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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A federal judge in New Jersey on Wednesday ordered Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver released on her own recognizance during the congresswoman's first court appearance on assault charges stemming from immigration officials' attempt to arrest Newark's mayor at a detention facility.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said federal prosecutors tried to "humiliate and degrade" him by making him give his fingerprints and take a mug shot for a second time Thursday after a court appearance on a trespassing charge stemming from his arrest at an immigration detention center he was protesting.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is set to appear in federal court Thursday for a status conference on the Trump administration's charge he trespassed at an immigration detention center in the city last week.
PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Cory Booker took a version of his record-breaking Senate floor speech on the road Saturday to a town hall meeting in a New Jersey gymnasium, calling on people to find out what they can do to push back on President Donald Trump's agenda.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- The most important Republican in New Jersey's race for governor this year might well be a part-time resident of Bedminster who burnished his reputation and his brand near the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Monday named his one-time defense attorney and current White House counselor Alina Habba to be the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.
EGG HARBOR CITY, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim implored a standing-room-only town hall on Thursday to get involved in politics as a way to push back against President Donald Trump's agenda.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Along an industrial stretch of roadway in New Jersey's biggest city, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared with immigrants rights activists last week to protest the Trump administration's deal with a private company to open the first new immigration detention center of the president's second term.
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday said it's appealing a Maryland federal judge's ruling blocking the president's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for people whose parents are not legally in the country.
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) -- Four candidates competing in New Jersey's Republican gubernatorial primary spared few punches Tuesday when they faced off in their first debate ahead of the June 10 vote.
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) -- Six New Jersey Democrats, including two sitting members of Congress, the mayors of the state's two biggest cities, the head of the biggest teachers union in the state and a former top lawmaker squared off Sunday in the first debate this year in the contest for governor.
Attorneys general from 22 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's move to end a century-old immigration practice known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents' status.
Attorneys general from 18 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents' status.
President Donald Trump moved to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship when he ordered the cancellation of the constitutional guarantee that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents' status.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- More than a dozen Democratic state attorneys general said Thursday they plan to defend two gun regulations now being challenged in court, including one banning devices that enable semiautomatic guns to fire more quickly.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey is going to build up a supply of medication used in abortions, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday during his state of the state address as he both pledged to work with President-elect Donald Trump and warned that the state is ready to push back against the incoming administration.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican David McCormick cut Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's leads in Philadelphia and its populous suburbs and built leads in the more GOP-leaning parts of the state, foreclosing the incumbent's pathway to victory when The Associated Press called the race.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pennsylvania's Senate contest between Democratic incumbent Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick is still too early to call.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Tim Sheehy shaved Democratic Sen. Jon Tester's margins in Montana's populous counties and ran up his lead in the state's more rural regions building a cushion the incumbent couldn't catch when The Associated Press called the race.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If it wasn't a red wave in the nation's most consequential battleground, there was at least a red swell.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrat Angela Alsobrooks racked up a big lead with Maryland's large early vote share and kept it close with Republican Larry Hogan among Election Day voters at the time The Associated Press called the race.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim was elected Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw for the seat that opened when Bob Menendez resigned this year after his federal conviction on bribery charges.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey voters are deciding between Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim and hotel developer Curtis Bashaw, a Republican, in the race to fill the Senate seat occupied until recently by Democrat Bob Menendez, who resigned following afederal bribery conviction.
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A clumsy and time-consuming early voting option in the nation's biggest presidential battleground state is creating frustration, leading to hours-long lines and prompting claims of disenfranchisement as voters swamp county offices that are not prepared to handle the influx.
The district attorney of Philadelphia filed a lawsuit Monday to halt Elon Musk 's $1 million giveaways as part of his political organization's effort boosting Donald Trump 's presidential campaign.
The district attorney of Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit to halt Elon Musk 's $1 million giveaways as part of his political organization's effort boosting Donald Trump 's presidential campaign.
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla and Space X and owner of X who's gone all-in on Republican Donald Trump's candidacy for the White House, has already committed at least $70 million to help the former president. Now he's pledging to give away $1 million a day to voters for signing his political action committee's petition backing the Constitution.
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla and Space X and owner of X who's gone all-in on Republican Donald Trump's candidacy for the White House, has already committed at least $70 million to help the former president. Now he's pledging to give away $1 million to voters for signing his political action committee's petition backing the Constitution.
FOLSOM, Pa. (AP) -- Elon Musk held his first solo event in support of Donald Trump for president on Thursday, encouraging voters in the Philadelphia suburbs to register to cast their ballots and vote early, though some attendees shouted back, "Why?"
Rows of folding tables and empty chairs appear on Ballot Processing View 2. Over on Tabulation View 2, a man in a black T-shirt and shorts is seen shuffling papers near a waist-high machine.
NUTLEY, N.J. (AP) -- Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican Curtis Bashaw clashed over abortion and immigration Sunday in their first debate for New Jersey's Senate seat, open this year after Bob Menendez's conviction on bribery charges and resignation.
BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) -- The presidential debate this week was the final affront to Rosie Torres' lifelong Republicanism. She said her allegiance to Donald Trump, already strained by his stand on abortion, snapped in the former president's "eye opener" encounter with Kamala Harris.
BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) -- The presidential debate this week was the final affront to Rosie Torres' lifelong Republicanism. She said her allegiance to Donald Trump, already strained by his stand on abortion, snapped in the former president's "eye opener" encounter with Kamala Harris.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday tapped his former chief of staff to temporarily replace convicted U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and said he will appoint whoever wins the post in November as soon as election results are certified.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy will name his former chief of staff George Helmy to serve as interim senator when Bob Menendez resigns later this month after his conviction on federal bribery charges, according to a person familiar with the decision.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez on Tuesday became one of just a handful of U.S. senators to be convicted of a crime while in office -- and the first ever found guilty of being an agent of a foreign government -- raising questions about whether he will be able to serve out the remainder of his...
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- The New Jersey Democratic power broker charged with racketeering by the state attorney general pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he threatened people whose properties he sought to take over and orchestrated tax incentive legislation to benefit organizations he controlled.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Being a political boss in New Jersey ain't what it used to be.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A state judge on Friday ruled that some 1,900 mail ballots in a New Jersey county whose envelopes were prematurely opened should be accepted and counted.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Southern New Jersey developer Curtis Bashaw's Senate nomination over Donald Trump's preferred candidate in Tuesday's GOP primary and the possibility that embattled Sen. Bob Menendez's independent campaign could split Democrats have fueled fresh GOP hopes that they can put a reliably blue New Jersey Senate seat in play this fall.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation on Wednesday overhauling access to the state's public records, likely making it harder for the public and media to access some documents, according to critics.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Democratic Rep. Andy Kim won New Jersey's Senate primary Tuesday, putting him in strong position for the general election in the blue-leaning state, though the win comes a day after Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez filed to run as an independent amid his federal corruption trial. He will face wealthy hotel operator Curtis Bashaw, who bested a...
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Wealthy hotel operator Curtis Bashaw has won New Jersey's Republican Senate primary, besting a rival who was backed by former President Donald Trump.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Democratic Rep. Andy Kim has won New Jersey's Senate primary, putting him in strong position for the general election in the blue-leaning state, though the win comes a day after Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez filed to run as an independent amid his federal corruption trial.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Democrats and Republicans decide their parties' standard-bearers Tuesday for the Senate amid the federal corruption trial in New York of New Jersey Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Menendez, along with candidates for the presidency and House.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is on trial on federal bribery charges in New York, has filed to run as an independent candidate for reelection.