Menendez used donor cash for legal costs ahead of conviction

Menendez used donor cash for legal costs ahead of conviction

By Anna Massoglia. This story was originally published by Open Secrets. Sen. Bob Menendez, who was found guilty on all 16 counts in his federal corruption trial, steered millions of dollars in campaign donor funds to cover his legal costs, a new OpenSecrets analysis found.  Prosecutors accused the former head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of accepting bribes…

Statements from N.J. leaders after President Biden announces he is suspending his re-election campaign

Statements from N.J. leaders after President Biden announces he is suspending his re-election campaign

U.S. Senator Cory Booker I am grateful that we have a president whose patriotism and love of country drove him to run and win against demagoguery in 2020, and who now, because of that same fierce love and devotion to his fellow Americans, has decided to be the bridge to a new generation of leaders….

Murphy not on publicized shortlists for potential Democratic vice presidential candidates

Murphy not on publicized shortlists for potential Democratic vice presidential candidates

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s closest allies are trying to promote him as a candidate for vice president now that President Joe Biden has dropped his re-election bid and has endorsed Kamala Harris for president. Murphy’s national ambitions are no secret. He was considering a presidential bid if Biden did not seek re-election, and his…

Three Democratic U.S. Senate candidates call for ballot reform in N.J. primary race

Three Democratic U.S. Senate candidates call for ballot reform in N.J. primary race

U.S. Rep. Andy Kim and two other Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, Patricia Campos-Medina and Larry Hamm, are calling on Democratic county party chairs and county clerks across the state to ditch the so-called “county-line” ballot for primary races and instead use the standard “office-block” ballot that is used in the rest of the country….