The Democratic National Convention may be in Chicago this year but 60 years ago it was held in Atlantic City and featured a landmark moment for the American Civil Rights Movement.

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has tapped his former chief of staff to serve temporarily as a U.S. senator to replace convicted Sen. Bob Menendez.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is announcing his pick to replace Sen. Bob Menendez. Here's what to know about George Helmy.

Menendez signaled his resignation last month in a letter to Democratic Governor Phil Murphy, who said Friday he's tapping a former top aide to succeed the three-term incumbent.

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is slated to resign by the end of the day Tuesday, about a month after a jury convicted him on federal bribery charges.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) will appoint George Helmy, his former chief of staff, to former Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D) Senate seat to serve out the remaining five months in Menendez’s term,

Representative Bill Pascrell Jr., of New Jersey, a senior Democratic member of the powerful House Ways & Means Committee, died Wednesday morning, his office announced.

Veteran Democratic New Jersey U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell died Wednesday at 87 after suffering a respiratory illness that hospitalized him for nearly a month this summer.

Democratic Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr., of New Jersey passed away on Wednesday after serving 14 terms in Congress.

Pascrell, who was 87, had been in and out of the hospital with an illness recently. A lifelong resident of Paterson, Pascrell served in the Army and Army Reserve after college and graduate school.