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Kim praises Biden plan to pull out of Afghanistan

April 13, 2021 2:39 pm

Rep. Andy Kim (D-Bordentown) lauded President Joe Biden’s plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, praising a proposal that has been met with trepidation from some members of Congress. “This decision is the right move that...

Murphy holds the line on borrowing despite rosy revenues

April 7, 2021 4:11 pmApril 7, 2021 9:47 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say whether he, like Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford), regretted bonding $4 billion to plug a hole in the state’s revenues that never fully materialized Wednesday. The governor argued the state needed the money...

Longtime Superior Court Judge in line for federal judgeship

January 19, 2021 4:44 pmJanuary 19, 2021 5:27 pm

Superior Court Judge Julio L. Mendez is among the candidates being considered for a federal judgeship, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Mendez, a former Cumberland County Democratic Chairman, has won the recommendation of key South Jersey political leaders who...

With Democrats controlling White House and Senate, Neals is likely to get second shot at federal judgeship

January 11, 2021 8:30 amJanuary 11, 2021 3:55 pm

Julien X. Neals, whose 2015 nomination for a federal judgeship was squashed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, is widely expected to get another chance to serve on the bench, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Both U.S. Senators from...

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...