Politics
Murphy again renews New Jersey’s public health emergency
Gov. Phil Murphy has once again signed an executive order to extend New Jersey’s public health emergency, citing a steep increase in coronavirus cases in recent days.
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Trump, Biden lawyer up, brace for White House legal battle
Attorneys for the Republicans and the Democrats are already clashing in courts across the U.S. over mailed-in ballot deadlines and other issues brought on by the pandemic.
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Marty is joined by Leah Wright Rigueur, Rick Perlstein, and Sonja Diaz to discuss the final Presidential debate of the 2020 election.
Air Date: October 23, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:43Freshman congresswoman in Pa.’s 6th district faces challenge from fellow engineer
Chrissy Houlahan is the first female representative from the district. John Emmons praises President Trump's policies.
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GOP-led Senate panel advances Barrett despite Dems’ boycott
Never has the Senate confirmed a Supreme Court nominee so close to a presidential election.
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Democrats to boycott Barrett vote, Senate GOP pushes ahead
Democrats on the panel are refusing to participate in the scheduled session and vote, according to two aides granted anonymity Wednesday to discuss the plans.
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N.J. Gov. Murphy tests negative after learning of COVID exposure
On learning the news, the governor left a Camden County press conference about jobs, saying he needed to get away to be tested.
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‘Voters should not worry’ about ballot-status updates, says Pa. secretary of state
The high demand for mail ballots — thousands a day — has some email status confirmations delayed, says Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar.
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Covid task force in disarray and winter social distancing
We discuss how the U.S. pandemic response get derailed and ways to stay safe and sane this winter as Covid rates rise.
Air Date: October 21, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:45NY Times: Tax records show Trump tried to land China projects
China is one of only three foreign nations — the others are Britain and Ireland — where Trump maintains a bank account, according to a Times analysis of Trump's tax records.
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Parents of 545 children separated at US-Mexico border still can’t be found
Thousands of families were separated under the "no tolerance" migration policy before the Trump administration ended the practice in 2018.
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Murphy taps Morris County leader as education commissioner
The appointment comes as the states' more than 600 school districts work through the COVID-19 outbreak, with many holding online-only or hybrid lessons.
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Debate commission to mute candidates’ mics at start of each segment
This decision comes after a chaotic first debate that was widely criticized for its largely unstructured nature.
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Court vacates Trump administration rule that sought to kick thousands off food stamps
A federal judge has vacated the Trump administration's rule that would have forced hundreds of thousands of Americans off food stamps.
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Supreme Court to review two cases involving Trump border policy
Trump's “Migrant Protection Protocols” policy became a key pillar of the administration’s response to an unprecedented surge of asylum-seeking families at the border.
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