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NRSC chair will host fundraiser for Bashaw on Wednesday

September 9, 2024 11:47 am

This Wednesday, Republican U.S. Senate nominee Curtis Bashaw will attend a Washington, D.C. fundraiser hosted by Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and the man responsible for electing as many Republicans to the...

Watch the celebration of the life of Candy Straight

July 21, 2021 7:04 pmJuly 21, 2021 11:10 pm

Candy Straight, leading voice for the election of women to public office, dies at 73

June 13, 2021 1:12 pmJune 14, 2021 4:05 pm

Candace L. Straight, a savvy investment banker and film producer, zealous advocate for the election of women candidates for state and local office across the nation, and a popular Republican fundraiser, died on June 13 at Hackensack University Medical Center...

Utah senator blocks proposal for American Latino museum backed by Menendez

December 10, 2020 9:36 pm

U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) blocked a bipartisan proposal that would create a National Museum of the American Latino chiefly led by U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-North Bergen) Thursday, claiming such a dedicated museum would further inflame the country’s division....

N.J. donors send almost $20 million to U.S. Senate candidates nationally, mostly to Democrats

November 1, 2020 6:21 pmNovember 2, 2020 3:36 pm

New Jerseyans have contributed nearly $20 million to candidates for U.S. Senate across the nation, with about 60% of that going to Democrats, according to an analysis of Federal Election Commission reports conducted by the New Jersey Globe. Republicans are...

Menendez wants non-partisan commission to investigate nation’s pandemic response

September 23, 2020 11:38 am

U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez (D-North Bergen) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) want to create a non-partisan commission to investigate the country’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. “We can never put our country, our communities and our families through this again,” Menendez...

Murphy won’t rule out barring judicial appointments in last year of gubernatorial terms

September 21, 2020 2:33 pmSeptember 21, 2020 3:48 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy did not rule out barring state judicial appointments in the final year of a governor’s term, saying he had not considered doing so, as national politicians prepare for what will surely be a bitter, partisan fight over...