Tracey Tully

Tracey Tully

@traceytully.bsky.social

I cover New Jersey for The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/by/tracey-tully

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Aliya Schneider
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Rep. Donald Norcross compared Rep. Jeff Van Drew to Hitler at a rally yesterday. He also got down on his knees to make fun of Van Drew's support for Trump -- photo in article. He called Van Drew to apologize and said he went too far after I asked him about it. www.inquirer.com/politics/new...

inquirer.comDonald Norcross compared Jeff Van Drew to Hitler at a Gloucester County rally and later apologizedU.S. Rep. Donald Norcross got on his knees to mock U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew and compared the Republican to Adolf Hitler at a Gloucester County Democratic Committee rally with Sen. Cory Booker.

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Peter Baker
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“It’s not only unlawful, but it’s not in the US interest to have Russian technology controlling the commercialization of Arctic gas in the North Slope,” says ex-Polar LNG CEO who quit after discovering secret Russian funding. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project EmergesInterviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.
Tracey Tully
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Alina Habba’s $10 million / year deal as chief legal counsel to a brand-new company, by comparison: Verizon’s chief counsel earns $7.6 million a year, all in (base pay = $790k) Campbell Soup’s top lawyer makes $2.1 million, all in Sephora pays $556,431 Story from @tylerpager.bsky.social

nytimes.comA Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal. (Gift Article)Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.
Tracey Tully
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Officials with 2 super PACs decided to cancel all advertising booked for Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of NJ and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa over the weekend after internal G.O.P. polling had showed their re-election chances dimming, @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social is reporting.

nytimes.comTop G.O.P. Groups Pull Support From First House Incumbents (Gift Article)Two major Republican super PACs are said to be withdrawing cash from the races of the incumbent Representatives Thomas H. Kean Jr. of New Jersey and Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa in an effort to tr...
Tracey Tully
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Former NJ Gov. Tom Kean is here for the CD-7 debate between Rep. Tom Kean Jr. and Rebecca Bennett, the Democratic challenger. The debate starts at 7pm and will be aired live in a variety of places.

Tracey Tully
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The first statement Dale Caldwell’s lawyer issued was measured. The second mentioned “character assassination,” and made clear no resignation was imminent. Then a flood of Gov. Sherrill’s allies, starting with Sen. Cory Booker, began taking sides:

nytimes.comDale Caldwell, New Jersey’s Lt. Governor, Violated Workplace Policies, Report Finds (Gift Article)Investigators found that New Jersey’s lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, sought a promotion for his girlfriend and made a sexually charged comment to a staff member.

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MeidasTouch
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NEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.

Tracey Tully
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The tone of the original complaint was personal, and appeared to be written by someone annoyed by one of the “uninvited female guests.” One of the guests was his daughter, he has noted. The other was a friend from Charlotte, who told me she was in NJ for a visit. He denies the claims. 1/8

nytimes.comAnonymous Letter Set Investigation Into a Lieutenant Governor in Motion (Gift Article)The letter claimed that Dale Caldwell, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor, brought “uninvited female guests” to events. Mr. Caldwell said the complaint rested on “misinformation.”
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Tracey Tully
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“Sincerely, A Concerned NJ Resident” It was addressed to the state ethics commission, the AG, the Civil Service Commission and me. If it was sent to the NYT mailroom it never reached my mailbox. But I recently obtained a copy. 8/8

Tracey Tully
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The tone of the original complaint was personal, and appeared to be written by someone annoyed by one of the “uninvited female guests.” One of the guests was his daughter, he has noted. The other was a friend from Charlotte, who told me she was in NJ for a visit. He denies the claims. 1/8

nytimes.comAnonymous Letter Set Investigation Into a Lieutenant Governor in Motion (Gift Article)The letter claimed that Dale Caldwell, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor, brought “uninvited female guests” to events. Mr. Caldwell said the complaint rested on “misinformation.”
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“and the woman he brought with him demanded to be seated at the head table even though she arrived unexpected and without a ticket. This incident was disruptive to the event.” 5/8

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“The Lieutenant Governor is also hitting on women at functions while traveling using taxpayer money. He has been particularly shameless in handing out his state business cards and asking women out on dates.” 6/8

Tracey Tully
@traceytully.bsky.social

The tone of the original complaint was personal, and appeared to be written by someone annoyed by one of the “uninvited female guests.” One of the guests was his daughter, he has noted. The other was a friend from Charlotte, who told me she was in NJ for a visit. He denies the claims. 1/8

nytimes.comAnonymous Letter Set Investigation Into a Lieutenant Governor in Motion (Gift Article)The letter claimed that Dale Caldwell, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor, brought “uninvited female guests” to events. Mr. Caldwell said the complaint rested on “misinformation.”
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Tracey Tully
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The tone of the original complaint was personal, and appeared to be written by someone annoyed by one of the “uninvited female guests.” One of the guests was his daughter, he has noted. The other was a friend from Charlotte, who told me she was in NJ for a visit. He denies the claims. 1/8

nytimes.comAnonymous Letter Set Investigation Into a Lieutenant Governor in Motion (Gift Article)The letter claimed that Dale Caldwell, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor, brought “uninvited female guests” to events. Mr. Caldwell said the complaint rested on “misinformation.”
Tracey Tully
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An investigation into NJ Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell’s conduct has engulfed state politics. Here are details about an anonymous one-page complaint, mailed May 6, that set the scandal in motion. Dr. Caldwell has strenuously denied the claims, calling them “inaccurate, misleading and completely false.”

nytimes.comAnonymous Letter Set Investigation Into a Lieutenant Governor in Motion (Gift Article)The letter claimed that Dale Caldwell, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor, brought “uninvited female guests” to events. Mr. Caldwell said the complaint rested on “misinformation.”
Tracey Tully
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‘The company also collects biometric data and uses artificial intelligence to analyze every call and communication, sharing its findings with law enforcement … can detect calls between incarcerated people, flag problematic keywords in calls and messaging, and identify the type of phone called.’

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Reuven Blau
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Patients at NYC public hospitals waited an average of nearly 14 hours this year to move from the ER to a hospital bed. At Kings County, the average was 27 hours. At Elmhurst, it was nearly 24. The full investigation via FOIL data from NYC H+H Corp. —> www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/02/n...

thecityreporter.nyc27 Hours in the ER: Bed Shortage Leaves Hospital Patients in Chaotic LimboExperts blamed growing admission delays across New York on the closure and consolidation of hospitals.
Tracey Tully
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One noncitizen who was registered to vote in error in NJ is now facing a cascade of consequences from the state’s screw up: >Green card denied >Lost work authorization >Now, federal immigration officials have initiated removal proceedings. “Deportation court,” his lawyer told me.

nytimes.comVoter-Registration Error Could Cost Immigrants a Shot at a Green Card (Gift Article)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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Peter Baker
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Hegseth blocks promotions of seven Navy officers, five of them women or people of color, a highly unusual move that means that for the first time in more than a decade no female active-duty naval officers are likely to be promoted to admiral. @gregjaffe.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...

nytimes.comOpportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More PromotionsFor the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year.
Tracey Tully
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I’m standing by (in NJ) for Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s planned 10 am floor speech on the House floor. Our DC team is there in person. He has promised to be “completely transparent” about the medical condition that has kept him out of the public eye since early March.

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