Mussab Ali Archives - New Jersey Globe

How three Democratic incumbents fared in 2026’s primary races

June 9, 2026 2:11 pmJune 9, 2026 5:31 pm

No New Jersey House member has lost renomination to a non-incumbent challenger since 1958, and the 2026 primary elections didn’t change that. Four Democratic incumbents faced at least one intraparty challenger last Tuesday, though, and while they all won, the...

Menendez beats Ali in NJ-8, boosting his political standing

June 2, 2026 8:55 pmJune 3, 2026 12:46 am

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) has defeated progressive primary challenger Mussab Ali in the 8th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, solidifying the congressman’s hold on his heavily Democratic Hudson County district. Ali had attempted to argue that the...

Outside groups have spent more than $12 million on this year’s Democratic primaries

June 1, 2026 4:45 pm

For decades, the most important question one could ask of a New Jersey candidate was: do you have the county line? Now, a new question has dethroned it: do you have a super PAC? While super PACs have been a...

Delaney Hall has become a stop on the New Jersey campaign trail

June 1, 2026 12:41 pmJune 2, 2026 1:43 am

Over the last week, the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in Newark has become a powderkeg, with a hunger strike inside the facility’s gates and clashes between protesters and law enforcement outside of them. New Jersey’s Democratic members of Congress...

All of a sudden, the AI industry is spending big on Rob Menendez

May 21, 2026 1:11 pmMay 21, 2026 3:38 pm

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) may be the favorite for renomination in next month’s Democratic primary, but that’s not stopping an artificial intelligence industry group from spending big to make sure he wins. Think Big, a super PAC that supports...

Crypto-backed pro-Menendez mailers feature an old foe – without his consent

May 18, 2026 12:44 pm

A round of mailers sent by a cryptocurrency-backed super PAC in support of Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) feature an old Menendez opponent, Assemblyman Ravi Bhalla (D-Hoboken), who says his photo is being used without his consent. The mailers from...

In new ad, Menendez invokes Delaney Hall: ‘I put it all on the line’

May 5, 2026 12:54 pmMay 5, 2026 3:02 pm

Almost exactly one year ago, Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) and several of his Democratic colleagues made an oversight visit to the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center that resulted in the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and assault charges...