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Gateway commission sues Trump administration over frozen funds

February 3, 2026 10:48 am

The bistate agency directing the construction of a monumental tunnel project between New Jersey and Manhattan sued the Trump administration late Monday night, months after the president froze hundreds of millions in federal funding for the project. The federal funding,...

Sherrill scaring off potential challengers, Jones says

August 7, 2019 10:06 pmAugust 8, 2019 10:52 am

Essex County Chairman LeRoy Jones thinks Republicans are scared to challenge Rep. Mikie Sherrill. “Mikie is a golden find of the 11th congressional district, our congressional delegation and a rising star in Congress, and I think that scares away any...

Steinhardt: if Dems don’t want Gottheimer, GOP won’t take him either

July 29, 2019 2:45 pmJuly 30, 2019 12:22 pm

If Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) wants to avoid a progressive challenge in the Democratic primary by switching parties and running for re-election as a Republican, Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt wants to make it clear that door is permanently closed....

Monroe Democrats dump mayor

March 5, 2018 4:46 pmMarch 6, 2018 1:35 pm

By a vote of 40-0, Monroe Township Democrats have dumped Mayor Daniel Teefy from their organization line and endorsed Councilman Rich DiLucia to run against him. The unanimous vote of the party’s executive committee also included a rejection of Teefy’s...

Langer won’t run for Congress

February 28, 2018 12:18 pmMarch 1, 2018 12:22 am

Trucking company executive Jerry Langer has decided not to seek the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district. Langer had given serious consideration to entering the race since Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-Harding) announced his retirement in January. He...

Huge group of Morris GOP leaders endorse Webber

February 24, 2018 1:57 pmFebruary 27, 2018 1:09 pm

Twenty-two current and former Republican officials from Morris County, including Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll, have endorsed Assemblyman Jay Webber for Rodney Frelinghuysen’s 11th district House seat. Among Webber’s supporters are Denville Mayor Tom Andes, Pequannock Mayor Cathy Winterfield, Parsippany Council...

Three progressives crowd narrow lane in primary vs. Van Drew

February 23, 2018 10:39 amFebruary 27, 2018 1:10 pm

State Sen. Jeff Van Drew had a Marco Rubio moment of his own on Wednesday night when seventeen-year-old Emily McGrath challenged him for taking campaign contributions from the National Rifle Association. Van Drew is a right-of-center Democrat who is the...