Politics & Policy

The attack came amid what the White House called indications that IS planned to strike again as the U.S.-led evacuation from Kabul airport moved into its final days.

Gov. Murphy signed an executive order with the aim of ensuring New Jersey is prepared to receive and assist those coming into the state.

Katie Brennan, whose accusation of rape against a Murphy official prompted legislative hearings, called use of her testimony in a Murphy attack ad “inappropriate.”

A Trump ally in the Pa. legislature has been stripped of power, but the leading Republican in the State Senate is still promising a full “forensic audit” of the 2020 election.

Biden said the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate was to blame for the attacks that killed 12 American service members and many more Afghan civilians.

Republican Lee Murphy hopes the third time's the charm for his campaign for Delaware’s lone seat in the House of Representatives.

Few school districts are requiring masks inside classrooms, something the Democratic governor said it needed to ensure safety.

With landlords challenging a federal eviction moratorium in court, the concern is that a wave of evictions will happen before much of the assistance has been distributed.

The Department of Health did not explain why it abandoned a plan to change who administers a nutrition program for pregnant people and young children.

Out of $276 million in initial federal COVID grants, the city appears to have allocated at least $100 million to cover staffing in the police, prisons, and fire departments.

New Jersey joins Pennsylvania in having some of the toughest anti-hazing laws in the country after the death of a Penn State student from Central Jersey.

When Hochul took over Tuesday for resigned Gov. Andrew Cuomo, she became the ninth woman currently serving as governor. That ties the previous record, first set in 2004.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy still earns high marks for pandemic management and his overall job running the state, according to the latest Monmouth Poll.

The commission redrawing Pa.’s House and Senate maps has voted to stop counting state prisoners as residents of the districts where they’re incarcerated.

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman said he has communicated with Trump, whose baseless claims about election fraud have propelled loyalists to pursue election "audits."