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New Jersey’s impeachment vote falls along party lines

January 13, 2021 5:20 pm

The vote to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time split cleanly along party lines in New Jersey. All 10 of the state’s Democratic House members voted to impeach Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S....

All New Jersey congressional Democrats backs impeachment

January 7, 2021 4:45 pmJanuary 7, 2021 9:46 pm

After this story was posted, Reps. Andy Kim (D-Bordentown) and Albio Sires (D-West New York) joined calls for Trump’s impeachment. This story was updated to reflect those developments at 7:44 p.m. It was updated again at 9:36 p.m., after Reps....

New Jersey’s Congressional delegation condemns assault on Capitol

January 6, 2021 4:37 pmJanuary 6, 2021 4:44 pm

Shortly after this story was published, the New Jersey Globe confirmed Rep. Chris Smith’s safety. That means the state’s entire delegation is safe amid the assault on Congress. New Jersey’s congressional delegation condemned an assault on the nation’s Capitol carried...

Weinberg, Kean urge Trump supporters to stop assault on Capitol

January 6, 2021 4:03 pmJanuary 6, 2021 4:43 pm

In a rare joint statement, State Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-Teaneck) and State Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean (R-Westfield) urging supporters of President Donald Trump to stop their assault on the nation’s Capitol. “What we are witnessing in Washington...

State’s congressional delegation stresses need for more stimulus

December 8, 2020 11:57 amDecember 8, 2020 2:53 pm

Both of New Jersey’s U.S. Senators and five of its representatives in the House stressed the importance of a stop-gap stimulus bill to bail out restaurants, bars and hotels struggling amid cold weather and rising COVID-19 case counts. “The truth...

Smith tripled Schmid’s fundraising in election’s last weeks

December 4, 2020 10:50 am

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) more than tripled Democratic challenger Stephanie Schmid’s fundraising in the final weeks of the race, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Between Oct. 15 and Nov. 23, Smith brought in $132,399...

With 87% of vote counted, Monmouth has returned to red

November 7, 2020 8:28 pmNovember 7, 2020 9:45 pm

Joe Biden has now lost his lead in Monmouth County, with Donald Trump now ahead by 2,521 votes, 49.7% to 48.9%. So far, 326,830 ballots have been counted, with less than 50,000 remaining. Republican freeholder candidates now have a solid...