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Steinhardt wants timeline on Murphy’s virus exposure

October 21, 2020 7:33 pmOctober 22, 2020 10:16 am

The New Jersey Republican State Committee wants to know how Gov. Phil Murphy was exposed to COVID-19, demanding on Wednesday a timeline to the events preceding the governor’s virus exposure. Murphy left midway through an early afternoon outdoor event at...

Murphy urges Bedminster fundraiser attendees to quarantine

October 2, 2020 10:35 am

Gov. Phil Murphy urged New Jerseyans who were at a fundraiser at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster attended by President Donald Trump hours before he tested positive for COVID-19 to self-quarantine Friday morning. “The contact-tracing process is underway,”...

Schaffer: ‘Unfathomably selfish’ for Trump to hold fundraiser after virus exposure

October 2, 2020 10:19 am

Somerset County Democratic Chairwoman Peg Schaffer slammed President Donald Trump over the laxness of his virus precautions, charging he endangered the county’s residents when he showed up for a fundraiser at his golf club in Bedminster. “This morning, we wake...

President Trump, first lady test positive for COVID-19

October 2, 2020 2:08 amOctober 2, 2020 9:03 am

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have contracted COVID-19, the president announced on Twitter early Friday morning. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19,” Trump tweeted shortly at 12:54 a.m. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery...