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Choi backing Booker’s presidential bid

May 23, 2019 3:17 pmMay 23, 2019 3:57 pm

Former Edison Mayor Jun Choi is backing U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s presidential bid. “I’m a Senator Booker supporter. In fact, I’m co-hosting an event for him next month. I know several of the candidate personally. I like a number of...

Menendez bill would force public companies to get shareholder approval for political spending

May 23, 2019 12:52 pmMay 23, 2019 1:27 pm

Public companies would need to get approval from a majority of shareholders to spend money on political activities if legislation sponsored by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez is approved. Companies have been empowered to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence...

Malinowski hits Trump on infrastructure about-face

May 22, 2019 3:43 pmMay 23, 2019 10:41 am

Rep. Tom Malinowski repudiated President Donald Trump in the wake of the latter’s refusal to work with Democrats on infrastructure while they conduct probes into the president’s conduct. “Every president has faced investigations and demands from Congress that he felt...

Malinowski backs start of impeachment inquiry

May 22, 2019 12:59 pmMay 22, 2019 3:21 pm

Rep. Tom Malinowski says he is prepared to start the process of an inquiry into the impeachment of President Donald Trump. “I’ve come to think that it is warranted at this point given what appears to be across-the-board defiance of...

Maps: Ages of New Jersey legislators

May 21, 2019 11:47 amMay 21, 2019 3:01 pm

If the New Jersey State Assembly faced the same mandatory retirement age that judges do, there would be 7 open seats in the upcoming general election. Fourteen members of the State Senate – 35% of the upper house – are...

Maps: The 5th district GOP House race

May 17, 2019 10:06 amMay 21, 2019 8:59 am

As candidates begin to declare for the 2020 election, New Jersey’s 5th congressional district, already has Two Republican challengers to two-term Rep. Josh Gottheimer, also known as the “Human Fundraising Machine.” Gottheimer won this R+3 district by 4.4% in 2016...

Prijten drops challenge to Sherrill

May 14, 2019 7:30 pm

Reinier Prijten says he will not challenge Mikie Sherrill for Congress in 2020. “There have been some recent positive changes in my family that I need to dedicate my time to. I will therefore not run for Congress in NJ-11...