Tag Archives: New Jersey

NBC: Menendez May Seek Reelection As Independent

NBC News reports: Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is considering running for re-election in November as an independent, two sources who spoke with him directly tell NBC News. Menendez, who along with his wife Nadine Menendez is facing 18 federal counts and is alleged to have accepted bribes, has not yet publicly said if he would run again this year. …

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Tammy Murphy Blasts NRA In First Senate Ad [VIDEO]

Axios reports: New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, on Wednesday unveiled her first campaign ad, a gun-safety message filmed outside NRA headquarters in Northern Virginia. Murphy is fighting Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) for the seat now held by Sen. Bob Menendez, who’s facing federal corruption charges. They know their guns are killing our kids, …

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New Jersey Stadium To Host 2026 FIFA World Cup Final

The New Jersey Advance reports: The winners of the 2026 World Cup men’s soccer tournament will hoist the vaunted gold trophy at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, FIFA announced Sunday. Gov. Phil Murphy was among the first to spread the stunning announcement from the worldwide soccer body that the East Rutherford venue will host the tournament’s final game. FIFA previously …

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Tammy Murphy Raises $3.2M In Bid To Oust Menendez

Politico reports: New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy raised $3.2 million for her Senate campaign to replace indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, nearly doubling the amount her chief rival for the Democratic nomination, Rep. Andy Kim, in the last quarter of 2023. In fourth quarter filings with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, Kim’s campaign had raised a total of $2.77 …

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Menendez Rants About Persecution In Floor Speech

The New Jersey Monitor reports: U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez again denied criminal charges that claim he accepted lavish bribes in exchange for his intercession in criminal prosecutions and on behalf of two foreign nations, saying in a speech to the U.S. Senate Tuesday that he is the victim of a prosecutorial vendetta. Menendez, a Democrat, also unveiled a new defense …

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NJ’s “Seinfeld Bill” On Telemarketing Goes Into Effect

The New York Daily News reports: The new year begins with a series of new laws going into effect Monday throughout the New York area. Perhaps most notable is New Jersey’s bipartisan “Seinfeld Bill” requiring Garden State telemarketers to provide the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the company for which they’re working within 30 seconds. The inspiration for …

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Feds Oppose Delaying Bob Menendez’s Bribery Trial

The Associated Press reports: Federal prosecutors on Tuesday urged a judge to reject U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s request to delay his bribery trial scheduled for next spring by two months, until July. Prosecutors argued against the postponement a week after defense lawyers offered multiple reasons why they say a trial of the Democrat and codefendants, including his wife, should be …

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Loose Bull On Tracks Snarls Travel At NJ Penn Station

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: A loose bull was spotted running on the New Jersey Transit train tracks in Newark, New Jersey on Thursday morning. The first reports came in just after 10:30 a.m. at Newark Penn Station. NJ Transit said there were delays of up to 45 minutes between Newark Penn Station and Penn Station New York due …

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Gold Bars In Menendez Case Linked To 2013 Robbery

NBC New York reports: At least four gold bars found in the FBI search of Sen. Robert Menendez’s home had been directly linked to a New Jersey businessman now accused of bribing the state’s senior senator, Bergen County prosecutor records from a 2013 robbery case show. The businessman, Fred Daibes, reported to police he was the victim of an armed …

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New Jersey Defies Feds With Highway Warning Signs

Gothamist reports: New Jersey transportation officials have posted quirky, holiday-themed highway safety warnings for drivers, even though the federal government ordered the state to remove similar signs last year. “Only Rudolph should be lit, drive high get DUI,” one of this year’s digital signs reads. “Reckless drivers are worse than fruitcake,” says another. In 2022, the Federal Highway Administration told …

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Tammy Murphy, Wife Of NJ Gov, Launches Senate Bid

Axios reports: New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy on Wednesday announced her run for U.S. Senate in 2024. She’s the second high-profile Democrat to jump into the race in the wake of a federal indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who hasn’t said if he is running for reelection. Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) announced his run for the seat in …

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Accused Rioter Flees The Feds, NJ Manhunt Underway

Newark’s NBC affiliate reports: A manhunt is underway in Helmetta as police and the FBI are searching for a wanted man who fled on foot into a wooded area, officials say. The FBI said in a statement that it is looking for Gregory Yetman, 46, of Helmetta. He is described as a white man in his 40s wearing a red …

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Cultist Trucker Ousted As NJ Dems Expand Majority

The New Jersey Advance reports: Democrats not only kept but strengthened their 20-year control of the New Jersey Legislature in the state’s elections Tuesday, fending off a fierce threat from Republicans hungry to seize on gains in recent years and maybe even wrest a chamber away in a charged political environment. Democrats flipped a key Senate seat in South Jersey’s …

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Gay Former NJ Governor To Run For Jersey City Mayor

New York City’s NBC News affiliate reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey will announce plans next week to run for mayor of Jersey City — nearly 20 years after he resigned as chief executive of the Garden State, sources tell NBC New York. An invitation sent by McGreevey’s campaign to supporters invites them to an announcement event next Thursday …

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Menendez’s Wife Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges

The Associated Press reports: Four defendants in the criminal bribery case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty Wednesday in New York City to a revised indictment alleging that the senator, his wife and a third defendant conspired to use him as an agent of the Egyptian government. The senator, who gave up his position as chair of the …

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Wife Of Dem NJ Gov May Run For Menendez’s Seat

Gothamist reports: Sen. Bob Menendez says he’s still in the 2024 race. But could Democrats see First Lady Tammy Murphy’s name on the primary ballot — either running against him or ultimately in his place? “I think if she has news to break on this, she’s going to be the one to do it,” Gov. Phil Murphy, her husband, said …

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NJ Reviews Fatal Crash Involving Mendendez’s Wife

The New York Times reports: The New Jersey attorney general’s office seized records on Thursday from Bergen County law enforcement agencies to review whether the investigation of a fatal 2018 car crash involving the soon-to-be wife of Senator Robert Menendez was handled properly, two officials said. Nadine Menendez, who was dating Mr. Menendez at the time of the crash, was …

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NJ Man Plows Into Police Station, Gets Terrorism Charge

ABC News reports: A 34-year-old New Jersey man is in jail on terrorism charges after authorities alleged he deliberately drove his SUV into a home and a police station while blaring the Guns N’ Roses’ song “Welcome to the Jungle” from his stereo. John G. Hargreaves was immediately taken into custody when his Toyota SUV came crashing through the lobby …

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Dem Rep. Andy Kim Launches Challenge To Menendez

ABC News reports: Congressman Andy Kim announced on Saturday he plans to challenge recently indicted Senator Bob Menendez to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. “After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said ‘I am not going anywhere.’ As a result, I feel compelled to run against him,” Kim said. “This is not something I expected to do, but I …

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Dem New Jersey Gov Calls On Menendez To Resign

Via press release from New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy: The allegations in the indictment against Senator Menendez and four other defendants are deeply disturbing These are serious charges that implicate national security and the integrity of our criminal justice system. Under our legal system, Senator Menendez and the other defendants have not been found guilty and will have the ability …

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