Report: CIA director met with Taliban leadership in Kabul Monday

CIA Director William J. Burns secretly met with the leader of the Taliban in Kabul on Monday, The Washington Post reported. Burns met with Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s de-facto leader, in…

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Republicans want to stop Phil Murphy’s business crushing tax, but Dems won’t reconvene

Calling Murphy's payroll tax increase on employers a job killer in a state with the 6th highest unemployment rate in the nation, Sen. Declan O'Scanlon called for the use of federal relief…

New Jersey News·Politics

New Jersey unemployment woes continue to linger under Murphy’s messed up madness

A resident from his district who must repay more money to the Department of Labor than she received is one many months-old constituent cases that have frustrated Sen. Anthony M. Bucco and…

New Jersey News·Politics

Why is Phil Murphy hoarding federal COVID-19 aid to himself, Republicans question

The Murphy Administration is sitting on more than $6 billion in American Rescue Plan money and the four Republicans on the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee want the money put to work…

New Jersey News·Politics

Federal Defendant Sentenced to 15 Years for Child Exploitation Offenses

ERIE, Pa. – A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 15 years in jail and 12 years of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal…

Illinois Jury Convicts Iowa Men of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on August 19, 2021, against Michael James Grommet, 36, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Buddy Hal Gunter, 45, of Waterloo, Iowa, for…

Ridgeland Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud

Jackson, Miss. – A Ridgeland woman pleaded guilty to theft of government funds involving unemployment insurance benefits fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and U.S. Secret Service Resident Agent in…

Former correctional employee sentenced for sexual contact with inmate

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Heather D. Obrad, a former correctional employee at Federal Corrections Institution Hazelton, was sentenced today to three years of probation for having inappropriate contact with an inmate, Acting…

Georgia man sentenced for his role in a drug distribution operation

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Joel Jimenez, of Cartersville, Georgia, was sentenced today to 65 months of incarceration for his role in a drug distribution operation, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.…

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation Offenses Involving a Ten-Year-Old Victim

ERIE, Pa. – A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…

In departure, Andrew Cuomo laments “Media Frenzy” for #MeToo allegations

Andrew Cuomo delivered a farewell address Monday in which he lamented the “media frenzy” that met #MeToo allegations leveled against him. “There will be another time to talk about the truth and…

Government News·New York News

Economists favor COVID-19 vaccine mandates, according to survey

Most economists think businesses should impose COVID-19 vaccine mandates on their employees, according to a survey released Monday. The survey, conducted this month by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) of its…

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Cuomo resigns, blaming everyone but himself and his actions

After five years of the media and the left attacking Republicans and ruining careers and influencing elections, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says it’s wrong, now that it’s happening to him. Cuomo…

New York News·Politics

Comirnaty: Pfizer vaccine approved by FDA opening the door to more vaccine mandates

Until the FDA approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use officially, it would have been difficult for governments and businesses to mandate an ‘experimental’ vaccine. This weekend though, the FDA did just…

Government News

Governor Phil Murphy tells Biden New Jersey will take in Afghanistan’s war refugees

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has never hidden his desire for the state to become a sanctuary for immigrants, both legal and illegal. Under Governor Murphy, the state has…

New Jersey News

Murphy slams business owners with $250 million in new taxes to replenish unemployment fund

TRENTON, NJ – Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for New Jersey businesses that lost nearly a year of income due to Governor Phil Murphy’s COVID-19 shutdown, they are.…

Business News·New Jersey News

New Jersey Department of Health hints at mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for children

Sometimes, figuring out what’s next is as simple as reading between the lines. This week, the New Jersey Department of Health announced it will host a Facebook Live session for parents of…

Health and Wellness·New Jersey News

Report: Biden assisted the evacuation of French Embassy in Kabul but says he can’t do the same for stranded Americans

President Joe Biden boasted during a press conference Friday that his administration supported the evacuation of the French embassy in Kabul while at the same time American citizens are being told the…

US and World News

Phil Murphy returns from Italian villa vacation, what’s next for the fate of New Jersey?

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has returned from a nearly two-week-long vacation at his private $7.3 million villa in Italy. Before departing, Murphy announced a school mask mandate that…

New Jersey News·Politics

Only white people can be racist: Staff sues school district over equity training

SPRINGFIELD, MO – Two employees of Missouri’s largest school district filed a complaint Wednesday against their government employer, alleging they were forced to affirm and promote an ideology with which they disagree. Springfield…

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