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Attorney General Platkin files lawsuit against EPA over termination of solar program for low-income households TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, alongside 22 other plaintiffs, has filed a…
He says he’s a changed man and defunding the police is no longer in his campaign, but Zohran Mamdani has a history of calling for the NYPD to be defunded, even calling…
TRENTON, N.J. – The rift inside New Jersey’s Republican Party deepened Thursday as America First New Jersey chairman Mike Crispi blasted former GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Spadea in a scathing online post,…
Son kills mother during visit, leaves body in dumpster MIAMI BEACH, FL – A man is charged with murder after his mother flew to Florida to check on him, only to be…
HOWELL, NJ – Police are searching for a 24-year-old man with autism who was last seen near the LA Fitness in Howell Township. Authorities say the man may have left the area…
MOBILE, AL – Federal agents rescued a three-year-old Alabama child who was abducted and taken across the U.S.-Mexico border by her mother in a case that has drawn national attention for its…
CHICAGO, IL – A suburban police officer was arrested by federal immigration authorities this week after investigators discovered he had overstayed his U.S. visa by more than a decade. U.S. Immigration and…
Quantico, VA – In a fiery address to the nation’s top military leaders, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a hardline overhaul of physical and grooming standards, declaring that unfit and undertrained…
Springfield, IL – Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker reported more than $1.4 million in gambling winnings last year, a disclosure that adds a striking new detail to the billionaire governor’s latest tax release…
NJ lawmaker claims Quinnipiac governor’s poll tilted toward Sherrill Trenton, NJ – A New Jersey assemblyman is questioning the credibility of a recent Quinnipiac University poll showing Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a…
SADDLE BROOK, NJ – Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli drew an overflow crowd Wednesday night at a campaign rally alongside former presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy, as supporters packed the venue and spilled…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two teenagers who tried to carjack a former U.S. DOGE Service staffer in August — an incident that caught the attention of former President Donald Trump and fueled his…
Trenton, NJ – As new polls show Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s 2025 gubernatorial race tightening, New Jersey political watchers are remembering what happened the last time pollsters measured a competitive statewide election —…
Let’s go back in our time machine. The year was 1995. Asbury Park Press owner Jules Plangere III had discovered the internet and realized the future of media’s long-term success was online.…
Richmond, VA – Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears says Virginia Democrats missed their chance to end one of the state’s most unpopular taxes — the annual car property tax. Speaking at Norfolk State…
Marlboro fails state review after rejecting curriculum on teaching genitalia to third graders Marlboro, NJ – A New Jersey school district received a failing mark on a key portion of a state…
Attorney General defends New Jersey's gun laws as court case looms PHILADELPHIA — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued a statement as oral arguments began at the United States Court…
RICHMOND, VA – Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears is calling out Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Abigail Spanberger for what she describes as “rage-based rhetoric” after a campaign video showing Spanberger encouraging voters to “let…
NEW YORK – A leaked trove of roughly 2,900 pages of private Telegram messages among Young Republican leaders revealed repeated racist, antisemitic, and violent remarks — including jokes about gas chambers, rape,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The federal government remained paralyzed Wednesday as negotiations between congressional Republicans and Democrats collapsed over a slate of spending proposals that some lawmakers call “foreign policy wish lists” unrelated…