Democratic congressman dead at 87

Democratic congressman Bill Pascrell has died at the age of 87. The New Jersey lawmaker served 28 years for the state's 9th congressional district in the House of Representatives and was hospitalized after an incident last week. The fierce Trump critic was the lower chamber's second-oldest member behind Democrat Grace Napolitano of Texas, who is also 87. Pascrell is the second New Jersey Democrat to die while serving in the House this year, following Donald Payne, 65, who in April suffered a heart attack and later succumbed to complications. County party leaders will now be able to hand-pick a new Democratic nominee to take on Republican Billy Prempeh, Pascrell's opponent in the last two cycles.