Politics & Policy
N.J. considers easing tax burden by allowing residents to help pay for town services
Gov. Phil Murphy wants towns to be able to establish charitable funds to pay for local services. Homeowners would get credits on their property tax bills for contributions.
8 years ago
Scandal du jour: Team Trump shelters and defends wife-beater
Seriously now. Is it even conceivably possible that we can go a whole day without the Trump crew oozing fresh sleaze?
8 years ago
Tracking Shows Russian Meddling Efforts Evolving Ahead Of 2018 Midterms
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sounded an alarm this week: The Russians are already meddling in the 2018 midterm elections.
8 years ago
White House senior staffer resigns after domestic abuse allegations
Rob Porter, a White House staffer largely responsible for controlling the flow of information to President Trump, is resigning following allegations of domestic abuse.
8 years ago
Pelosi protests stalled immigration talks with marathon House speech
Pelosi's marathon Senate-filibuster-style speech is a protest against the fact that negotiations over the future of the expiring DACA program have stalled.
8 years ago
Senators reach two-year budget deal
Senate leaders have reached a bipartisan budget agreement to increase military and domestic spending levels for two-years.
8 years ago
Salute the Leader! Rules and regs for the MAGA military parade
We've exclusively obtained the official list of parade tips for the multitudes who are very strongly encouraged to turn out for what is already by far the biggest most beautif
8 years ago
Korean Peninsula primer / Dow Jones update
Guests: Mark Zandi, Frank Plantan All eyes will be on the Korean Peninsula beginning Friday, a ...
Air Date: February 7, 2018
Listen 49:29Trump reportedly wants Pentagon to stage military parade down Pennsylvania Ave.
The U.S. has long shied away from such displays of military prowess for fear of being compared to our Cold War enemies. But Trump seems to embrace this symbol of state power.
8 years ago
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: a primer
Guests: Frank Plantan All eyes will be on the Korean Peninsula beginning Friday, as the Olympi ...
8 years ago
Listen 35:30Wolf unveils moderate budget proposal; GOP says it’s a mixed bag
Instead of the roughly $1.5 billion deficit they had to contend with in the last budget, they're on track for a small surplus.
8 years ago
New Jersey may give police, fire unions full control over pensions
Pat Colligan, the president of the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association, said the policy change would help the unions improve the performance of their funds.
8 years ago
Former prosecutor takes a shot at Meehan’s congressional seat
Former federal prosecutor Ashley Lunkenheimer joins the crowded Democratic field in 7th Congressional District run.
8 years ago
Trump’s lawyers want to keep their perjury machine away from Mueller
Of all the distasteful jobs in America — toll booth worker on a polluted highway, repairman of odorous septic tanks — the worst is to be a lawyer for a pathological liar.
8 years ago
NPR poll: 2-in-3 support legal status for DREAMers; majority oppose building a wall
Partisan dividing lines were sharp, the survey found, and clearly run throughout the immigration debate.
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