WASHINGTON – A New Jersey congressman called for prosecuting Russian President Vladimir Putin and other officials for war crimes immediately during a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., said that during the 90-minute session April 21 attended by about eight Democratic and Republican Congress members that Russia’s actions since its…

By Chris Smith and Tony Perkins Chris Smith represents the 4th Congressional District of New Jersey. Tony Perkins is President of Family Research Council. This article appeared in The Washington Times on March 31, 2022. The sign is written in Russian. It contains one word: “Children.” It was painted on both of the parking lots surrounding a…

The US and China traded more than $559 billion in goods in 2020 By Caitlin McFall FOXBusiness FIRST ON FOX: New Jersey Republican Rep. Chris Smith introduced legislation this week to block China from engaging in normal trade relations with the U.S. as “punishment” for its human rights abuses in Xinjiang. The bill, which was co-sponsored by New York Democrat Rep. Tom…

Smith served as executive director of NJRTL before election to Congress in 1980 By David Wildstein, March 21 2022 Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) has won the strong backing of the organization he headed before winning his first congressional race in 1980. The New Jersey Right to Life PAC has endorsed Smith in his bid for re-election in…

President Zelensky’s powerful address to a joint session of Congress today included an urgent appeal to help Ukraine defend against Putin’s ongoing and ever-expanding war crimes. The daily slaughter of innocent Ukrainians is escalating. Putin’s air superiority in particular has resulted in massive numbers of deaths and casualties and has seriously undermined the heroic efforts…

TOMS RIVER: In a three-way race for the Ocean County Republican Organization’s endorsement, Representative Chris Smith (R-Manchester) received the stunning unanimous support of nearly one hundred eligible delegates, handing Smith the coveted Regular Republican of Ocean County line in the June 7, 2022, Primary.  Smith’s convention-qualified opponents—Michael Blasi and Michael Crispi—both failed to receive a…

No votes for Crispi, Blasi at Republican convention By David Wildstein, March 10 2022 Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) won a landslide unanimous victory at the Ocean County Republican convention on Thursday, with no delegates casting their votes for two candidates contending for the party endorsement, conservative podcaster Mike Crispi and realtor Michael Blasi The win gives Smith…

When Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., called last week for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be indicted and tried as a war criminal, the immediate reaction in Washington D.C., was: “This is preposterous!” Since neither the U.S. nor Russia are among the 123 countries that belong to the International Criminal Court (ICC), sniffed the skeptics, there…

FREEHOLD — At a rally outside his Freehold office on Saturday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined approximately one hundred Ukrainian-Americans whose family members and friends are in grave danger as Vladimir Putin ruthlessly invades their nation and slaughters innocent women, men and children. Smith, who met with the organizers of the rally in his office,…