Politics & Policy

Congressman Andy Kim challenged the state's powerful political machine and won in court and on the ground, making him the unlikely favorite in this November's Senate race.

If Trump's margins of victory are closer than expected, it could be a sign voters have hesitations about nominating a presidential candidate with a felony criminal record.

While New Jersey hasn't elected a Republican to the Senate since 1972, the stakes are high in the divided Senate where Democrats have a narrow majority.

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The Garden State’s senior senator files an independent campaign bid as he is on trial in New York City for bribery and corruption.

Menendez, who has held New Jersey's U.S. Senate seat for nearly two decades, has said he would consider running in the general election as an independent if acquitted.

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis said the difference between Trump and Biden is stark, calling the former president a “disaster for Black America.”

In a state like Pa., where the last two presidential elections have been decided by about one percentage point, a "small effect can change the result,” said one policy expert.

The prospect of Sen. Bob Menendez's seat being open has already had cascading effects in the state.

Trump and his campaign had been preparing for a guilty verdict for days, even as they held out hope for a hung jury.

As Andy Kim campaigns for Bob Menendez’s U.S. Senate seat, five Democrats and four Republicans are competing for Kim’s U.S. House seat.

The judge set sentencing for July 11, just four days before the scheduled start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Leading strategists in both parties believe that Trump still remains well-positioned to defeat Biden, even as he now faces the prospect of a prison sentence.

Even if he is elected president again, Trump will not be able to pardon himself of state charges in New York.