Donald M. Payne Jr., Five-Term New Jersey Representative, Dies at 65
Representative Donald M. Payne Jr., a five-term Democrat from Newark who succeeded his father, New Jersey’s first Black member of Congress, died on Wednesday in Newark. He was 65.
Political news from county Essex
NATO Puts on a Show of Force in the Shadow of Russia’s War
About 90,000 NATO troops have been training in Europe this spring for the Great Power war that most hope will never come: a clash between Russia and the West with potentially catastrophic consequences.
Peter Shapiro, Political Groundbreaker in New Jersey, Dies at 71
Peter Shapiro, who as a 23-year-old insurgent was the youngest person ever elected to the New Jersey General Assembly and who later became the first Essex County executive, died on Thursday at his home in South Orange, N.J. He was 71.
Dowden guarantees UK elections will be safe from Chinese cyber attacks
Oliver Dowden said he could guarantee the elections this year would be safe from Chinese cyber attacks and insisted UK national security would not be put at risk by Chinese-made smart vehicles.
How a congressman’s challenge to New Jersey’s first lady is shaking up a key Senate race
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) — When New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy walked up to Rep. Andy Kim last weekend to congratulate him with a handshake after his third consecutive win in his bid for a U.S. Senate seat, the goodwill gesture represented a surprise within a surprise.
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