Politics & Policy

Councilmember Isaiah Thomas, who is frustrated at how much tax dollars are spent on police, explains why he voted yes on a budget that didn’t “defund the police.”

Gibbs, the former Burlington County freeholder conceded late Tuesday. She hopes her campaign inspires other women to challenge “ol’ boys club.”

The stakes are significant: research shows gerrymandering protects incumbents and strips communities of political power.

Educator and mental health advocate Amy Kennedy won the hotly contested Democratic primary to face Jeff Van Drew in N.J. 2nd Congressional District.

The polls have closed in New Jersey. Check here for live updates on election results.

At least a dozen lawmakers have ties to organizations that received federal coronavirus aid, according to newly released government data.

The pullout won’t take effect until next year, meaning it could be rescinded under a new administration or if circumstances change.

It marked the Biden campaign's most comprehensive statements yet on how it would better equip the nation to fight the coronavirus and future pandemics and other threats.

Dubbed the BREATHE Act, the legislation is the culmination of a project led by the policy table of the Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of more than 150 organizations

The Trump-connected companies obtained the aid through the Paycheck Protection Program, which extends a lifeline to small businesses struggling to navigate the pandemic.

Pence will speak to Philadelphia police officers at their union hall, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5, in the city before they hold a “Back the Blue” rally.

Come September, Del. voters will be able to vote-by-mail without an excuse. For Tuesday’s presidential primary, they’ll have to mark “sick” on ballots to do so.

All eyes are on N.J.’s 2nd and 3rd Congressional primaries and how the state handles a nearly-all mail-in election.

A 2018 court settlement lowered the bar for independent and minor-party candidates

The findings were detailed in a report released Monday by the watchdog group Public Citizen. Trump campaigned on a pledge to “drain the swamp.”