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McIver will be sworn in today

September 23, 2024 9:36 am

Rep.-elect LaMonica McIver (D-Newark) will be sworn into the House at 6:30 p.m. today, at last restoring representation to the residents of the 10th congressional district who have been without it since Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) died in April....

D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

September 20, 2024 4:22 pmSeptember 23, 2024 1:48 am

The deadline to avert a government shutdown is 10 days away, and there’s currently no funding plan in place. That’s a sentence that could have been repeated plenty of times over the course of this congressional session, and it’s true...

McIver celebrates NJ-10 victory, sets sights for November

September 18, 2024 9:17 pmSeptember 18, 2024 9:22 pm

Former Newark Council President LaMonica McIver won a seat in Congress on Wednesday and celebrated with a jovial gathering of supporters and allies in Newark. The Wednesday special election wasn’t much of a competition, nor was it expected to be...

McIver easily wins NJ-10 special election, keeping Payne seat in Democratic hands

September 18, 2024 8:01 pmSeptember 19, 2024 2:29 pm

As expected, Newark Councilwoman LaMonica McIver has resoundingly prevailed in the special election for New Jersey’s 10th congressional district, keeping the seat last held by the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) safely in the Democratic column. McIver defeated Republican...

New Jersey is on track for its most diverse congressional delegation ever

September 13, 2024 6:16 pmSeptember 16, 2024 12:27 am

Twenty years ago, New Jersey’s congressional delegation was the domain of white men. Of the 15 people representing the state in Congress, every single one was a man, which had been true since Rep. Marge Roukema (R-Ridgewood) left the delegation...

Special election for Payne’s House seat enters Day 6 of early voting

September 13, 2024 9:18 am

Good morning, New Jersey. Today is the sixth of nine days of early voting in a special election for the U.S. House of Representatives in New Jersey’s 10th district, with polls open from 10 AM to 8 PM. Democrat LaMonica...

N.J. delegation leads moment of silence for Pascrell on House floor

September 9, 2024 7:38 pmSeptember 10, 2024 3:59 pm

For nearly 28 years, Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) represented New Jersey in the House of Representatives. Today, his colleagues from New Jersey and elsewhere paid tribute to him one final time. Nine of the ten remaining members of New Jersey’s...