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Nadine Menendez transferred to a federal prison in Connecticut

September 1, 2026 1:04 pm

Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his one-time co-defendant in a sweeping federal bribery case, was transferred from Florida to a federal prison in Connecticut on August 20, according to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons...

Top House appropriator calls for Delaney Hall shutdown

August 4, 2026 12:56 pmAugust 4, 2026 7:19 pm

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut), the ranking Democrat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, is calling for Delaney Hall to close following the death of a 41-year-old Salvadoran man in federal immigration custody. “Delaney Hall must be shut down,” DeLauro said....

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...