Gas station scratcher powers $50K business boost
LAUREL, Md. — A routine walk turned into a life-changing moment for Ramiro Polanco Mendez of Howard County, who won $50,000 on a Mega Bucks scratch-off ticket and now plans to open…
El Salvador invokes emergency powers after surge in homicides
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR – El Salvador’s Congress approved on Sunday emergency powers that temporarily suspended some constitutional protections after the Central American country recorded a sharp rise in killings attributed…
Iran defies Western powers with work on near weapons-grade uranium
By Francois Murphy VIENNA – Iran has defied Western powers by converting some of its uranium enriched to near weapons-grade into a form less easily recovered, diluted and shipped out of the…
Supreme Court Hears Blockbuster Climate Case With Separation Of Powers Implications
The Supreme Court heard arguments in West Virginia v. EPA on Monday, a blockbuster case that could have major ramifications in future separation of powers cases. “West Virginia v. EPA is one…
Governor Phil Murphy has declared the end of COVID-19 briefings, but his emergency powers remain
From the desk of Christopher DePhillips TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips slammed Gov. Phil Murphy for keeping the public health emergency in light of his announcement that he is ending the Covid-19…
Phil Murphy’s own hometown strikes back, Middletown denounces Governor’s emergency powers
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Tucked away in a corner of Middletown is Governor Murphy’s vast carbon footprint of an estate. His 6 acre Edwardian Era mansion boasts 7,000 square feet and sits overlooking…
Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers in bid to end protests
By Steve Scherer, David Ljunggren and Nichola Saminather OTTAWA -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday activated rarely used emergency powers in an effort to end protests that have shut some U.S.…
Like father, like son; 50 years later, Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA – Faced with truckers’ protests popping up across the nation, and hampering cross border trade, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday became the only Canadian leader since his…
U.S. urges Canada to use federal powers to ease border protest disruption
By Carlos Osorio, Steve Holland and Ismail Shakil WINDSOR, Ontario/WASHINGTON – Canada should use federal powers to ease the growing economic disruption caused by the blockage of a vital U.S.-Canada trade route…
Murphy press conference experienced technical difficulties when governor press on abuse of executive powers
TRENTON, NJ – In the page that appeared to be right out of the playbook of the Biden administration, just after being grilled on alleged abuse of his executive powers during the…
New Jersey lawmaker introduces legislation that would limit governor’s emergency powers, enforce legislative oversight
TRENTON, NJ – Over the past two years, Democrat New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has singlehandedly governed the state of New Jersey through the COVID-19 pandemic, rarely, if ever asking for legislative…
France targets groups, websites with expanded powers under anti-terror law
By Layli Foroudi PARIS – The French government said this week it was closing down an activist-run media outlet and a Muslim website deemed at odds with “national values”, the latest in…
Phil Murphy’s pandemic powers officially end tomorrow, but New Jersey nervously waits to see what he does next
TRENTON, NJ – When the New Jersey Senate and Assembly both agreed in a bipartisan fashion to allow New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s pandemic health emergency powers to expire Monday, the governor…
New Jersey Senate Rejects Phil Murphy’s Request to Extend COVID-19 Pandemic Powers
TRENTON, NJ – The Democrat led New Jersey Senate today decided to not extend Governor Phil Murphy’s emergency pandemic powers, dealing the newly re-elected governor a political blow on his health emergency…
New Jersey Democrat leader pushing for extending Murphy COVID powers tests positive for COVID
New Jersey Assembly majority speaker Craig Coughlin, a Democrat who is pushing for the renewal of Phil Murphy’s pandemic emergency powers has tested positive for COVID-19. Coughlin will participate in today’s vote…
Here are 5 reasons why New Jersey lawmakers should not renew Phil Murphy’s pandemic powers
If there was ever a time for Democrats and Republicans in the New Jersey Senate and Assembly to come together on an issue, rejecting Governor Phil Murphy’s request to extend his pandemic…
2021 Election Loser Jack Ciattarelli Supports Phil Murphy’s Request to Extend Pandemic Powers by 90 Days
SOMERSET, NJ – Jack Ciattarelli showed New Jersey this week why he was unable to defeat unpopular New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy when he publicly supported the governor’s 90-day extension of his…
Phil Murphy asks for a 90-day extension to emergency powers, says kids will stay masked
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced he has asked the New Jersey legislature and assembly to extend his emergency COVID-19 powers. Murphy also announced that children in public…
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