Category: Politics

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…

Republicans Jack Ciattarelli and Democrats Mikie Sherrill debated for an hour in New Brunswick on Wednesday, their penultimate debate before November’s New Jersey governor race. One of this tight campaign’s most heated debates covered the opioid problem, property taxes, military records, and national politics. Sherrill accused Ciattarelli’s former medical publishing company of disseminating pro-opioid narratives…

In a fiery video released Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused President Donald Trump and the Republican majority in Congress of dangerously destroying health care protections during the federal government shutdown. He portrayed the conflict as a desperate struggle for millions of lives, saying that Republicans are endangering millions to pursue tax and spending…

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…

Large voter registration drives are changing New Jersey politics as November approaches. Republicans gained almost 164,000 voters, but Democrats still rule. The unexpected spike in Republican registration raises election control concerns. On October 1, the NJ Division of Elections reported 6.6 million registered voters. Two-thirds of voters are party members. Democrats outnumber registered voters at…

In the final New Jersey gubernatorial debate, Democrat Mikie Sherrill criticized Republican Jack Ciattarelli for profiting from the drug crisis and killing thousands. The emotionally heated and politically hazardous debate was one of the most dramatic in a closely watched election. Congresswoman Sherrill was honest. She claimed Ciattarelli’s previous medical publishing company’s opioid advertising caused…

Former President Donald Trump said Israel and Hamas agreed on the first Gaza endgame. The U.S.-mediated ceasefire frees hostages and withdraws Israeli troops from Gaza. Trump expected Israel to retreat and rescue detainees. Declared “strong, durable, and everlasting peace.” The statement is the most promising indicator of progress after two years of conflict that killed…

Clourer Grady, 72, wanted her felony record cleared. The governor of New Jersey pardoned her after years of fighting. This round, Governor Phil Murphy pardoned 40 more offenders, bringing his total to 169, a state record. It took Grady decades to arrive. Drug crimes landed her in prison in the early 1990s. She devoted to…

A heated Senate session saw Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley seek a complete accounting of how the FBI reportedly monitored Republican members’ conversations under the Biden administration from Attorney General Pam Bondi. After the Senate Republican majority called nine GOP members of Congress’s privacy breach unlawful, Grassley began investigating. The Senate Judiciary Committee report cited an…

Jon Stewart slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on his show, questioning his leadership and Senate Democrats’ strategy amid a government shutdown. Stewart’s harsh criticism comes as both parties struggle to reach a financing agreement. In what many saw as a staged moment of exasperation, Stewart played Schumer saying Democrats were “adamant” about defending Americans’…