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RETRACTED: Tom Malinowski wins 11th district primary, beating back crowded field and AIPAC onslaught

February 5, 2026 8:38 pmFebruary 5, 2026 10:33 pm

NOTE: At 10:32 p.m., following a surge of Election Day voters for Analilia Mejia, the New Jersey Globe retracted this call; the race between Mejia and Malinowski remains too close to call. Tom Malinowski has won the special Democratic primary...

Election Day has arrived in New Jersey’s chaotic 11th district primary

February 5, 2026 6:00 amFebruary 5, 2026 11:00 am

Eleven Democratic candidates running, millions of dollars spent, and long-running battles over the future of the New Jersey Democratic Party playing out in microcosm: Special Primary Day in the 11th congressional district has at last arrived. Polls are open from...

In crowded primary, Way says she’s the only candidate to counter Trump

February 4, 2026 12:03 amFebruary 4, 2026 12:28 pm

In a congressional race with so many candidates, former Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way is trying to make herself the only candidate. Way, who served as lieutenant governor and secretary of state until last month, is one of 11 Democrats looking...

Fight to codify Immigrant Trust Directive has key allies in Congress

January 22, 2026 3:10 pmJanuary 22, 2026 3:10 pm

As Gov. Mikie Sherrill settles into office, state legislators and advocates are looking to try again on a pair of immigrant-rights bills vetoed by former Gov. Phil Murphy, and they’ll have congressional allies in the effort. Reps. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark),...

Megan Coyne, the voice of New Jersey, returns to Trenton as part of Sherrill administration

January 21, 2026 1:58 pmJanuary 21, 2026 4:01 pm

New Jersey is getting its voice back. Megan Coyne, one of the innovators of the state government’s nationally acclaimed Twitter account with an attitude, is back at the statehouse in a new communications role with Gov. Mikie Sherrill. Coyne and...

In final hours, Murphy pocket vetoes two immigration-related bills, drawing ire from advocates

January 20, 2026 3:22 pm

Three hours before Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s inauguration, former Gov. Phil Murphy pocket vetoed a pair of bills designed to protect the rights of New Jersey’s immigrants, drawing ire from advocates who had pushed Murphy to sign the lame-duck legislation before...

Trailblazer: Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver

January 19, 2026 12:15 amJanuary 18, 2026 8:58 pm

Sheila Oliver was New Jersey’s trailblazing two-term lieutenant governor who became the first woman of color to serve as Assembly Speaker and the first to win a statewide election, spent 27 years in public office as a fierce advocate for...