Maryland joins lawsuit to stop federal restrictions on access to public benefits

BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Monday joined 19 other attorneys general in a lawsuit seeking to block new federal rules that restrict access to a range of…

Maryland News

New Jersey files another lawsuit against federal government, bring total to over two dozen

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Monday that the state has joined a coalition of 20 others in a federal lawsuit to stop what it calls an…

New Jersey News·Local Politics·Top Headlines

Justice Department drops lawsuit against Tennessee law restricting youth gender procedures

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice has formally dismissed its legal challenge to Tennessee’s law prohibiting certain medical procedures for minors related to gender transition, following a recent Supreme Court ruling…

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New Jersey man pleads guilty in $600 million nationwide catalytic converter theft ring

A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to leading a nationwide catalytic converter theft ring that brought in more than $600 million by reselling stolen auto parts to a metal refinery, federal…

Police Blotter·New Jersey News

Utah man pleads guilty to threatening D.C.-based Palestinian rights group

WASHINGTON — A Utah man has pleaded guilty to making violent threats against employees of a Washington, D.C.-based Palestinian rights organization, federal officials announced Monday. Kevin Brent Buchanan admitted to transmitting threats…

Police Blotter·D.C. News·Top Headlines

Amazon bans sale of these toys because of a New Jersey law signed by Governor Phil Murphy

Never mind the bans on plastic straws and plastic bags in New Jersey, but things are getting ridiculous when Amazon won’t even ship toys to New Jersey for fear of a lawsuit…

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Former Maryland police officer sentenced to over six years for using excessive force on handcuffed man

WASHINGTON — A former Fairmount Heights, Maryland police officer was sentenced Wednesday to 74 months in federal prison after being convicted of violating a man’s civil rights by using excessive force during…

Maryland News

New DOJ Rules Could Help Americans Get their Guns Back

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday submitted a proposed rule to the Office of the Federal Register aimed at reinstating firearms rights for individuals previously barred from possession…

Community News·Local Politics·New Jersey News·Toms River News

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Allentown man charged in major cocaine and firearms seizure

ALLENTOWN, PA — A suspected drug trafficker operating out of Allentown has been arrested after investigators seized over six kilograms of cocaine, six firearms — including a ghost gun with a high-capacity…

Pennsylvania News

Schuylkill County man charged with recording sexual abuse of infant

HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against a 19-year-old Schuylkill County man accused of sexually abusing a 9-month-old child and recording the act on his cellphone. Jalvi DeJesus…

Pennsylvania News

Maryland sues Trump administration over ICE access to Medicaid data

BALTIMORE, MD — Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced legal action Thursday against the Trump administration over a data-sharing policy that allegedly allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to…

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Alina Habba Could Be Forced Out Under Pressure by Kim, Booker, Liberal Judges

Alina Habba, who has served as the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey since March 2025, could step down next week upon the expiration of her 120-day term, if…

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New Jersey Files Charges Against GOP Chairman Over $382 Tax Fraud

TRENTON — A Sussex County resident has been indicted for filing a fraudulent tax return in which he falsely claimed a veteran’s exemption, state officials announced Friday. William Hayden, 58, of Branchville,…

Financial News·Government News·Local Politics·New Jersey News

New Jersey joins multistate lawsuit to block federal rule threatening ACA health coverage

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has joined a coalition of states in a lawsuit challenging a federal rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human…

New Jersey News

Fourteen charged in South Jersey drug and weapons trafficking ring, authorities say

TRENTON, N.J. — Fourteen individuals have been charged in connection with a drug trafficking network that operated across South Jersey and involved a stockpile of illegal firearms, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew…

Police Blotter·Jackson Township News·Ocean County News

Trump calls Epstein file release demands ‘stupid’ and blames Democrat Hoax

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed calls to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, calling those demands “stupid” and “foolish,” and accusing Democrats of using the case for political…

Local Politics

FBI Busts Maryland MS-13 Gangmembers for Murder and Racketeering

GREENBELT, Md. — Three alleged members of the MS-13 gang appeared in federal court in Maryland on Tuesday, charged in a racketeering conspiracy that includes a fatal stabbing, drug trafficking, and gang-related…

Maryland News

New Jersey sues Trump administration again over termination of federal disaster mitigation funds

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has joined a 20-state coalition in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over the termination of FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and…

Government News·New Jersey News

Second New Jersey GOP chairman charged with tax fraud

TRENTON — William Hayden, 58, the Republican chairman of Sussex County, has been indicted on a third-degree charge of filing a fraudulent tax return, marking the second high-profile case involving a New…

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Westmoreland County man charged in case involving two minors

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A 54-year-old man from Westmoreland County has been charged with multiple offenses related to the sexual abuse of two children between 1989 and 1997, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney…

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Maryland joins lawsuit to stop federal restrictions on access to public benefits

New Jersey files another lawsuit against federal government, bring total to over two dozen

Justice Department drops lawsuit against Tennessee law restricting youth gender procedures

New Jersey man pleads guilty in $600 million nationwide catalytic converter theft ring

Utah man pleads guilty to threatening D.C.-based Palestinian rights group

Amazon bans sale of these toys because of a New Jersey law signed by Governor Phil Murphy

Former Maryland police officer sentenced to over six years for using excessive force on handcuffed man

New DOJ Rules Could Help Americans Get their Guns Back

Allentown man charged in major cocaine and firearms seizure

Schuylkill County man charged with recording sexual abuse of infant

Maryland sues Trump administration over ICE access to Medicaid data

Alina Habba Could Be Forced Out Under Pressure by Kim, Booker, Liberal Judges

New Jersey Files Charges Against GOP Chairman Over $382 Tax Fraud

New Jersey joins multistate lawsuit to block federal rule threatening ACA health coverage

Fourteen charged in South Jersey drug and weapons trafficking ring, authorities say

Trump calls Epstein file release demands ‘stupid’ and blames Democrat Hoax

FBI Busts Maryland MS-13 Gangmembers for Murder and Racketeering

New Jersey sues Trump administration again over termination of federal disaster mitigation funds

Second New Jersey GOP chairman charged with tax fraud

Westmoreland County man charged in case involving two minors

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