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Booker calls on Platner to end Senate bid

July 6, 2026 8:31 pm

Among the long list of national Democrats telling Graham Platner to drop out of the race in Maine is the senior U.S. Senator from New Jersey, Cory Booker. “Enough is enough,” said Booker after a Politico story that the Maine...

In New Jersey, the political battle over the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is just beginning

May 28, 2025 3:34 pmMay 30, 2025 9:10 am

When Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) voted last week for his party’s enormous tax and health care bill, he said he’d delivered “a huge win for New Jersey” – and his Democratic opponents crowed that he had cast the vote...

Trump pick for Secretary of Transportation lives in New Jersey

January 15, 2025 7:44 pm

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Transportation would become the first New Jersey resident to serve in the cabinet since Lisa Jackson was the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator during Barack Obama’s first term. Sean P. Duffy, a...

Watson Coleman endorses Baraka for Governor

November 11, 2024 10:51 amNovember 18, 2024 2:53 pm

OPINION What can we learn from Tuesday’s election in New Jersey? Trump’s win was a heartbreak, but the time for mourning has passed – it’s time to mount our defense. Yes, Trump gained a few thousand more votes, but Kamala...

Day 2 of Early Voting in New Jersey; polls open from 10 AM to 6 PM

October 29, 2023 12:00 amOctober 29, 2023 8:42 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. The second day of early voting is now underway for the 2023 general election. Early voting centers are open today from 10 AM to 6 PM. The state’s nine-day early voting period began on Saturday. Starting...

Cliffside Park man gains ground in Monmouth poll

October 5, 2022 11:10 am

Former Cliffside Park resident Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, has clawed back some support but remains at a disadvantage against Democratic Lieutenant Gov. John Fetterman, according to a new Monmouth University Poll released today. The...

Healey names Monmouth GOP star as campaign manager

December 15, 2021 8:56 amDecember 15, 2021 9:38 am

Theresa Furmato Velardi, who managed the upset victories of two Republican Assembly candidates in the 11th legislative district this year, will run Bob Healey Jr.’s bid for the GOP nomination for Congress against Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown). The race Velardi...