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New Jerseyans As Presidential Candidates

February 16, 2026 12:20 amFebruary 15, 2026 8:38 pm

Chris Christie’s disastrous 2024 presidential campaign — his one-state strategy failed miserably — keeps Woodrow Wilson’s record intact as the last Garden Stater to win the presidency. Two New Jerseyans ran in 2020: U.S. Senator Cory Booker withdrew on January...

New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

February 16, 2026 12:00 amFebruary 15, 2026 7:55 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill backed three candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020: first Cory Booker, then Michael Bloomberg, and finally Joe Biden. In 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy was the first governor to stay out of the presidential race in...

As the curtain falls, Murphy stakes his legacy on results

January 8, 2026 2:29 pmJanuary 11, 2026 10:15 am

As Phil Murphy prepares to exit after eight years as governor, an air of satisfaction emanates in his office: “We did what we said we’d do,” goes the refrain from the governor and his allies. NJ Transit? “We batted a...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Murphy launches final nominations push as time dwindles

December 12, 2025 1:05 pmJanuary 29, 2026 4:10 pm

On Monday, the state Senate’s Judiciary Committee will meet and conduct its part of a time-honored tradition: the last-minute slew of nominations from an outgoing governor. Governors-elect, hoping to keep open as many options as possible, resent the notion that...

One judge orders voter registration after motor vehicle error

October 29, 2025 6:29 pmOctober 30, 2025 12:37 am

A Hunterdon County man will get to vote in the 2025 general election despite a Motor Vehicles Commission snafu that left him inexplicably unregistered to vote. Superior Court Judge John Bruder found that “clearly there was a clerical error.” The...

Trump attacks Christie over Bridgegate as feud intensifies

August 25, 2025 1:11 pmAugust 25, 2025 1:11 pm

President Donald Trump escalated his feud with Chris Christie last night, suggesting a renewed investigation into Bridgegate after the former governor criticized Trump on a Sunday news show. Trump said Christie sacrificed his aides amid the 2013 scandal, including Bridget...