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Report: Durbin retirement rumors could open door for Booker

October 1, 2024 10:36 amOctober 1, 2024 2:20 pm

Speculation that Richard Durbin might not seek another term as Senate Democratic Whip – either next year or in two years – could open the door for New Jersey’s Cory Booker to move up in leadership. When Semafor’s Burgess Everett...

With N.J. Circuit Court nominee in trouble, Biden may have to switch tactics – and soon

March 21, 2024 11:01 amMarch 21, 2024 5:28 pm

Democrats in the U.S. Senate don’t appear to have the votes to confirm New Jersey’s Adeel Mangi to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, presenting President Joe Biden with a difficult political – and moral – dilemma:...

Mangi nomination approved by Judiciary Committee after another fraught meeting

January 18, 2024 12:51 pmJanuary 18, 2024 8:40 pm

Adeel Mangi, a North Jersey attorney and President Joe Biden’s nominee to a seat on the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals, was approved today by the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote – but only after another...

Menendez takes Foreign Relations chairmanship

February 4, 2021 1:35 pmFebruary 4, 2021 7:33 pm

This article was updated with comment from U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-North Bergen) at 7:33 p.m. A former Union City Mayor is now the country’s top congressional official on international affairs. U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez took chairmanship of the Senate...