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She ran a dark-money group. Now Senate candidate Tammy Murphy wants to reform them.

The NJ first lady's position overlooks her and her allies' participation in a campaign finance system she now opposes.

27.02.2024 10

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Andy Kim files lawsuit challenging NJ's ballot design

“The current primary election ballot design scheme represents an unconstitutional governmental thumb on the scale of New Jersey's primary...

27.02.2024 10

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Democrats revolt against party leaders in race to replace Menendez

First lady Tammy Murphy’s status as front-runner hit by key convention loss, polling

13.02.2024 70

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Feds add allegations of Qatari influence against indicted Sen. Bob Menendez

The troubles of New Jersey's senior senator continue to deepen.

03.01.2024 30

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‘More money, less disclosure’: N.J.’s new elections law fails a key test

Republicans sue, with one state lawmaker calling it a ‘colossal disaster.'

12.12.2023 7

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Former N.J. Trump golf club worker says she was sexually harassed, forced into signing NDA

The allegations date back to 2021.

30.11.2023 5

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Democrats in Bob Menendez's power base ditch him for Tammy Murphy

It deals a huge blow to the senior senator's chances of another term.

16.11.2023 20

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New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy enters US Senate race to replace Menendez

She's running because too many people are "more interested in getting rich or getting on camera than getting things done"

15.11.2023 10

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How New Jersey’s GOP blew it: A failure to embrace vote-by-mail cost key state races

Between mail-in voting and an abortion firewall, Democrats benefited on Election Day.

09.11.2023 40

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New Jersey’s GOP tries to blunt Democrats’ election abortion attacks

'It’s just a political issue to scare their own voters,' the state's minority leader said.

24.10.2023 9

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Republicans are perennial losers in New Jersey. Now they’ll get their best shot in 20 years.

They’re battering Democrats on culture war issues in what’s expected to be a low-turnout election.

11.10.2023 9

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Menendez's wife struck and killed a man while driving in 2018: Reports

Nadine Arslanian Menendez, whose Mercedes was severely damaged, was not taken into custody or tested for drugs and alcohol, according to The Record.

04.10.2023 2

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Another name surfaces as potential Menendez successor: New Jersey's first lady

Sen. Bob Menendez has pledged not to resign, though he hasn't said whether he still plans to seek reelection.

26.09.2023 2

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Bob Menendez’s defiance could be an electoral nightmare for Democrats

If he runs in 2024, Republicans would have their best shot in 52 years to flip a Senate seat from New Jersey.

26.09.2023 20

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‘This is horrifying’: New Jersey Democrats are freaking out over the Menendez indictment

Democrats figured there would be new developments in the Bob Menendez investigation, but the charges are far more serious than any of them...

22.09.2023 2

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Bob Menendez is no stranger to corruption scandals. His 50-year political career started with one.

The longtime senator started his career as a corruption fighter in Union City, New Jersey.

22.09.2023 2

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