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…
Mark Teixeira is again stoking political discussion by attacking the Democratic Party’s radicals. Teixeira’s recent social media posts showed a party increasingly influenced by its “radical fringe,” and he urged citizens to stay true to their ideals. Some Democrats want to change national history to suit their radical members, Teixeira wrote on X. He called…
The U.S. Naval Academy is investigating the death of a 20-year-old New Jersey midshipman who was reported missing. The academy announced the death Sunday and mourned it. Kyle Philbert James was found dead near the academy after days of disappearance. Unknown circumstances surround his disappearance and death. Kyle Philbert The academy’s 36th Company junior James…
High waves and tides have closed major New Jersey coastal roadways, and meteorologists forecast the worst nor’easter flooding on Monday afternoon. High tides could flood highways and neighborhoods, say officials. Floodwaters closed all Egg Harbor Township Black Horse Pike (U.S. 40) lanes west of the Atlantic City Expressway. Between Illinois Avenue in Absecon and Indiana…
On Friday’s Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough’s six-minute attack of House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican leaders over the government shutdown aroused emotions. The segment was generally silent, with co-host Mika Brzezinski occasionally rolling her eyes or shaking her head. Scarborough was upset by Johnson’s answer to a C-SPAN caller’s passionate appeal the day before. The…
A CNN guest aggressively lambasted the network live on air during prime time, causing tension and creating media credibility problems. Reporter Brianna Lyman defended former President Donald Trump’s comments while challenging CNN’s storyline. As host Abby Phillip presented a footage of Trump saying he had “taken the freedom of speech away” by enacting an executive…
Wonder is expanding into additional Jersey with three additional food-hall-style venues, including one opening soon. The chain, which consolidates many locations, wants to expand across the state. First new location opens in Mount Laurel this week. Wonder will move into the vacant PNC Bank facility at 127 Ark Road in the Larchmont Centre after over…
Democrat Mikie Sherrill accused Republican Jack Ciattarelli of benefiting from the opioid crisis, shifting the conversation in the final New Jersey governor’s race. Sherrill said Ciattarelli’s old publishing company wrote pharmaceutical-backed propaganda downplaying opioid risks, which caused addiction and death. She stated these actions killed thousands of New Jerseyans, not rhetoric. Cittarelli yelled “shame on…
For his 2nd Congressional District reelection campaign, former President Donald Trump called New Jersey Representative Jeff Van Drew a “MAGA Warrior”. Trump’s support on Wednesday showed his dominance in Republican primaries and care for pals a year before the election. Trump praised House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Van Drew for supporting the “America First…
