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A look at federal, county and municipal races in Hudson County in 2026

July 17, 2026 11:37 amJuly 20, 2026 12:28 am

Hudson County has long been the epicenter of New Jersey’s political machine, a place where legendary bosses, courthouse organizations, and disciplined Democratic operations built one of the most formidable county organizations in American politics. For generations, winning the Democratic primary...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Essex County in 2026

July 16, 2026 1:17 pmJuly 19, 2026 2:19 pm

Essex County has been the Democratic Party’s largest source of raw votes in New Jersey for decades, providing Kamala Harris with a margin of more than 140,000 votes in 2024 — accounting for 55% of her statewide victory margin. The...

Trailblazer: Congressman Donald Payne, Jr.

January 19, 2026 12:01 amJanuary 19, 2026 12:52 pm

Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (1958-2024), an immensely likable, low-key but effective, progressive six-term congressman from New Jersey who was passionate about social justice and constituent service, represented parts of Essex, Hudson and Union counties in the U.S. House of Representatives...

Labor Leader: The story of Tom Giblin’s magnificent political career

September 1, 2025 12:15 amAugust 31, 2025 11:20 pm

Thomas P. Giblin got hooked on New Jersey politics at the age of seven, when his father won a seat on the Essex County Board of Freeholders in 1954. Over the last eight decades, he’s had a front-row seat watching...

A brief electoral history of Ras Baraka

May 10, 2025 9:41 pm

If Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is elected governor of New Jersey in this year’s election, he’d make a lot of history. He’d be the first Black person elected to lead the state; in fact, no major party in New Jersey...

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

March 29, 2025 11:43 am

New Jersey got a new interim U.S. Attorney this week: Alina Habba, a former defense lawyer for President Donald Trump and a prominent spokesperson for the president. Habba’s politicized style will undoubtedly be a big change for the normally staid...

McIver calls for State Department to reinstate Donald M. Payne fellowship

March 26, 2025 5:04 pmMarch 27, 2025 11:01 am

As President Donald Trump’s administration works to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other foreign aid programs, one of the casualties is the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship, named for the late Rep. Donald Payne...