Trump and Clinton looking for different things in a VP
Donald Trump wants a running mate who has what he lacks - political experience. Hillary Clinton is putting a premium on diversity as she searches for a No.
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In VP search, Trump and Clinton eye different priorities
Donald Trump wants a running mate who has what he lacks - political experience. Hillary Clinton is putting a premium on diversity as she searches for a No.
Christie, Gingrich for Veep?
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump could announce his running mate pick before the party's convention to help drum up excitement heading into Cleveland, a source familiar with the process told CNN. Trump, who has repeatedly said his choice for vice president was down to as few as four candidates, and his aides had previously said the pick would likely be announced at the convention.
AP source: Gingrich being vetted for Trump VP
File-This March 8, 2014, file photo shows former House Speaker Newt Gingrich addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Md. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has begun formally vetting prospective vice presidential picks.
Trumpa s VP Finalists Include Christie, Gingrich
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich are among the finalists to be Donald Trump's running mate, sources confirmed to CNN on Thursday. Christie - a former Trump rival turned top defender - has received the official paperwork for the vetting process, according to a source with knowledge of events.
WashPost: Newt, Chris Christie Top Trump VP Choices
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is emerging as the leading vice presidential candidate for presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie running a close second, according to news reports. But more than a half-dozen other contenders remain in contention as the Trump campaign officially begins the vetting process, The Washington Post reports , based on conversations with "five people with knowledge of the process."
Activists ready to work for Trump in New Hampshire
"I've been with him all along," Elliott said while waiting for Donald Trump to talk about trade at the former Osram Sylvania plant on Thursday. "But I've been awful quiet about it.
NJ drivers brace for possible end of cheap gas
New Jersey's low gas prices have always served as a welcome antidote for residents burdened by a seemingly endless series of toll and fee increases, not to mention the nation's highest property taxes. Now, cheap gas in New Jersey may be going the way of the fax machine, leaving the state's roughly six million drivers doing the math to try and figure out how much pain they'll be in for.
With Assembly vote, N.J. lawmakers send Christie $34.8B budget
TRENTON - Hours after their counterparts in the state Senate went home, the Assembly on Monday passed the Democrats' $34.8 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that begins Friday. The budget passed along party lines, but lawmakers struck a collegial tone that the Democratic budget chair boasted would be a help to many and the Republican budget officer said was "dramatically better" than Democrats' recent efforts, which sought to raise taxes on millionaires and corporations.
New Jersey Democrats set to unveil 2017 spending blueprint
Democrats who control New Jersey's Legislature are set to offer their own version of the 2017 budget as a counter to Republican Gov. Chris Christie's nearly $35 billion spending plan. The Democrat-led Assembly Budget Committee is set to consider the plan, which has not yet been formally introduced, on Thursday.
N.J. Politics Roundup: Christie’s school funding plan; Clinton warns about Trump on economy
Gov. Chris Christie proposes his "fairness formula" at Hillsborough High School in Hillsborough N.J. The proposal would disperse state aid equally across all the school districts and potentially reduce property taxes in some areas. 6/21/16 fumed after Senate Republicans blocked action on legislation to ban those on the terrorist watch list from buying weapons.
Trump: Get ready for a ‘different kind of a campaign’
TRENTON - Hours after firing his campaign manager Monday, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested the move marks a new chapter in his so-far unconventional bid for the White House. During an interview on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor," Trump heaped praise for Corey Lewandowski, who ran the first year of his campaign.
Christie says his staff didn’t do illegal campaign work. Let’s make sure | Editorial
As if the Bridgegate blowback couldn't get any worse, fresh evidence of the misuse of government, and Gov. Chris Christie's knowledge of it, has emerged. Newly revealed emails strongly indicate the governor knew staffers in his taxpayer-funded office were courting endorsements for his 2013 re-election campaign, doing his private political work on the taxpayer dime.
The 15 craziest moments in the presidential campaign
When Washington D.C. voted Tuesday night, it marked the end of the 2016 presidential primary season. And oh, what a season it was.
N.J. Politics Roundup: Christie, Trump, Clinton respond to Orlando shooting
TRENTON - Gov. Chris Christie on Monday said the Orlando mass shooting was an "act of terror" and that the U.S. must get tough in fighting radical Islam. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed to fight back by banning immigration from countries who pose a threat of terrorism.
Biga: Senator Jeff Sessions for VP. You can bank on It.
Rumors abound about who Donald Trump will select as his running mate. Former Speaker Newt Gingrich seems to be the early favorite in on-line polls and betting markets.
Lance defeats two 7th District challengers to win GOP nomination for Congress
As expected, U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance fended off two challengers Tuesday to win the Republican nomination to seek a fifth term representing north-central New Jersey's 7th District. Collecting 15,780 votes with 52 percent counted, he defeated businessman David Larsen of Oldwick, Hunterdon County, for the fourth time in a primary contest and first-time candidate Craig Heard of Succasunna, Morris County, another businessman.
Chris Christie weighs in on his VP chances
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday did not rule out the possibility of joining Donald Trump's ticket as his running mate, just minutes after announcing he had voted for the presumptive Republican nominee. "You don't get to make those determinations," Christie told reporters outside a polling place in Mendham Township, New Jersey.
What a N.J. primary win for Hillary Clinton next week may mean
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie once predicted that Donald Trump would clinch the GOP nomination in his home state. Now it looks like Democrat Hillary Clinton might be the one who pulls that off.
Donald Trump, RNC roll out team for joint fundraising effort
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves during a campaign event in Lawrenceville, N.J., on May 19, 2016. **FILE** more > Likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee rolled out Tuesday a list of big-time fundraisers who will help raise cash for the fall elections, as the billionaire businessman takes another step away from the self-funded nature of his primary campaign.