Election 2024

Commentary

Menendez indictment looks bad, but there are defenses he can make

BY: - September 25, 2023

Longtime Washington lawyer and Penn State Dickinson Law professor Stanley M. Brand argues how Sen. Bob Menendez might defend himself against the latest corruption charges he faces.

Anti-democratic moves by state lawmakers raise fears for 2024 election

BY: - September 23, 2023

To those working to protect democracy, some of the most explicit efforts to undermine the popular will have for years been happening in the states.

Sen. Menendez should resign, top New Jersey Democrats say after newest indictment

BY: - September 22, 2023

Sen. Bob Menendez won reelection in 2018 after a jury deadlocked on earlier corruption charges. He might not be so lucky again.

Feds accuse Sen. Menendez of taking gold, car and cash for favors

BY: - September 22, 2023

Sen. Bob Menendez was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion.

Attempt to bar Donald Trump from 2024 ballot lands in New Jersey

BY: - September 15, 2023

A Mahwah man and former history teacher is mounting a legal challenge to keep former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot.

Lawsuit seeks to bar Trump from presidential ballot in Colorado

BY: - September 6, 2023

The suit was filed by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington on behalf of six Colorado voters, who argue Trump is disqualified under the 14th Amendment.

President Biden touts jobs and economy in Philadelphia on Labor Day

BY: - September 4, 2023

President Biden saved his most pointed criticisms for Donald Trump, but didn’t mention him by name.

Trump pleads not guilty, waives arraignment in Georgia 2020 election interference case

BY: - August 31, 2023

Trump’s lawyers requested that his case be tried separately from that of his co-defendants who requested a speedy trial, saying two months is not enough time to mount a defense.

Trump supporters, detractors face off outside jail as he’s booked on Georgia racketeering charges

BY: , and - August 24, 2023

Trump has dismissed the charges as politically motivated and claims he genuinely believed the 2020 presidential election was rigged and stolen.

Sen. Menendez approval ratings underwater amid new investigation

BY: - August 17, 2023

Most New Jerseyans have heard of the new investigation into their senior senator, and it appears to have had some effect on their views.