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Buttigieg endorses Bennett in 7th district race

August 26, 2026 9:00 amAugust 26, 2026 11:45 am

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has endorsed Rebecca Bennett for Congress, giving the Democratic challenger to Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) in New Jersey’s 7th district the support of a prominent national figure with an extensive fundraising network and...

Reporter mistakes ‘Magna’ factory cheer for MAGA, deletes post

August 25, 2026 5:45 pm

A POLITICO reporter posted a video on social media Sunday morning reporting that Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) took part in a MAGA cheer during an appearance with a Trump cabinet member, only to realize a few hours later that...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Sussex County in 2026

August 25, 2026 5:48 amAugust 24, 2026 11:52 pm

Discussing the lay of the land in Sussex County requires this preamble: Abraham Lincoln lost Sussex twice. Sussex County, in many ways, is the opposite of what many people think of when they think of New Jersey: densely populated and...

State admits it stopped enforcing petition law as GOP fights to keep Libertarian off NJ-7 ballot

August 24, 2026 6:16 amAugust 24, 2026 10:02 am

New Jersey election officials stopped enforcing a law requiring petition circulators to live in the state, a practice now at the center of a federal court fight over whether Libertarian congressional candidate Lana Leguía can appear on the November ballot...

State tells judge Leguía belongs on ballot — while rejecting her case

August 17, 2026 1:00 pm

In a brief that takes no position and then takes nearly every position, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office told a federal judge Monday that Libertarian Lana Leguía deserves to be restored to the ballot in one of the nation’s...

Leguía cures federal court filing lapse in bid to return to NJ-7 ballot

August 17, 2026 12:28 amAugust 16, 2026 9:23 pm

Libertarian Lana Leguía’s attorney properly filed her missing papers in federal court on Saturday, curing a procedural lapse that had threatened to derail her last-ditch bid to return to the ballot in New Jersey’s highly competitive 7th congressional district. U.S....

Leguía ignores federal court deadline in bid to return to NJ-7 ballot

August 14, 2026 7:52 pmAugust 14, 2026 7:57 pm

Libertarian Lana Leguía missed a critical 5 PM deadline imposed by a federal judge today, potentially imperiling her last-ditch attempt to return to the ballot in New Jersey’s hugely competitive 7th congressional district. U.S. District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi ordered...