New Jersey Republicans are assessing major election losses after Democrats flipped two congressional districts and made gains in local races across the state. With Asha McKenzie filling in for Rob Nelson, New Jersey Globe editor-in-chief David Wildstein examines what drove the Democratic victories, including the controversy over a proposed ICE detention center in Roxbury, and what comes next for the state's Republican Party.
Rep. Analilia Mejía, who won her first full term representing New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, sits down with Rob Nelson to discuss how Democrats plan to use their new majorities in Congress. The conversation explores affordability, potential investigations of the Trump administration and the challenges facing lawmakers when they take office in January.
Plus, in the Roundabout: Pemberton Township's mayor loses reelection, Netflix begins hiring for its planned Fort Monmouth studio, Phillipsburg adopts new penalties for parents of minors involved in certain offenses, heating problems disrupt classes at Rowan University, Collingswood voters approve ending a 138-year alcohol ban, and an $847 million Powerball ticket is sold in Montvale.