Government Accountability

Jeff Balk spent several years in a Missouri prison for abusing teen boys. He first resisted calls to resign as county chair but ultimately stepped down.

Gov. Josh Shapiro joins Democrats’ lawsuit for emergency SNAP funds amid government shutdown.

Most SNAP participants are families with children, more than 1 in 3 include older adults or someone with a disability, and 2 in 5 are households where someone is employed.

The DOJ announced it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions: Passaic County, New Jersey, and Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside and Fresno counties in California.

The "No Kings" demonstrations drew millions to the streets to protest President Donald Trump. Are peaceful protests an effective strategy and what’s the end goal?

The New Jersey Republican State Committee told the Justice Department that federal intervention is needed to ensure an accurate vote count in Passaic County.

The eviction order was for a previous tenant, but a state court said the landlord “weaponized” the process to remove the Murphy family.

The proposed legal settlement would limit sharing of some salary data. Hospitals would also have longer to comply with spending targets.

The White House asked nine universities to make sweeping policy changes to access federal programs like visas and research grants.

Thousands of federal employees in the Garden State are hit by furloughs. National Parks and recreation areas in N.J. remain open, but that’s subject to change.

Roughly 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, and they could lose out on $400 million in daily wages.

Independence National Historical Park closed Wednesday on the first day of the shutdown.

State officials say they are open to sharing the data — if it isn't shared with other agencies.

The ongoing impasse has stalled billions of dollars from going to schools and social services, and it has no certain end in sight.

Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration.