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Menendez hits McConnell over promise of outsized aid for Kentucky

October 13, 2020 2:57 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-North Bergen) slammed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for comments the Kentucky Republican made during a debate Thursday suggesting he should be re-elected because his role as a GOP leader allowed to secure outsized aid for...

Menendez, Booker have little hope of blocking Supreme Court nominee

September 28, 2020 3:49 pm

New Jersey’s U.S. senators don’t have much hope they’ll stop Republicans from appointing a new Supreme Court justice, so they’re pointing incensed voters toward the ballot box. “We’re going to use every procedural tactic we can to try to stop...

Oliver, Watson Coleman beat up on Trump, GOP in push for N.J. Women to help Biden in battleground states

September 27, 2020 5:57 pmSeptember 28, 2020 8:50 pm

Two top New Jersey Democrats delivered a scorching attack on President Donald Trump and Washington Republicans in a bid to fire up women and get them to help Joe Biden capture votes in battleground states in advance of the November...

Booker tells N.J. progressives to beat Van Drew and work for Democrats nationally

September 24, 2020 4:20 pmSeptember 25, 2020 12:11 am

U.S. Senator Cory Booker told a group of about 150 New Jersey progressive leaders and activists on Thursday that they shouldn’t just focus on beating Donald Trump, but also on beating Mitch McConnell and taking control of the U.S. Senate....

Murphy won’t rule out barring judicial appointments in last year of gubernatorial terms

September 21, 2020 2:33 pmSeptember 21, 2020 3:48 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy did not rule out barring state judicial appointments in the final year of a governor’s term, saying he had not considered doing so, as national politicians prepare for what will surely be a bitter, partisan fight over...

Murphy declines to financially back McConnell opponent

September 8, 2020 2:39 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to commit to financially backing a Democratic challenger to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after weeks of attacks launched at the Republican leader over his opposition to Democratic calls for additional federal stimulus to states....

Murphy again presses McConnell for more federal aid

September 4, 2020 2:23 pmSeptember 7, 2020 12:21 am

Gov. Phil Murphy again pressed Senate majority Leader Mitch McConnell (D-Ky.) to negotiate with Democratic congressional leaders on a new round of COVID-19 stimulus that includes direct aid to states. “I need to once again call out senate republican leader...