A Marlboro, New Jersey, school board election was tainted by leaked group-chat conversations showing one candidate making threatening, obscene, and sexually explicit remarks about a board member. The candidate and his running mate withdrew quickly, a criminal investigation was initiated, and the community is now wrestling with local politics’ decency and safety. The controversy involves…
As several insurers request significant increases, New Jersey homeowners are feeling the pain. Nearly half of the state’s 127 homeowners insurers requested rate hikes this year. Over fifty requested double-digit surges and were granted, at least partially. St. Paul Protective Insurance Company requested a 40% increase, one of the boldest. Only 19.8% was authorized by…
According to recent data, many Americans blame Trump and House Republicans for the shutdown. The GOP fights poorly. Who is responsible, how should the government have handled the closure, and when will it reopen? The standoff was placed on Trump and Republican congressional leaders by 39% and Democrats by 33%. Five percent blamed both sides…
Beijing criticism has increased under President Donald Trump. Chinese soybean purchases have dropped significantly, which he calls “economically hostile”. He suggested the U.S. may retaliate by cutting off cooking oil and other trade. He claimed trade tensions between the U.S. and China have reached a new level. This may hurt American farmers, consumers, and global…
In a high-profile White House meeting with Argentinian President Javier Milei, President Donald Trump suggested a more globalized “Make America Great Again” slogan focused on economic growth. Trump summoned Milei to the Oval Office to finalize a $20 billion currency swap between the U.S. and Argentina’s central bank, aimed at stabilizing Argentina’s peso economy. Treasury…
Late-night TV hosts praised President Donald Trump for brokering a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, then mocked him. Their smart answer reveals how partisan satire increasingly hinders diplomacy. After two years of fighting, Trump’s Middle East trip celebrated Gaza peace. Even fierce Trump critics welcomed the Monday release of all Israeli and nearly 2,000 Palestinian…
Attorney General Pam Bondi responded to a scathing caricature of herself on “Saturday Night Live” with amusement and grace, a bold and unusual move. Amy Poehler played Bondi and Tina Fey played Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the October 11 sketch, which parodied her Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Bondi joked instead of rebutting, surprising…
Police say someone stabbed someone in a Kearny, New Jersey, Marshalls store after getting furious about the cashier line. Someone is accused of buying knives from the same company and cutting another client. The Saturday brawl occurred at 6:15 p.m. in the Passaic Avenue Marshalls. The sluggish checkout line upset 25-year-old Newark resident Amber I….
Former President Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump’s use of National Guard troops in U.S. cities to fight crime, saying it weakens democracy and threatens military-civilian balance. Obama told the “WTF Podcast” that the Trump administration had systematically weakened the “institutional guardrails” that have underpinned American democracy. Obama said such guardrails are not completely demolished,…
These “No Kings Day” protests in New Jersey and other states will denounce President Donald Trump’s policies and leadership style later this week. The administration’s overreach and authoritarianism are the focus of grassroots and progressive alliances’ second protest phase. Expect these protests weeks before New Jersey’s high-stakes gubernatorial race, creating political stress. Local activists, community…
