By Matt Rooney _ I had an opportunity to chat with Doug Steinhardt on Wednesday evening, Save Jerseyans, and it’s certainly not the chat I expected we’d have with him at this point in the cycle. He abruptly left the Read More
Trump impeached for historic second time; Smith, Van Drew vote “nay”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump because the first U.S. president to be impeached twice on Wednesday in a mostly party-line vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. The roll call was 231-197 with 10 GOP “yea” votes. Neither of Read More
Bramnick’s GOP #SOTS response: Murphy is a “friend,” says they’ve visited each other’s houses
By Matt Rooney _ An opposition party’s response to a governor’s or president’s “state of the x” address is usually… an actual response, Save Jerseyans. An indictment of the current chief executive’s record and, ideally, a summary of how the Read More
No, the Democrats won’t be able to expel Van Drew. But they may try to raise money.
By Matt Rooney _ House Democrats are feverishly working on Impeachment II, Save Jerseyans, an empty gesture designed to raise money since there’s a 0% chance of a Senate trial to remove Donald Trump before Joe Biden takes office. Capitol Read More
In a battle with Murphy, Ciattarelli would seek to repeat Tom Kean’s path
By Matt Rooney _ Jack Ciattarelli is now the clear frontrunner for the GOP nomination after Doug Steinhardt’s surprise Monday night exit from the gubernatorial primary. There are some other folks in the race or considering getting in but, unless Read More
N.J. ranks 17th worst among U.S. states for vaccine distribution
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey continues to badly trail most of the rest of nation in distributing vaccine doses which have already been shipped to the Garden State. The latest stats, part of a long-standing trend, undermine the Murphy Administration’s Read More
Steinhardt leaves NJGOP primary, opens clear lane for Ciattarelli
TRENTON, N.J. – In a surprise move, former NJGOP Chairman Doug Steinhardt is leaving the primary race for his party’s 2021 gubernatorial nomination. Steinhardt’s unexpected departure leaves a clear lane for rival Jack Ciattarelli heading into this winter’s nominating contests. Read More
GOP State Senators Brown, O’Scanlon back resolution calling for Trump’s removal from office or impeachment
TRENTON, N.J. – Democrats posted a last-minute resolution in both chambers on Monday condemning President Donald Trump and calling for him to be removed from office – or at least impeached – for his alleged role in inciting last week’s Read More
Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump’s account
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Twitter permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s Twitter account on Friday after initially suspending Trump for 12 hours. It has been expected that Twitter would eventually suspend the President after he left office, but Wednesday’s riot on Capitol Read More