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Becchi announces bid to challenge Sherrill

January 21, 2020 12:30 pmJanuary 21, 2020 4:15 pm

Former U.S. Senate staffer Rosemary Becchi has formally announced that she will challenge freshman Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) for New Jersey’s 11th district congressional seat. Becchi’s announcement comes two days after she told party leaders that she was prepared to...

Spotted in DC: George Norcross and Nancy Pelosi

December 20, 2019 3:42 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was spotted at breakfast with New Jersey Democratic powerbroker George Norcross at the Four Seasons in Georgetown this morning, two days after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump. Norcross and Pelosi...

Gustafson enters race to challenge Norcross

December 4, 2019 2:15 pm

Former Collingswood school board member Claire Gustafson will seek the Republican nomination for Conrgess in New Jersey’s 1st district, setting up a primary fight for the chance to take on Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden). Gustafson, a self-described pro-Trump Republican who...

Rasmussen: How Van Drew navigates impeachment

December 1, 2019 4:11 pmDecember 2, 2019 2:48 pm

OPINION South Jersey Congressman Jeff Van Drew is hardly alone among Democrats in calling for caution on impeachment. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, a Democrat from the electorally important state of Michigan, said last week she doesn’t “see the value of kicking”...

At least everyone in Congress knows who Van Drew is

November 1, 2019 11:42 am

The decision of freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew to be one of two House Democrats to oppose the impeachment of President Donald Trump is already causing him political problems in New Jersey, where some Democrats and progressive groups are actively...

Smith bill to protect ride-share users considered by House panel

October 16, 2019 2:27 pmOctober 16, 2019 6:48 pm

Uber and Lyft were no-shows at a congressional hearing today on legislation sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) to protect ride-share users from sexual assault and other crimes Smith’s bill comes seven months after Sami Josephson, a Robbinsville resident, was...

Van Drew impeachment stance unlikely to draw primary challenge, Rasmussen says

September 30, 2019 1:04 pmSeptember 30, 2019 2:58 pm

It’s possible that Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s taking the Republican line on impeachment will draw a primary challenge, but it’s likely not to result in a primary challenge from the left. “It’s certainly a possibility,” said Micah Rasmussen, director of...