Politics
Trump’s impact on courts likely to last long beyond his term
On this, even President Donald Trump's most fevered critics agree: He has left a deep imprint on the federal courts that will outlast his term in office for decades to come.
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Restaurants lose court bid against Pa. indoor dining ban
The decision Wednesday came as Wolf asks state lawmakers to approve $145 million for hard-hit businesses, restaurants and bars in particular.
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COVID-19, recreational marijuana top New Jersey’s stories in 2020
A look at some of the top stories of the year in the Garden State.
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New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies
The actions bring to 49 the number of people who Trump in the last two days has granted clemency either through pardons or sentence commutations.
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Republicans protest virtual start to Delaware General Assembly
Democrats in the majority in Dover plan to reconvene the state legislature via video conference next month. Republicans say that will stifle public input.
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Trump slams COVID relief bill, asks for changes after bitter negotiations
Congressional leaders took seven months to negotiate the $900 billion package, which was passed with overwhelming majorities that could overturn a presidential veto.
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Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences, including GOP allies
President Trump pardoned 15 people, including GOP allies, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former government contractors convicted in a massacre.
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‘There’s not a chance’: New Jersey redistricting possible but unlikely in 2021
A New Jersey constitutional amendment approved by voters in November dictates that if the state does not receive U.S. Census data by Feb. 15, it will delay redistricting.
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Pa. misses deadline to spend $108M in rent, mortgage relief from CARES Act
Pa. tenants and homeowners missed out on roughly $108M of $175M in federal coronavirus relief because state programs distributing the funding made it too hard to access.
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Fight over Fed powers stalls $900 billion aid plan
Lawmakers on both sides said a provision by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., that would curb emergency Federal Reserve powers was the sticking point.
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Biden introduces his climate team, says ‘no time to waste’
Biden compared the climate threat to the calamity of the coronavirus pandemic and he pledged to take action.
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New Jersey voters express broad support for easier voting access
Among the supported reforms are increasing the number of locations and extending hours for in-person early voting and paying poll workers more.
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N.J. lawmakers push through $11.5 billion tax break overhaul, to the chagrin of advocates
Full floor votes are set in the Senate and Assembly Monday – less than a week after the bill was introduced and 1 ½ years since the last programs elapsed.
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Biden marks anniversary of wife, daughter’s death at Delaware church
On the 48th anniversary of the tragic accident that killed his wife and infant daughter, President-elect Joe Biden visited the Wilmington-area church where they are buried.
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Shutdown deadline looms over COVID-19 relief talks
Government funding lapses at midnight Friday and a partial, low-impact shutdown would ensue if Congress fails to pass a stopgap spending bill before then.
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