Politics
Former state Sen. Ed Durr joins crowded race for New Jersey governor
South Jersey's Ed Durr is the fourth Republican to announce a bid for governor. Three Democrats also have declared runs.
Lawmakers grill Rutgers president on Gaza solidarity encampments
Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway said it's a precarious time on college campuses since protests have erupted over the war in Gaza.
County officials’ criticism of planned Gaza protest undermined free speech, ACLU says
The commissioners said the planned walkout of Camden County high school students last month would have invited anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric.
Governor Murphy orders special elections to fill Rep. Donald Payne Jr.’s unexpired term
Special elections will be held July 16 and Sept. 18 to fill the Congressional vacancy left by Rep. Donald Payne Jr.'s death last month.
Rutgers students — reluctantly — end Gaza solidarity encampment
Four days after launching a Gaza solidarity encampment, Rutgers University students peacefully disassembled, after securing some demands.
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. remembered at funeral as ‘dapper,’ compassionate public servant
Nearly every speaker remarked on Payne’s fashion sense — his handmade bowties made in Newark, the colorful socks he’d sport, and the glasses he’d switch out to match his outfit.
U.S. Rep. Rob Menendez seeks reelection as his father’s corruption trial looms
The race in the 8th Congressional District — a heavily Democratic one made up mostly of Hudson County towns —is perhaps the state’s nastiest 2024 contest.
Mourners remember Rep. Donald Payne Jr. as humanitarian, New Jersey advocate
Hundreds lined up outside the Essex County Courthouse Wednesday to pay their respects to late Congressman Donald Payne Jr.
Elections watchdog asks for Daniel’s Law tweaks, more time to investigate
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission said Daniel's Law forces it to violate its own enabling legislation.
Marjorie Taylor Greene to force vote next week on ousting U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson
Republican U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie plan to force a vote next week to oust Speaker Mike Johnson.
Trump says he’d use police, National Guard and possibly the military to expel immigrants
Trump vowed to use police, the National Guard and maybe the military for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants if he wins another term.
U.S. House Democrats vow to back Speaker Johnson if Republicans try to oust him
U.S. House Democratic leaders killed efforts Tuesday by far-right House Republicans to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership post.