Rep. Andy Kim poised for history as Tammy Murphy quits N.J. Senate race

Rep. Andy Kim looks set to become the first Korean-American U.S. senator in the nation’s history after New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy pulled the plug on her Democratic primary campaign for the seat held by scandal-tarred Sen. Bob Menendez. The popular trailblazing central Jersey lawmaker is the overwhelming favorite to win the nomination in a June primary against two minor candidates after Murphy abandoned her troubled bid that was backed by the Garden State’s powerful Democratic political machine. Kim, who won national headlines by helping workers clean the U.S....