Watchdogs and Republicans say power is concentrated in too few hands in Trenton

The Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee paid more than $250 for unexplained travel expenses in the Garden State in recent months after facing questions about similar expenses going back to February.

The goal, supporters say, is to expand abortion access ahead of a potential influx of out-of-state patients from places where abortion might become illegal.

The American Action Network received $4.5 million from the U.S. pharmaceutical industry’s largest interest group in 2019. Now, the group is airing misleading claims about Democrats’ plans to make prescription drugs more affordable.

Republican Jack Ciattarelli lost the New Jersey governor race to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy by 2.3 points.

No, Jack Ciattarelli is not an anti-Trump moderate.

For the first time ever, New Jersey will now have a week of early in-person voting.

Monday brought big wins for criminal justice reform in three Democratic-controlled states.

The state Supreme Court has reversed a previous policy requiring trans people in the state to publish their name change in a local newspaper.

Also: Several states take steps to tackle climate change, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death sparks a wave of financial donations to progressive causes.

Also: The House of Representatives passed a bill to protect pregnant workers, and South Carolina voters don’t need an excuse to vote by mail.

By spreading misinformation and attacking voting by mail, Trump and his campaign are waging war on the 2020 election.

Also: A Georgia church takes a stand against LGBTQ discrimination and a federal court hands a victory to Texas voters.

Also: States join together to fight climate change, and Texas breaks a decades-old voter turnout record.

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop responds to Mitch McConnell’s comment that cities and states seeking coronavirus aid should just file for bankruptcy.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson noted that most voters ‘across the political spectrum want the option to vote by mail.’

Also: Conservation efforts could save the oceans in a generation, and states across the country are taking steps to help residents during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Young people are organizing in high schools across the country, Connecticut residents will see lower health care costs, and several states made strides for LGBTQ equality.

Virginia became the 38th state to approve the Equal Rights Amendment the same week New Jersey’s governor signed legislation to protect health care and three states saw voting rights victories.

New Jersey took positive steps to restore voting rights, and Virginia is poised to make progress on the same issue in the new year.

A total of eight staffers have left Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s office since the weekend.

Several other law enforcement officers were injured in the attack.

From victories on protecting immigrants to the first step in legalizing marijuana on the federal level, progressives saw a slew of victories this week.

It’s been a great week for progressives nationwide.

Democrats won unified control of Virginia’s state government, picked up a governorship in deep red Kentucky, and flipped state and local elections in historically GOP areas.

Kentucky has a high-profile governor race, while every state legislator in Virginia is on the ballot on Tuesday.

The DCCC named Lucinda Guinn as the group’s first Latina executive director, and wins in New Jersey and Michigan are bright spots to celebrate.

In other good news, the House passes a law to end discrimination in the tax code, and Maine takes a compassionate stance toward asylum-seekers.

Former Obama staffer Andy Kim ousted Rep. Tom MacArthur, the GOP’s chief health care saboteur.

Seth Grossman is a national humiliation for the Republican Party. But they are refusing to address it.