BOB EHRLICH: This November Is A Chance To Restore Sanity In America
I can’t help but chuckle when thinking back to the so-called “existential” issues that defined our politics at the turn of the millennium. It was a time when Republicans and Democrats fought tooth and nail over marginal tax rates, the morality of the federal estate tax, term limits, tort reform, and even a balanced budget […]
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan rejects calls to resign
Southwest Airlines Chief Executive Bob Jordan said Wednesday he has no plans to resign despite facing pressure from activist investor Elliott Investment Management. “We want to understand their ideas. They may have great ideas,” Jordan told reporters after the event in Washington. “At the end of the day, we’re going to treat Elliott like any […]
NJ businessman Jose Uribe testifies that he bribed ‘Gold Bar Bob’ Menendez with a Mercedes-Benz
A New Jersey businessman testified Friday that he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez, telling jurors in the state Democrat’s federal corruption trial that he offered the lawmaker’s wife a Mercedes-Benz to drop a criminal investigation. “She agreed to the terms” Jose Uribe He spoke to the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. In March 2019, Nadine Menendez […]
New Jersey businessman testifies he promised up to $250,000 in bribes for Sen. Bob Menendez’s help
A New Jersey businessman took the lead witness position in the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday, telling jurors he made a $200,000 to $250,000 deal with the congressman in 2018 to pressure the New Jersey attorney general’s office to drop an investigation into his friends and family. Jose Uribe testified in Manhattan […]
Matt Gaetz breaks from Donald Trump with Bob Good endorsement
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Tuesday endorsed House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-Va.), who is facing a challenger backed by President Trump in a closely watched primary this month. “Vote for @RepBobGood,” Gaetz said. Written on social platform X Late Tuesday night, he reposted another statement from the X account claiming to speak on […]
Sen. Bob Menendez running for re-election to keep perks: source
Embattled Sen. Robert Menendez’s decision to run as an independent for New Jersey’s Senate seat may have more to do with holding the federal government hostage than serving his constituents, political analysts say. Menendez, currently on trial in Manhattan federal court on bribery and corruption charges, could lose his pension and health insurance for life […]
Conaway wins Dem primary to succeed lawmaker challenging Bob Menendez for Senate
Longtime New Jersey state representative Herb Conaway won the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday, setting him up to face off against a Republican challenger in November. Conaway has served in the Garden State Congress since 1998. A late April poll found: Public Policy Opinion Surveys Conaway was deemed the overwhelming […]
Son of ‘Gold Bar’ Bob Menendez survives tough NJ Democratic primary despite father’s trial
Rep. Robert Menendez Jr. still has his hands in gold. Menendez Jr. overcame the pressures of his last name to win a tough primary against Hoboken Mayor Ravi Barra in the Garden State’s 8th Congressional District and secure the Democratic nomination for a second term in Congress on Tuesday. Rep. Rob Menendez handily won the […]
Bob Menendez’s son survives House primary challenge despite dad’s criminal charges
Rep. Rob Menendez (Dynamo, J.D.), the son of embattled Sen. Bob Menendez, has survived a primary challenge despite criminal charges that put his father’s political future in jeopardy. Menendez’s opponent is Hoboken Mayor Ravi Barra, who has sought to link the first-term Democrat to his father and accused the two of running Garden State politics […]
Democrat Andy Kim wins NJ Senate primary in race to replace ‘Gold Bar’ Bob Menendez
Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) won the New Jersey Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday and will advance to the general election to unseat Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who was indicted in November. Kim defeated his Democratic opponent and won with 82% of the vote. “Just saw the news,” Kim wrote to X after the Associated Press […]