Volodymyr Zelensky Archives - New Jersey Globe

Menendez, Norcross won’t condemn Van Drew for impeachment vote

November 4, 2019 4:18 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and Rep. Donald Norcross aren’t ready to condemn Rep. Jeff Van Drew over the congressman’s no vote on an impeachment inquiry resolution that passed the House last week. “Impeachment is one of the most challenging as...

More than half NJ residents back impeachment inquiry

October 10, 2019 11:40 amOctober 11, 2019 10:46 am

Slightly more than half of the state’s residents support an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, a Stockton University poll found. According to the poll released Thursday, 52% said they backed the inquiry, while 40% opposed the same. Most residents...

Support for Trump impeachment up to 50% in NJ, poll finds

October 8, 2019 10:05 amOctober 8, 2019 11:39 am

A Fairleigh Dickinson University poll released Friday found half of New Jersey’s resident backed removing president Donald Trump from office via impeachment. “Reports of a controversial call between President Trump and the newly elected Ukrainian president are fairly recent,” FDU...

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...

Menendez calls on Pompeo to testify before senate committee

September 27, 2019 12:53 pmSeptember 27, 2019 3:55 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Friday. Menendez, who is ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the call following news reports that said President...

Republicans block Menendez’s Ukraine bill

September 25, 2019 4:55 pmSeptember 26, 2019 10:32 am

Senate Republicans blocked a bill authored by U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez that would have ordered the State Department’s inspector general to investigate the White House’s freezing of close to $400 million in military aid to Ukraine Wednesday. “It is time...

Booker: Memo proof Trump asked Ukraine to meddle in U.S. election

September 25, 2019 12:01 pm

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker said Trump subverted the law by asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. “We said Trump has been corrupting the office since the beginning, and today the White House said...