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Report: Robinson resigns from State Committee

December 11, 2019 8:58 amDecember 11, 2019 3:11 pm

Bill Robinson has resigned as the Democratic State Committeeman from Monmouth County after former congressional candidate Tiffany Kaszuba criticized party leaders for not informing her that Robinson pleaded guilty to stalking several women nearly 25 years ago. The resignation was...

Number of women in NJ House delegation could jump in 2020

December 8, 2019 9:51 pmDecember 9, 2019 9:07 pm

New Jersey could see a spike in the number of women in the congressional delegation after next year’s election. Women candidates are running for Congress in 9 of the state’s 12 districts in 2020, so far – although most face...

Princeton graduate student released from Iran

December 7, 2019 12:27 pmDecember 7, 2019 3:59 pm

The White House announced today that Princeton University graduate student Xiyue Wang has been released from Iran, where he had been sentenced to 10 years in prison after his conviction on espionage charges. U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and Rep. Christopher...

Democrats approach million voter registration edge in New Jersey

December 4, 2019 12:15 pmDecember 4, 2019 11:02 pm

New Jersey now has 981,303 more Democrats than Republicans, according to statewide voter registration numbers released by the New Jersey Secretary of State. Democrats are on a path to having a registration edge of one million voters at some point...

Kaszuba exits race to challenge Chris Smith

December 3, 2019 1:24 pmDecember 3, 2019 2:51 pm

Tiffany Kaszuba has dropped out of the race for the Democratic congressional nomination in the 4th district. The Washington lobbyist had returned home to New Jersey earlier this year to launch a bid to unseat 20-term Rep. Christopher Smith (R-New...

Smith bill to protect democracy in Hong Kong headed to White House

November 22, 2019 3:55 pmNovember 24, 2019 5:16 pm

Human rights legislation sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) that condemns the interference of China in Hong Kong, is now headed to President Donald Trump. Smith told the New Jersey Globe that he expects Trump to sign the bill. “We...

Bradley Beach Democrats back Schmid for Congress

November 12, 2019 9:01 am

Bradley Beach Democratic Municipal Chairman Stephen Lozowick has endorsed Stephanie Schmid for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th district – the first party leader to endorse Schmid’s bid to unseat Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton). Schmid has also won the backing of...