Politics & Policy
FBI deputy director leaving post ahead of planned retirement
McCabe had been widely expected to retire upon his eligibility date, but his departure from the FBI's No. 2 slot is effective Monday.
6 years ago
N.J. Congressman Frelinghuysen calling it quits after 12 terms
The moderate Republican joins a growing exodus of GOP veterans who are heading for the exits.
6 years ago
Democrats turn to a Kennedy for rebuttal to Trump’s State of the Union Address
Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III, seen as a rising political star with a famous last name, will deliver the Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union on Tuesday.
6 years ago
So much Wynning! Will Republicans give back the money?
Before the Steve Wynn brouhaha fades from memory, we need to note this classic case of Republican hypocrisy.
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Philly might require chain restaurant menus to note sodium content
City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown says it's a matter of showing people just what's inside the fast food they are consuming.
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In reversal, EPA suspends Alaska mining proposal to preserve watershed protections
EPA said it was suspending its effort to withdraw proposed protections for a southwest Alaska watershed to make room for a new mine.
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N.J. farm workers may not be eligible for $15 minimum wage
New Jersey could join dozens of other states with a minimum wage carve-out for farm workers.
6 years ago
New Jersey lawmaker wants to mandate recess through fifth grade
Recess is good for kids, said Marybeth Beichert with the New Jersey Education Association during a hearing on the measure.
6 years ago
Republicans seeing lion’s share of turnover in Pa. Legislature
The party that has wielded broad power in the General Assembly in recent years looks to also have far more open seats to defend in 2018.
6 years ago
New Jersey raises bar to get concealed gun permits
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said private citizens who want to get a handgun carry permit should have to demonstrate a specific threat to their life.
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New Jersey joins N.Y., Conn. in suing feds over GOP tax overhaul
The three are teaming up to take the Trump administration to court over the federal tax plan that's expected to cost taxpayers in their states billions of dollars.
6 years ago
Obstruction of justice again: Trump’s intended Mueller massacre
The tinpot autocrat is his own worst enemy, and we at least should be thankful for that.
6 years ago
Trump intended to fire Special Counsel Mueller in June, ‘New York Times’ says
White House counsel Don McGahn refused and threatened to quit himself if the president went ahead, according to an explosive report in The New York Times.
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