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January 6 Committee Unanimously Votes To Subpoena Trump January 6 Committee Unanimously Votes To Subpoena Trump
January 6 Committee Unanimously Votes To Subpoena Trump The election clock was ticking as the Jan. 6 committee unanimously voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump to testify about his role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol last year. The committee concluded its final hearing before the Nov. 8 midterm elections with the decision on Thursday, Oct. 13, to require the former president to testify publicly under oath. “This is a question about accountability. He is required to answer to the American people,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the committee chair. What Thompson called Trump's "staggering betrayal of his oath” led to an “at…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Yacht Company CEO Defeats Gym Owner Who Defied NJ COVID Rules In Congressional Primary Yacht Company CEO Defeats Gym Owner Who Defied NJ COVID Rules In Congressional Primary
Yacht Company CEO Defeats Gym Owner Who Defied NJ COVID Rules In Congressional Primary A South Jersey yacht company owner and former punk rocker defeated the gym owner who defied New Jersey coronavirus mandates in Tuesday's congressional primary, according to unofficial returns. Businessman Bob Healey was leading Ian Smith for the Republican Pary ballot line. The winner faces two-term Democratic incumbent Congressman Andy Kim, who also won his primary race.  Smith, who co-owns Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, faced an uphill battle amid publicity about his COVID rule defiance and a DUI arrest years after a fatal crash.  Kim, a two-term US representative, is still considered…

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by Jon Craig
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MURPHY WINS: NJ Governor's Race 'Cursed' No More MURPHY WINS: NJ Governor's Race 'Cursed' No More
Murphy Wins: NJ Governor's Race 'Cursed' No More New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will be returning to office for another term after narrowly winning the gubernatorial race. The Democratic governor was in the lead by 50 percent of votes compared to challenger Jack Ciatterelli's 49.2 percent as of 6:26 p.m., when the election was called by the Associated Press. BREAKING: Democrat Philip Murphy wins reelection for governor in New Jersey. #APracecall at 6:26 p.m. EDT. #Election2021 #NJelection — AP Politics (@AP_Politics) November 3, 2021 Murphy's victory makes him the first Democratic governor to be reelected in New Jersey since 1977, break…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Resigns, Calls His Behavior 'Too Familiar' NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Resigns, Calls His Behavior 'Too Familiar'
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Resigns, Calls His Behavior 'Too Familiar' Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation on Tuesday, telling constituents he was “doing the right thing for you” while claiming that the behavior some women found offensive he intended as "endearing." "In my mind I've never crossed the line with anyone," he said in a televised announcement. The move follows a blistering report from the state’s attorney general that Cuomo had sexually harassed several women, which prompted calls from top Democrats – including President Joe Biden – that he step down. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, will become New York’s first female…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pennsylvania Reports More Republican Voters In 2021 Than Overall Voters In 2019 Pennsylvania Reports More Republican Voters In 2021 Than Overall Voters In 2019
Pennsylvania Reports More Republican Voters In 2021 Than Overall Voters In 2019 Ballot shortages across the states--specifically York and Lebanon Counties--were due to an unexpected rise in voter turnout. Republican turnout in York County alone went up 72 percent and Democratic Party turnout went up 62 percent compared to the municipal election in 2019, according to the York County President Commissioner Julie Wheeler. “What happened yesterday was unacceptable and we need to put measures in place to fix it,” was a statement often repeated by the county commissioners at a brief conference on Wednesday afternoon. Registered Republicans in the county outnumber Democrats …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Booker's $2,000 Annual Baby Bond Bonuses Reborn Booker's $2,000 Annual Baby Bond Bonuses Reborn
Booker's $2,000 Annual Baby Bond Bonuses Reborn A presidential campaign pitch to give every American baby up to $2,000 yearly until high school graduation has new life under a Democrat-led U.S. Senate.  U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, introduced legislation on Thursday for the federal government to create a $1,000 savings account for every newborn American baby. Dubbed baby bonds, the U.S. government would contribute up to $2,000 every year depending on a family's income. In essence, they are annual federal "stimulus checks" for American children. Booker's bond idea, first suggested during his failed primary…

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by Jon Craig
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Ex-AC Mayor Who Spent $86,000 In Youth Sports Donations On Himself Gets 30 Days In Fed Pen Ex-AC Mayor Who Spent $86,000 In Youth Sports Donations On Himself Gets 30 Days In Fed Pen
Ex-AC Mayor Who Spent $86,000 In Youth Sports Donations On Himself Gets 30 Days In Fed Pen UPDATE: Former Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam was sentenced Thursday to a plea-bargained 30 days in federal prison, 11 months of house arrest and 200 hours of community for scamming donors out of $86,000 that he told them was going to a youth basketball team. Frank Gilliam, 49, used the money on fancy clothes, expensive meals, and trips that were “completely unrelated to the operation of a youth basketball team,” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachel A. Honig said. “I stand before this court a fractured human being,” Gilliam told U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez via videoconference in Camde…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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These NJ Counties Voted For President Trump, Four Flipped From Red To Blue These NJ Counties Voted For President Trump, Four Flipped From Red To Blue
These NJ Counties Voted For President Trump, Four Flipped From Red To Blue Unsurprisingly, New Jersey remains blue. Democrat Joe Biden easily won the Garden State in the presidential election with nearly 61% of votes counted. Roughly  37.9% of New Jerseyans voted in for President Donald Trump.  Where did those votes come from, and which counties shifted from red to blue since the 2016 Election? This year, voters in five NJ counties supported Trump (the first number is the percentage of county voters in favor, the second is the estimated percentage of votes counted so far): Cape May: 56.1%, 88% Ocean: 61.7%, 86% of votes reported Salem: 53.7%, 77% Suss…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Biden Takes NJ, Booker Wins 2nd Full Senate Term Biden Takes NJ, Booker Wins 2nd Full Senate Term
Biden Takes NJ, Booker Wins 2nd Full Senate Term New Jersey will remain a blue state: Joe Biden claimed the Garden State's 14 electoral votes in his bid for the White House, according to the Associated Press. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker won another six-year term, the AP says. New Jersey hasn't elected a GOP candidate for U.S. Senate in 48 years, and hasn't voted for a Republican president in 32 years. The AP called Biden's New Jersey win as polls closed around 8 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Poll: Biden 'All But Certain To Beat' Trump In NJ, Enhancing Amy Kennedy's Congressional Hopes Poll: Biden 'All But Certain To Beat' Trump In NJ, Enhancing Amy Kennedy's Congressional Hopes
Poll: Biden 'All But Certain To Beat' Trump In NJ, Enhancing Amy Kennedy's Congressional Hopes A national tracking poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden is "all but certain" to win New Jersey in next Tuesday's election over President Donald J. Trump. The 50-state poll conducted by The Economist gives Biden a roughly 60 to 40 percent margin of victory in New Jersey in the final days until Election Day.  That's good news for another Democrat in the state's most hotly contested congressional race: Amy Kennedy of Atlantic County is polling ahead of U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew of Cape May County, a vocal supporter of President Trump. Inside Elections currently predicts New Jersey'…

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by Jon Craig
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'Staggering' 10,138 Coronavirus Deaths In NJ; Surgeries, July 7 Election Next Steps Reopening 'Staggering' 10,138 Coronavirus Deaths In NJ; Surgeries, July 7 Election Next Steps Reopening
'Staggering' 10,138 Coronavirus Deaths In NJ; Surgeries, July 7 Election Next Steps Reopening New Jersey crossed a grim, "staggering" milestone, state officials said. A total of 10,138 state residents have died from coronavirus, Gov. Phil Murphy said at a Friday afternoon briefing. That total includes 201 deaths confirmed during the past 24 hours, he said. New Jersey is second only to New York states with total COVID-19 deaths. "That is a staggering number,''' Murphy said, sharing his condolences with friends and family of all coronavirus victims. More than half the state's total deaths have occurred among patients, and staff, at NJ's more than 500 nursing homes, veterans hom…

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by Jon Craig
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Former Passaic Mayor Samuel 'Sammy' Rivera Dies Former Passaic Mayor Samuel 'Sammy' Rivera Dies
Former Passaic Mayor Samuel 'Sammy' Rivera Dies Former Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera has died in a nursing home in Pennsylvania, current Mayor Hector Carlos Lora confirmed Friday. He was 73. A cause of death wasn't immediately disclosed. "As a city we extend our condolences to the Rivera family on the passing of former Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera," Lora wrote. "I still speak to people today who share stories of how he helped them personally and how much he cared about people.  "Many in our community can remember his approach to cleaning up the streets of violent crimes and how visible he was in Passaic," the mayor said. Born in Caye…

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by Jerry DeMarco