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August 6, 2026
Voter-Registration Error Could Cost Immigrants a Shot at a Green Card
New Jersey improperly added as many as 6,600 noncitizens to its voter rolls. Those people could now be forced out of the country.
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August 3, 2026
Immigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say
The mayor of Newark identified the dead man as Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo. The New Jersey center has been the focus of intense scrutiny for its treatment of detainees.
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July 28, 2026
Gov. Sherrill in the Hot Seat After U.S. Demand for Noncitizens’ Names
After disclosing that thousands of ineligible people were added to the voter rolls, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is trying to bring accountability while resisting President Trump’s narrative.
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July 21, 2026
D.M.V. Error Led to 400 Noncitizens Voting in New Jersey, Governor Says
A software glitch in 2023 at the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles led to roughly 6,600 noncitizens being registered to vote, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced on Tuesday.
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July 16, 2026
Tom Kean Is Back in Congress but Still Isn’t Talking
Mr. Kean, a New Jersey Republican who was absent from Congress while being treated for depression, has since appeared at few campaign events and declined interview requests.
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July 7, 2026
Death Toll From Oppressive Heat in New Jersey May Be as High as 29
In New York City, emergency rooms last week logged the highest number of patients treated for heat-related illnesses in years.
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July 1, 2026
Back in Congress, Tom Kean Jr. Faces a New Challenge: Staying There
The New Jersey Republican has explained the reason for his long absence: depression. Now he must convince voters that he deserves another term.
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June 30, 2026
What Tom Kean Did and Didn’t Explain About His Absence
Representative Thomas Kean Jr., a New Jersey Republican, has finally reappeared in Congress. Questions remain about his nearly four-month absence from public life, which he said was due to depression.
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June 25, 2026
Representative Tom Kean, Missing for Months, Is Back Home in New Jersey
The congressman, who has been absent from Washington since March, answered the door of his home on Wednesday evening. He was wearing a suit and tie.
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June 24, 2026
Pregnant and Running for Re-election, a Democrat Faces U.S. Prosecution
Representative LaMonica McIver was charged with assault after an altercation with immigration agents that resulted in no injuries. She faces up to 17 years in prison.
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June 22, 2026
He Provided Security to 3 Governors. Then He Snapped.
Lt. Ricardo Santos of the New Jersey State Police had faced questions about his judgment and conduct before he became the primary suspect in a double murder-suicide.
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June 18, 2026
Representative Tom Kean to Return to Congress in 12 Days, Aide Says
Mr. Kean has missed three months of votes in Washington and been absent from the campaign trail in his New Jersey district because of an unexplained health condition.
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June 13, 2026
It’s Been 100 Days. Do You Know Where Rep. Tom Kean Is?
The New Jersey representative, Thomas Kean Jr., voted in the House and spoke at a committee hearing on March 5. He hasn’t been spotted since.
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June 7, 2026
Knicks Watch Party at MSG Is Canceled as Game 3 Security Ramps Up for Trump
President Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani are expected to attend the game on Monday at Madison Square Garden. A viewing party on Friday led to more than a dozen arrests.
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June 7, 2026
A New Governor Faces Her First Crisis Amid Tear Gas and Tough Decisions
Gov. Mikie Sherrill dispatched the New Jersey State Police outside the Delaney Hall migrant detention center after federal officials said they would flood the area with armed agents. Not everyone a...
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June 4, 2026
Sherrill Says Immigration Officials Won’t Let Her Visit Detention Center
The governor said the Department of Homeland Security’s actions at Delaney Hall raise “serious questions.”
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June 2, 2026
‘Did I Have a Choice?’ In New Jersey, Kean Voters Explain Themselves.
Some Republicans acknowledged how strange it felt to vote for Representative Thomas Kean Jr., who has not been seen for months. Mr. Kean issued a statement promising to be transparent about his sit...
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June 2, 2026
Trump Endorses Tom Kean Jr., the N.J. Congressman Who Hasn’t Been Seen For Months
The message from President Trump about Representative Thomas Kean Jr. comes as voters head to the polls on Tuesday. Mr. Kean’s name is on the ballot, but he hasn’t been seen for months.
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May 30, 2026
His Opponents Keep Talking About His Past Ties to a Militant Cleric
Dr. Adam Hamawy, a New Jersey Democrat with big-name support on the left, has touted his humanitarian work, but some want to talk about a person he met in 1991.
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May 25, 2026
Still Out of Sight, Tom Kean Jr. Calls Allies to Ease Doubts Amid Absence
Republican officials said they have talked to the congressman, who has been absent from Congress for weeks. His office said Mr. Kean will eventually explain his absence.
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