A New Jersey family sued the district for failing to stop middle school weight and mental health bullying for their daughter. A late November legal action charges rampant carelessness at Ho-Ho-Kus Public Schools. The complaint alleges the girl was called “The Titanic” for two years in school. Her friends teased her appearance, anxiety, and OCD…
Despite legal and practical obstacles, a $2,000 stimulus payout may delight Americans. Former President Donald Trump proposed a mid-2026 tariff revenue dividend to low- and middle-income Americans. Without guidance, the declaration refocused lawmakers, fiscal analysts, and citizens. Trump’s heavy tariffs may work. Treasury officials, including Secretary Scott Bessent, said the administration can keep or reapply…
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, a rising Democratic figure and prospective 2028 presidential candidate, has slammed Vice President Kamala Harris’ memoir accusations about him. Shapiro called Harris’s book’s descriptions of their 2024 vice-presidential screening meeting untrue in an angry interview. The issue centered on Harris’s memoir, 107 Days, about her 2024 running mate hunt. She writes…
Just weeks after winning a presidential pardon, Joseph Schwartz, who ran a huge nursing facility network from a small office above a New Jersey pizza shop, is back in the spotlight. Arkansas officials claim he has unfinished business with their state despite his brief release from federal jail. Schwartz, 65, was fully pardoned in mid-November…
A new national study shows partisan division on how former President Donald Trump will be remembered. The latest YouGov poll from Sunday found that many Americans expect Trump will have a poor historical rating. Most, 40%, thought he would be a “poor” president. In smaller groups, 18% judged his presidency “outstanding,” 16% “above average,” and…
In a lighthearted but controversial moment during a lengthy Cabinet meeting this week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem credited President Donald Trump for an exceptionally peaceful hurricane season. Her smiling remarks sparked online reactions and political digs, turning a harmless joke into a conversation starter. Senior officials alternated highlighting administrative achievements during the conference. Noem…
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy wants India to help the U.S. return a Burlington County notorious criminal. Young mother Sasikala Narra and her 6-year-old son Anish were murdered in a Maple Shade apartment in 2017. It tormented detectives for 8 years. Governor Murphy reminded Indian Ambassador Vinay Kwatra that everyone must work together to extradite…
Jon Stewart has again made political comments viral, this time criticizing President Donald Trump’s MRI exam statements. Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday that he wasn’t sure which area of his body had been scanned, a response that garnered attention and generated new questions about the event. Trump has been under scrutiny…
This week, a controversial plan to completely overhaul New Jersey’s system of government oversight led to one of the most heated debates of the lame-duck session. A bill to take away the Office of the State Comptroller, one of the state’s major anti-corruption watchdogs, sailed through committee despite hours of pushback from critics, elected officials,…
Mikie Sherrill announced that Lieutenant Gov.-elect Dale Caldwell will be future Jersey’s next secretary of state, the first major step toward shaping her future administration. Her first Cabinet appointment comes before her inauguration as the state’s 57th governor next month. Democrat and former Congressman Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in a resounding victory weeks earlier….
