Carmen Bucco Archives - New Jersey Globe

Appeals court allows two charges against McIver to proceed to trial

August 26, 2026 11:42 amAugust 26, 2026 11:41 pm

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark) will face trial on at least two federal charges alleging that she assaulted and interfered with federal officers during the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility. A divided federal...

McIver GOP rival warns against politicizing death at Delaney Hall

August 4, 2026 12:07 pmAugust 4, 2026 8:22 pm

Carmen Bucco, the Republican challenging Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark) in one of the nation’s most Democratic congressional districts, is urging politicians not to conclude the death of a diabetic detainee at Delaney Hall was the fault of detention center staff...

House Democrats boost Bennett’s campaign coffers after primary win

July 18, 2026 2:31 pmJuly 20, 2026 12:09 pm

WASHINGTON — House Democrats rushed to fill the coffers of former Navy pilot Rebecca Bennett after the New Jersey primary, shoring up the finances of one of their best hopes of capturing a Republican-held seat this fall when control of...

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

July 17, 2026 11:37 amJuly 20, 2026 12:28 am

Hudson County has long been the epicenter of New Jersey’s political machine, a place where legendary bosses, courthouse organizations, and disciplined Democratic operations built one of the most formidable county organizations in American politics. For generations, winning the Democratic primary...

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

July 16, 2026 1:17 pmJuly 19, 2026 2:19 pm

Essex County has been the Democratic Party’s largest source of raw votes in New Jersey for decades, providing Kamala Harris with a margin of more than 140,000 votes in 2024 — accounting for 55% of her statewide victory margin. The...

McIver defeats unheralded primary foe in NJ-10

June 2, 2026 8:29 pmJune 2, 2026 10:04 pm

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark) has won renomination in the 10th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, defeating obscure Democratic primary opponent Lawrence Poster. As of 10:03 p.m. and with around three-quarters of the vote counted, McIver has 86% of...

Eight incumbents, six challengers win congressional primaries uncontested

June 2, 2026 8:00 pmJune 2, 2026 8:13 pm

Results from New Jersey’s contested primaries will be streaming in all night – but for a large number of the state’s congressional candidates, their path to the November general election was guaranteed when the state’s filing period ended. Despite a...