Feds charge New Jersey congressmember with assault politi.co/3Hipnv6 via POLITICO

Alina Habba targeted Democrats when she became New Jersey’s top prosecutor. Now she’s following through. politi.co/3YSsLDg Matt Friedman erica orden Ry Rivard

Seton Hall blocks key witness in clergy abuse probe ordered by cardinal ow.ly/K9uR1069NIy

She says she wants to shake up New Jersey as governor — but running a traditional machine campaign. ow.ly/LxvW106a4Xs

There were 227 pedestrian deaths in NJ in 2024 — the deadliest year for peds since 1986. Governor Phil Murphy vowed to make this a priority in his state of the state this year. Yet the gov’s budget proposal slashes funding for local transportation safety projects. northjersey.com/story/news/tra…

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New: Lawmakers threaten Seton Hall funding amid new scandal subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0… via POLITICO Pro

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka has held himself out as a "motivating force" to turn out the Democratic vote, especially Black voters. But Newark's voter turnout has been notoriously low, and its early vote turnout has been one of the lowest in the state. politico.com/newsletters/ne…

"My sister, who's always late, we tell her that the BBQ starts at 5 when the BBQ actually starts at 7." "That's her problem. She misses the good hamburgers that you cook." NJ's budget process, masterfully explained NJ Spotlight News youtu.be/EUQTnT-qtB0?si…

Ciattarelli said “if this campaign were a drinking game + you took a shot every time Mikie Sherrill says Trump, you’d be drunk off your ass every day between now + Nov. 4." Drink up b/c Madison Fernandez shows neither candidate can stop talking about Trump. politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

Chris Christie backs new Seton Hall president amid clergy abuse investigation + suggests our reporting on him has been mischaracterized. Christie's wife was also on the school governing board + left w/o explanation. (the new pres not accused of abuse) subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

NEW: Donald Trump opened a new front in his war with the courts by challenging their 160-year-old power to fill vacancies in federal prosecutors’ offices. That power was meant to be a check on presidents circumventing Senate confirmation. w/ Ry Rivard politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

Today's NJ Playbook: POLITICO New Jersey turns 10. politi.co/46Zx0S6

was just on a virtual Election Law Enforcement Commission meeting to discuss who gets to host this year’s gov debates when it was hijacked by someone playing porn and screaming the n word

New Jersey meeting to decide governor debates interrupted by pornographic and racist ‘Zoom bomb’ politi.co/4f5rXl7 via POLITICO

We got audio of a recent court hearing in the case of Raul Luna-Perez, the undocumented immigrant accused of driving drunk and killed a mom and her daughter in Lakewood. Prosecutors urged the judge to keep him detained and the judge said no. via Sophie Nieto-Muñoz + Dana DiFilippo

Phil Murphy plows ahead with 75% cut to NJ PBS/Spotlight News | Charles Stile northjersey.com/story/news/col… via NorthJersey.com

Trump's clash with the courts is delaying trials in New Jersey and could drag on for months ow.ly/q24F106jYg0