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Booker gets a spot on Senate Agriculture Committee

February 2, 2021 5:29 pm

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker was appointed to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Tuesday, becoming only the second Black American to hold a seat on the panel since it was established in 1825. “Our food system is deeply broken....

With Democrats poised to retake Senate, Murphy predicts movement on state aid, Gateway

January 6, 2021 2:27 pmJanuary 6, 2021 5:07 pm

Update: Sen.-elect Jon Ossoff won his race against Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) by a wide enough margin to avoid a recount. Gov. Phil Murphy sees Democratic policy victories on the horizon as the party appears poised to retake control of...

Menendez chairmanship in hands of Georgia voters

January 3, 2021 3:53 pm

Bob Menendez isn’t on the ballot Tuesday’s U.S. Senate elections in Georgia, but his ascension to the chairmanship of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee depends upon whether Democrats oust David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. A Democratic majority depends on...

Murphy not fundraising for Georgia runoffs

December 14, 2020 4:40 pmDecember 15, 2020 12:08 am

Gov. Phil Murphy isn’t soliciting funds on behalf of two Democratic U.S. Senate candidates whose election would hand the party full control in Washington, but that could change in the future. “I’m not part of any fundraising operation for the...