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Photo Caption: Trenton police and Mercer County homicide detectives are investigating a Locust Street block party shooting that left two people dead and eight others wounded early Sunday.

Trenton Mayor Blames Guns for Block Party Mass Shooting that Killed Two, Injured Eight

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora is speaking out after two people were killed and eight wounded when gunmen opened fire at a crowded Locust Street block party.…

Photo Caption: The Maryland State House in Annapolis was the center of major 2026 battles over immigration enforcement, gun laws, federal authority and congressional redistricting.

10 Maryland Bills Show State Moving Sharply Left on Immigration, Guns and Elections

Maryland's 2026 legislative agenda brought major fights over ICE, guns and redistricting as Republicans accused Democrats of moving the state sharply left.…

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a New Jersey law banning diapers with intentionally added PFAS, giving manufacturers two years to comply with new rules.

New Jersey Bans Diapers from Costco, Target, Pampers

TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation into law Thursday, Aug. 27, that will prohibit the sale, manufacture and distribution of diapers containing intentionally added PFAS, commonly called “forever…

Photo Caption: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said he wants a piece of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom as a paperweight following what he described as a future official demolition.

Soros-Backed Philadelphia DA Says ‘We’re Going to Blow Up’ Part of White House and Sell Pieces

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said he will blow up part of the White House when Democrats regain power.…

Photo Caption: Gov. Mikie Sherrill says New Jersey will fight Trump administration measures intended to tighten safeguards surrounding mail-in voting and election administration. Photo by Erin Alexis Randolph

New Jersey Has Least Safe Elections, But Gov. Mikie Sherrill Sues to Block Attempt to Fix the Problems

New Jersey is suing the Trump administration over federal measures designed to strengthen mail-in ballot security, arguing elections are controlled by states.…

Photo Caption: Democratic congressional candidate Rebecca Bennett discusses the late-summer childcare gap in a social media video as she campaigns for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District. Handout Photo - Rebecca Bennett for Congress

New Jersey Dem Has to Watch Her Own Kids for Two Weeks Between Camp End and School Start

Democratic congressional candidate Rebecca Bennett says the annual gap between summer camp and the first day of school creates a childcare "dead zone" for working parents, using her family's experience to argue for greater representation of parents in elected office.…