Associated Press

The scrutiny on Biden’s staffing decisions reflects the tremendous pressure the president-elect faces as he cobbles together a team to execute his policy priorities.

The decision could swing the neck-and-neck contest toward GOP challenger Nicole Ziccarelli.

New Jersey lawmakers advanced legislation setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace, which voters overwhelmingly approved this month, but differed on key details.

The action comes days after Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech announced that its vaccine appears 95% effective at preventing mild to severe COVID-19 in a study.

The leading candidates are thought to be former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard.

The chamber voted 112 to 90 for a resolution that told the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, or a contractor, to conduct the study and report back by early February.

“The sloppiness just serves to underscore the lack of seriousness with which these claims are being brought."

Gov. Tom Wolf has not said whether he would sign or veto the bills.

Advocates for the elderly say a tandem wave of death separate from the virus has claimed tens of thousands more due to the mistakes of overburdened health care workers.

Phil and his inner circle on Feb. 2 will deliver the prediction virtually by means of a live internet stream and website, organizers said.

Plans for an offshore wind farm off the coast of Atlantic City are moving forward. A year ago, the state boosted its wind energy goal from 3,500 megawatts to 7,500.

Former President Barack Obama's “A Promised Land” sold nearly 890,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada in its first 24 hours.