District Court Judge Sidney Stein found that...

Patterson turns 67, and Sherrill has three years to pick a Supreme Court Justice

April 15, 2026 5:48 amApril 15, 2026 2:15 pm

New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Patterson turns 67 today — a milestone that quietly starts the clock for Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who now has three years to choose her successor before Patterson hits the state’s mandatory retirement age...