Trump retreats on demand for dollars as Iran deal collapses, chaos deepens
The Trump administration is facing simultaneous crises on multiple fronts, including a retreat from a proposed $1.776 billion draw on the Treasury, the collapse of negotiations with Iran, and a severe hemorrhage of professionals needed to operate the federal government. Iran announced Monday it is cutting off message exchanges with the United States through mediators…
Amid Ebola, Hantavirus outbreaks, Democrats decry Trump’s health cuts
By Stephanie Armour The Trump administration’s deep cuts to federal health agencies have become a political liability after a deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship and the spread of an even more fearsome disease, Ebola, in Africa. At least that’s the way many Democrats see it. They have seized on the situation to…
Today, June 2, is primary election day in New Jersey as 52 seek nods for Congress
Tuesday, June 2, is primary election day in New Jersey, and for those who have had their fill of the same old, the ballot offers a few points of interest. Four Republicans are vying for the long-shot right to unseat Democratic Sen. Cory Booker, while a much larger and more telling drama is unfolding down…
Rebecca Bennett’s husband is a Senior Manager in Trump’s Energy Department
Alex Hydrean, the husband of New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District Democratic frontrunner Rebecca Bennett, draws a six-figure salary from Republican President Donald Trump’s Department of Energy. A longtime Texas Republican who changed her party in 2016, Bennett owns stock in the world’s largest fossil fuel polluters and has invested up to $120,000 in contractors for…
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