New Jersey

5 things to watch in Tuesday's primaries in California, Iowa and beyond

By Steven Sloan, Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Democrats are banking on a rare chance to regain ground in Iowa, a rural state that has repeatedly eluded them in recent years. Republicans, meanwhile, are grappling with a New Jersey congressman whose unexplained absence could put their already slim…

New Jersey Democrats pick opponent in district where U.S. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has been absent

By Mike Catalini, Associated Press

New Jersey’s 7th District, nestled amid suburban towns and rolling farmland — and including one of President Donald Trump’s golf clubs — is the highest-profile race in the state on Tuesday.

Live Results: New Jersey midterm primaries

New Jersey voters will nominate candidates for both chambers of Congress in a state primary on Tuesday, including in one key battleground district that could decide control of the U.S. House.

News Wrap: More people arrested for breaking curfew at New Jersey ICE detention facility

In our new wrap Monday, police in New Jersey arrested more protestors for breaking a curfew around an ICE detention facility, election denier Tina Peters was released from prison, Colombia’s presidential election is set for a runoff, protesters in Kenya…

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New Jersey voters look for answers about Tom Kean Jr.'s prolonged absence from Congress

By Mike Catalini, Associated Press

The pressure is ratcheting up in the 7th Congressional District as Democrats are hoping to unseat Kean in their bid to regain control of Congress.

Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The high court's unanimous ruling is a procedural victory for First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, which is challenging a New Jersey investigation of its practices.

Live Results: New Jersey special congressional election to replace Mikie Sherrill

Democrat Analilia Mejia won a New Jersey special election for the U.S. House on Thursday, defeating Republican Joe Hathaway on a message of standing up to President Donald Trump.

Malinowski concedes to Mejia in Democratic special election primary in New Jersey

By Mike Catalini, Associated Press

Mejia would face Republican Joe Hathaway in the special general election on April 16. The district covers parts of Essex, Morris, and Passaic counties.