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…
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…
