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With McConnell stepping down, who do N.J. GOP Senate candidates want to replace him?

February 29, 2024 4:05 pmMarch 2, 2024 12:24 pm

United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) announced yesterday that he’ll be stepping down as Senate GOP leader this November after 18 years leading the conference. His announcement marks the end of an era in the Senate – and...

Murphy has no opinion whether Breyer should retire

June 28, 2021 4:19 pm

For the first time since President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland, Gov. Phil Murphy has no opinion on the Supreme Court of the United States. He declined to say whether Associate Justice Stephen Breyer should retire before Republicans have a...

Menendez: U.S. can’t move forward with Trump-controlled GOP

June 2, 2021 3:18 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-North Bergen) isn’t sure there’s any room left for moderates in the Republican Party. The senator lamented the party’s rightward shift during and after President Donald Trump’s lone term in office. “The nation cannot move forward...

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...