Tag Archives: New Jersey

Democrat Analilia Mejia has won the special election in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, NBC News projected Thursday, defeating Republican Joe Hathaway and trimming the GOP’s narrow House majority. Mejia, a progressive activist backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, will fill the remainder of the term vacated …

The three attorneys who lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey are disqualified from serving, a federal judge ruled on Monday. Chief Judge Matthew Brann’s blistering decision, which he stayed pending appeal, marks the latest salvo in a yearlong fight over who oversees the office of New Jersey’s chief …

Progressive activist Analilia Mejia declared victory in the 11th Congressional District’s special Democratic primary on Tuesday, a stunning upset in the closely watched race to succeed Gov. Mikie Sherrill in Congress. Mejia celebrated her victory after the runner-up, former Rep. Tom Malinowski, conceded his defeat. The Associated Press has yet …

The crowded Democratic primary in the race to succeed Gov. Mikie Sherrill in the House was a nail-biter on Thursday night, with progressive activist Analilia Mejia and former Rep. Tom Malinowski locked in a close race. The narrow results and Mejia’s strength surprised many political observers who believed Malinowski had the edge …

Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, stepped down Monday as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey after a federal appeals court ruled her appointment unlawful, intensifying scrutiny of the administration’s handling of top federal prosecutor posts. Habba announced her resignation in a statement on X, saying she was …

A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, has been serving unlawfully as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey, delivering a significant legal rebuke to the administration’s handling of high-level federal appointments. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the 3rd …

Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill has won the New Jersey governor’s race, defeating Republican Jack Ciattarelli in a closely watched contest that became a referendum on President Donald Trump’s influence in a blue-leaning state, NBC News projected Tuesday. Sherrill’s victory cements her as one of her party’s rising national figures and …

Voters in several states will cast ballots Tuesday in a handful of closely watched races that could signal where the political winds are blowing ahead of next year’s midterm elections — from a dramatic three-way fight for New York City mayor to a red-hot governor’s race in New Jersey and …

House Democrats on Thursday demanded a federal investigation into the unauthorized release of Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s military records, calling it a serious breach of privacy and a potential politically motivated leak ahead of New Jersey’s hotly contested gubernatorial election. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight …

A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to keep Alina Habba as U.S. attorney for New Jersey and override the judges who last month named Habba’s top deputy to the post. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann said Thursday that Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, has served …

A high-stakes clash between the judiciary and the Trump administration intensified Tuesday as Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the firing of federal prosecutor Desiree Leigh Grace, whom New Jersey’s judges had named to replace Alina Habba as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Habba — a former personal …

Rep. Mikie Sherrill won the Democratic primary Tuesday in her bid to become New Jersey’s next governor, riding a wave of establishment and popular support that coalesced around her perceived electability in this fall’s general election. Sherrill, a former federal prosecutor and Navy helicopter pilot, had long been the party’s …

Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said Monday she is charging Rep. LaMonica McIver with “assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement” during the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside a migrant jail in Newark 10 days ago. Habba also announced her office is dropping Baraka’s misdemeanor trespassing charge “for the sake …

President Donald Trump has named his personal attorney-turned-White House counselor, Alina Habba, as the interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey. The controversial appointment places one of Trump’s most vocal legal allies in a powerful federal prosecutorial role. “Alina will lead with the same diligence and conviction that …

John Cole, Pennsylvania Capital-Star The Garden State is not often in the national spotlight for a presidential election, but former President Donald Trump brought his campaign here on Saturday, holding a rally on a South Jersey beach not far from Pennsylvania. “As you can see, today, we’re expanding the electoral …