Brent Johnson
Politics Reporter at NJ.com
Online Politics Producer and Reporter at The Star-Ledger
@njdotcom politics reporter. Author of What Makes Jersey Run newsletter. Singer in The Clydes. https://t.co/RGBFAC5rmt #LGM
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2 days ago |
nj.com | Brent Johnson
Edan Alexander, the New Jersey native who was recently released after being held hostage for 19 months in Gaza, and his family wrote a letter supporting U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer as he runs in the state’s tight Democratic primary for governor, now in its closing days, NJ Advance Media has learned. Alexander, a soldier for the Israeli army, on May 11 became the last living American hostage set free by Hamas.
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3 days ago |
nj.com | Steve Strunsky |Brent Johnson
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka plans to “sue the feds” after he was arrested outside an immigrant detention center last month on a trespassing charge that was dismissed in a case the judge called “worrisome,” according to a tweet by the acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba. “‘Shocking’ leak from Mayor Baraka’s team: He is planning to sue the Feds,” Habba tweeted on X at 10:36 p.m. Monday. “My advice to the mayor - feel free to join me in prioritizing violent crime and public safety.
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3 days ago |
nj.com | Brent Johnson
President Donald Trump got on the phone Monday night to urge New Jersey voters to back fellow Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the upcoming primary for governor — a race he said is “being watched actually all over the world.”“Because New Jersey is ready to pop out of that blue horror show and really get in there and vote for somebody that’s gonna make things happen,” Trump said during a telephone rally for Ciattarelli.
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4 days ago |
nj.com | Brent Johnson
Tennis legend Billie Jean King, an icon of women’s sports — and sports in general — will endorse U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey governor as the state’s fierce Democratic primary enters its final stretch, NJ Advance Media has learned. King is set to announce her support Monday for Sherrill, who’s vying to become only the second female governor in state history. Sherrill is one of six candidates running in the primary for the Democratic nomination to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov.
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5 days ago |
nj.com | Brent Johnson
President Donald Trump has already endorsed Jack Ciattarelli to become New Jersey’s next governor. Now he’ll hold a telephone rally for his fellow Republican in the closing days of the big primary election. The event is 7 p.m. Monday and open to the public. The virtual appearance comes a day before early voting begins Tuesday in the primary races for the Republican and Democratic nominations to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.
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Another Democratic insider just told me an #NJTransit strike is "50/50." "I don’t think you’ll know until it’s pretty close to the strike of midnight." the source said.
I've had two Democratic insiders tell me today they think NJ Transit will go on strike in two days. "Hope are high it will be quick," one said. "But odds are it will at least start." Here's what Gov. Murphy had to say yesterday: https://t.co/rOt1LLdN3a
I've had two Democratic insiders tell me today they think NJ Transit will go on strike in two days. "Hope are high it will be quick," one said. "But odds are it will at least start." Here's what Gov. Murphy had to say yesterday: https://t.co/rOt1LLdN3a
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