John Fetterman Archives - New Jersey Globe

Bipartisan support pours in for Kean after depression disclosure

June 30, 2026 4:58 pmJune 30, 2026 5:11 pm

WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Kean Jr. received bipartisan support from members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation following his announcement Tuesday that he had been hospitalized for depression. Lawmakers of both parties said the announcement by Kean (R-Westfield) about his illness...

Fetterman disclosed depression quickly; Kean waited months

June 30, 2026 12:48 pm

WASHINGTON — When U.S. Sen. John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Center to be treated for depression in February 2023, his office announced the decision publicly, as well as notifying the public of his discharge six weeks...

Menendez’s ex-colleagues aren’t dancing on his grave

January 29, 2025 5:33 pmJanuary 29, 2025 5:49 pm

By the end of his Senate tenure, disgraced former Senator Bob Menendez had largely become a persona non grata in Washington, with huge numbers of his fellow senators calling for his resignation. But now that he’s been sentenced to 11...

Baraka’s new chief strategist is the guy who helped AOC and Fetterman win

January 29, 2025 6:07 amJanuary 29, 2025 1:33 am

Ras Baraka has hired Bill Hyers, a top political consultant and grassroots organizing veteran who helped elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Congress and John Fetterman to the U.S. Senate, as the chief strategist in his campaign for the Democratic nomination for...

Glen Rock mayor endorses Tammy Murphy – and slams John Fetterman

January 22, 2024 2:52 pmJanuary 22, 2024 2:52 pm

The mayor of the only town in New Jersey with an all-female governing body endorsed First Lady Tammy Murphy for U.S. Senate today – and criticized the rhetoric of Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, who is backing Murphy’s Democratic primary opponent,...

Fetterman endorses Andy Kim

January 18, 2024 9:44 amJanuary 18, 2024 2:49 pm

U.S. Senator John Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, has endorsed Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) for a Senate seat in New Jersey; the endorsement was first reported this morning by the New York Times. “Congressman Andy Kim is a man of...

Fetterman proposes bill that would strip Menendez of committee assignments, access to classified info

November 2, 2023 4:39 pm

U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) continued his ongoing war against indicted New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez today, introducing a resolution that would bar senators charged with certain offenses from serving on committees, receiving classified information, making spending requests in appropriations...