Addressing a Philadelphia crowd live from the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV called for a “recommitment” to American ideals.

Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill proposed cutting nearly 80% of funding for Hispanic Women's Resource Centers, which were created to help address the wage gap for Latinas. If legislators don't get the funding restored in the final days of the budget process, the centers will face detrimental cuts.

South Jersey progressives and immigrant rights activists who campaigned for Mikie Sherrill say they're frustrated with how she has handled protests outside of the Delaney Hall ICE detention center.

As a former Schneps employee I cannot emphasize enough how proud I am of these workers. Please sign their petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...

Tim Alexander’s campaign website features a lengthy statement endorsing him that's falsely attributed to Carol Sabo, the former mayor of West Cape May. She didn't write it. She didn't even endorse him. In fact, she had publicly endorsed another candidate in the race.

Bayly Winder has the most money in the Democratic primary to face Republican Jeff Van Drew. He also has the least connections to the South Jersey district. Winder has roots in England and Princeton and his parents have spent $64,000 to support his candidacy.

“Many will never truly comprehend the severity of the distress that comes with gender dysphoria until you have looked in a mirror and seen a body that isn’t yours ... your own body parts have felt like nothing but a heavy burden,” said Amato, who has used they/them pronouns since the fourth grade.

From @inquirer.com colleague @aliyareports.bsky.social: Camden County won’t be left out of World Cup festivities. Gov. Mikie Sherrill announces South Jersey fan fests. www.inquirer.com/politics/new...

Having trouble securing a reservation at Hearthside in Collingswood this Saturday night? Offer a bid between $125-$225, and someone can help you with that. But Dominic Piperno, the chef-owner of Hearthside and a Cherry Hill native, had no idea that was an option at his own business.

“There are hours of meetings coming,” Burzichelli said. “There are public meetings, there are committee meetings, there are hours and hours of meetings.”

There's a bill in NJ that would implement a new tax on privately run ICE detention centers. Gov. Mikie Sherrill isn't ruling out the idea.

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced on The Daily Show that her administration will create a database for people to upload video footage of ICE. Amy Torres, executive director of the NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice, isn't impressed. www.inquirer.com/politics/new...

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill supports cementing the state’s sanctuary state policy into law — as it’s already written. She makes the same argument that former Gov. Phil Murphy made when he rejected the bill to codify and expand the directive last week.

I asked attendees at Mikie Sherrill's inaugural ball four questions: What are you looking forward to in Sherrill's administration? What is an obstacle she might face? What is something you know about Sherrill? What is something you want to know about Sherrill?

Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill visited Camden a day before her swearing in to promise resources to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., who has a debated history in Camden, potentially with a statue.

Mikie Sherrill's team told local officials she would be announcing an MLK statue for Camden this morning -- which the mayor wants to replace a former Columbus statue. Her team backtracked minutes before the event and she instead promised more broadly to bring "resources" to the city to honor MLK.

Steve Sweeney is poised to land a six-figure salary in Gloucester County tonight. "I didn’t think they would just give it to Steve Sweeney, but that’s what they did,” DeSilvio said. www.inquirer.com/politics/new...

If she makes it on the ballot, Karen Dalton will be Scott Perry’s first primary opponent since 2012 – the year he first won the seat. A retired staff attorney for the Pennsylvania House GOP, she's anti-Trump and running a solo campaign operation out of her living room.

The story of how @mikiesherrill.bsky.social won NJ can be told through the city of Camden. Thorough statewide analysis of the 2025 governor's race by @aliyareports.bsky.social @joeyerardi.bsky.social & Chris A. Williams. www.inquirer.com/politics/new...

Hear from Gary Miles, the obituary writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Sally Downey, our former obituary writer, at an off the record event at The Pen and Pencil Club in Philadelphia. I'll interview them before turning to questions from the audience. They'll have great stories! Free! (21+)

Rep. Rob Bresnahan was hesitant to answer whether any of the mentions of Trump concern him. “I saw some of the email threads; a lot of it was snippet. I don’t know where it came from,” said Bresnahan, who represents a swing district. “I want to look at the whole comprehensive picture,” he added.

Dave McCormick said John Fetterman will "probably" leave the hospital tomorrow AM, saying he's a "force of good ... common sense vote." GOP leaders have flooded Fetterman with well wishes as he recovers, but his Democratic colleagues haven't necessarily been as enthusiastic (at least publicly).

Jack Ciattarelli did so much worse than everyone expected -- it wasn't just Republicans. The chair of the DNC told me just days before the election he expected a close race. Experts said both candidates had a plausible path. Obvi, Trump was at play -- here's what else Republicans think happened.

Hi Philly & New Jersey Bluesky! If you're interested in the NJ governor's race results, come hear me chat about it with the amazing Tracey Tully (NYT), Madison Fernandez (POLITICO), and Sophie Nieto-Muñoz (NJ Monitor). *THIS WEDNESDAY IN PHILLY* @snietomunoz.bsky.social @traceytully.bsky.social

In tomorrow's election for New Jersey's governor, the state's unaffiliated voters are young, undecided and — according to both campaigns — crucial to its outcome: share.inquirer.com/w971PD w/ @aliyareports.bsky.social

Former President Barack Obama rallied in Newark on Saturday for U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for New Jersey governor. Obama and other campaign surrogates kept President Donald Trump and GOP nominee Jack Ciattarelli’s alignment with him front and center in their remarks.

“Here’s one of the big differences between me and my opponent: I know where the hell Hammonton is." It’s one of Jack Ciattarelli's signature lines of attack against Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill. Ciattarelli needs South Jersey voters to win the election. Will they push him to victory?

Analysis shows both NJ candidates are bringing in the majority of their donations from the wealthiest and whitest sections of the state. Fascinating stuff on the money race in NJ from @joeyerardi.bsky.social, @aliyareports.bsky.social and John Duchneskie. Story: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...

While Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill have offered contrasting visions for New Jersey's future, the gubernatorial candidates have relied mostly on the same sorts of places to raise the vast majority of their funds, w/ @aliyareports.bsky.social www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...

These parents wish Mikie Sherrill would defend their transgender kids. They understand why she doesn’t.

Women are key to Mikie Sherrill’s lead in the race, but it’s not necessarily because she’s a woman. Also: Her strong performance with women has been consistent throughout Quinnipiac's recent polls, but Ciattarelli may be solidifying & growing support with men. www.inquirer.com/politics/new...

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill said Jack Ciattarelli is “acting like a total baby” for threatening legal action after she blamed him for tens of thousands of deaths in the opioid crisis in a wide-ranging 30-minute interview with The Inquirer’s editorial board.

With less than a month before election day, New Jersey's gubernatorial candidates are raising huge sums as a constellation of super PACs and other outside groups pump record money into the race, w/ @aliyareports.bsky.social www.inquirer.com/politics/new...

Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli both said they support keeping the state's law that doesn't allow people to pump their own gas. "Jersey girls don't like to pump their own gas," Ciattarelli said.

At the NJ governor's race debate tonight: Grades given to Donald Trump: Jack Ciattarelli: A Mikie Sherrill: F Grades given to Phil Murphy: Jack Ciattarelli: F Mikie Sherrill: B

Fascinating spotlight on the complex world of targeted political advertising by @aliyareports.bsky.social & @joeyerardi.bsky.social

Both parties in NJ's gubernatorial election say they need non-white voters. Yet for over a month, a GOP super PAC's ads excluded the state's most diverse areas. What a recent shift in its advertising says about the state of the race, w/ @aliyareports.bsky.social www.inquirer.com/politics/new...

Jack Ciattarelli’s campaign lawyer wrote a letter to Mikie Sherrill’s campaign asking them to stop saying he supports a 10% sales tax increase. Her lawyer said no. It’s all explained here: www.inquirer.com/politics/new...

Both of the headliners dropped out of the July 4 concert in Philly because of the ongoing strike. Here's how it went: www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

Jack Ciattarelli has been running for governor in New Jersey for nearly a decade. His strong primary performance has Republicans hopeful that third time could be a charm. Here’s how he could flip NJ red in November: www.inquirer.com/politics/new...

How Mikie Sherrill won the New Jersey Democratic primary for governor www.inquirer.com/politics/new...

“It’s like ‘Make America Great Again.’ It’s ‘Make New Jersey Great Again,’” Trump said at a telerally for Jack Ciattarelli for NJ governor tonight. Early voting begins tomorrow. www.inquirer.com/politics/new...

All of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s primary opponents came to his defense Friday after the Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor was arrested at Delaney Hall, a newly opened ICE detention center in Newark. Republicans in the race took his arrest as an opportunity to go on offense.

The three best-funded Republican candidates in the race for NJ governor debated over issues including affordable housing, funding Planning Parenthood, and segregated schools.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka‘s voice can be heard on the campaign trail for NJ governor. It was on Lauryn Hill's 1998 album. Now it can also be heard on Beyoncé’s tour — and at a Rutgers poetry slam.

Sherrill has stood out among the candidates in the crowded Democratic primary for teaming up with influencers and content creators on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and even Substack. She also hosted an “Ask me anything” session on Reddit. But it wasn’t until recently that she got on TikTok herself.

With five weeks until New Jersey’s June 10 primary and voters already returning mail ballots, all six candidates have a path to securing the Democratic nomination. www.inquirer.com/politics/new...

Follow along with Philly's May Day happenings on our live blog. I'll be out there later today reporting on Bernie Sanders' appearance at the AFL-CIO rally. www.inquirer.com/news/live/ph...

Remember when Josh Gottheimer made a fake Spotify Wrapped to show that he loves Bruce Springsteen? Well Stevie Van Zandt, Springsteen's guitarist (and Silvio on The Sopranos) just endorsed Gottheimer for NJ governor.