An unusually competitive Democratic primary race for Congress is taking place in Hudson County, New Jersey — as incumbent Rep. Rob Menendez, who easily won his seat two years ago, tries to distinguish himself from his embattled father, Sen. Bob Menendez. Hoboken Mayor Rhavi Bhalla is challenging the younger Menendez in the primary.
Democrats on the ballot for the seat also include Marine veteran Zach Shrewsbury and former coal executive Don Blankenship, who spent years promoting conservative and Republican causes.
Mayor Levar Stoney of Richmond, Virginia, dropped out of the Democratic primary for the 2025 gubernatorial election on Tuesday, seeking to “avoid an ugly primary for governor.” With Stoney dropping out, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is the only remaining major candidate in the Democratic primary for governor and now has the inside track to win […]
(The Center Square) – Arizona House Minority Whip Melody Hernandez is dropping her bid for state senate. The Tempe Democrat announced she would no longer seek the position, saying that there are “mistakes” that put her candidacy in jeopardy. “When it was brought to my attention this weekend that I had made mistakes impacting my ability to successfully run for election to the Senate in LD-8, I knew the only right next step would be to take the sole responsibility...
(The Center Square) – The Washington state primary is still more than three months away, but Democrats are making clear which of their candidates running for governor they will support. There’s no official endorsement at this point, but an organizing effort called the “Coordinated Campaign” has decided to put its eggs in the basket of outgoing Attorney General Bob Ferguson. State Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, says he was told about a month ago that the state party...
New filings in Menendez case confirm The Daily Beast’s reporting that Nadine Menendez’s work for Fusion Diagnostics was tied to an alleged bribery scheme.
Republican businessman Dave McCormick and Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) formally clinched their parties' respective nominations for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night after both men ran unopposed.
NEW YORK (AP) — The start of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial was pushed back a week to mid-May on Friday after lawyers agreed the extra days would aid trial preparation. U.S. Dis
Washington — Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, could incriminate his wife when he heads to trial next month to fight charges that he traded his political influence for cash, gold bars and a luxury Mercedes, according to newly unsealed court documents. A legal brief from Menendez's lawyers said the senator might testify about communications with his wife that will demonstrate "the ways in which she withheld information" from her husband "or otherwise led him to believe that nothing...
Sen. Robert Menendez may blame his wife if he takes the stand during his trial, claiming she was the one getting the money and hiding the truth from him, according to court filings.
A report released Friday said Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.)’s wife is convinced she will be jailed over her alleged role in a bribery scheme due to a lack of money for legal representation, days after a court filing revealed her husband is poised to blame her for involving him in the scandal.
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is expected to blame his wife during his federal corruption trial as part of a defense strategy, newly-unsealed court documents reveal. In court documents obtained by Fox News Digital, attorneys for Sen. Menendez argued for his case to be severed because of his intention to introduce evidence that would imply his wife, Nadine, is guilty. Severing a case means that the co-defendants would be tried separately in two trials, rather than in one as a couple. The couple have...