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By James J Devine President Donald Trump insists the United States is “hopefully” nearing the end of its war with Iran. The calendar, the casualty figures and the price of a barrel of oil tell a different story. Nearly seven months into a conflict Trump said would last weeks, the war continues with active militaryContinue reading “Trump’s Iran war lies collide with reality as casualties, costs mount”

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee launched an investigation into Donald Trump Jr.’s relationship with a Russian oligarch who paid for much of Trump Jr.’s wedding earlier this year. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., sent two letters on Monday to the White House and Trump Jr. requesting records related to Trump Jr.’s financial relationshipContinue reading “Top Oversight Dem Opens Investigation of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Oligarch-Funded Wedding”

The trillions of bacteria living in the human digestive tract may play a decisive role in determining whether an individual can successfully lose weight, according to research published this week in mSystems, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology. Researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle identified specific genetic signatures in theContinue reading “Gut microbiome makeup can determine ability to lose weight”

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday to a range of 3.75% to 4%, delivering an anti-inflation jolt to an economy already strained by a six-month war with Iran, record fuel costs and a national debt that has eclipsed $40 trillion. The timing, seven weeks before the Nov. 3Continue reading “Midterm elections may hinge on Trump’s incompetence”

By Justin Elliott | ProPublica On May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests. It was the last night of his wedding, a lavish, three-day party held across a pair of ultra-exclusive private islands. A five-tier funfetti cakeContinue reading “Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding was bankrolled by an oligarch close to Russian President Vladimir Putin “

A whistleblower has told the U.S. Senate that the United States Postal Service is rushing to build an untested online system to screen mail-in ballots — a system so slapdash that a single mismatched barcode could trigger the rejection of tens of thousands of votes at once, potentially disenfranchising millions of Americans in the NovemberContinue reading “Senator says whistleblower exposed illegal GOP plot to steal midterm elections”

Roselle voters rejected both parts of an $87 million school construction referendum Tuesday, turning down plans for a new elementary school and improvements to existing buildings in a special election marked by turnout of just over 6%. Unofficial election-night results from the Union County Clerk’s office showed voters defeating Question 1 by 568 votes toContinue reading “Roselle voters reject both questions in $87 million school bond referendum”

by Jacob Fischler, New Jersey Monitor The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will revoke limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that run on coal and natural gas, according to regulatory documents Administrator Lee Zeldin signed Monday. The administration framed the action to repeal 2024 limits on greenhouse gas emissions from virtually all power plantsContinue reading “Environmental Protection Agency to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants”

Sussex County Republicans are concerned that the arrest of their party boss will have a terrible impact on the midterm elections, which are likely to be a referendum on the incredibly unpopular President Donald Trump. The chairman of the Sussex County Republican Committee was arrested Saturday after allegedly pointing a handgun at another driver duringContinue reading “GOP chairman arrested for gun violence weeks before midterm elections”

Kean, Van Drew and Smith face Democratic challengers seeking to turn dissatisfaction with the president, the economy and the Iran war into congressional gains New Jersey’s three Republican members of Congress are heading into the November midterm elections carrying a political liability they have largely embraced rather than avoided: President Donald Trump. Reps. Jeff VanContinue reading “Trump’s troubles loom, making New Jersey Republicans an endangered species”

Six people were charged after an anti-ICE demonstration outside Atlantic City police headquarters Saturday escalated into confrontations among protesters, a counter-protester and police, authorities said. The Sept. 12 demonstration was organized by El Pueblo Unido of Atlantic City, a nonprofit immigrant advocacy organization that has been documenting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in theContinue reading “Atlantic City arrest protesters for criticizing brutal immigration enforcement”

At Fort Rucker, Alabama, Air Force Capt. Hanna Born trains the next generation of rotary-wing aviators in the TH-1H training helicopter. Outside the cockpit, she is leading a personal mission to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by running 2,977 miles — one mile for each person killed that day. Born,Continue reading “Air Force Captain Hanna Born ran 2,977 miles to honor the 9/11 victims”

A prominent Roselle educator and homeowner made her closing argument this week against a $90 million school construction referendum, urging voters to separate the district’s educational needs from the financial burden the proposed solution would place on households. Dr. Marie Dupont, a longtime figure in local education, writing in a statement posted to the “RealContinue reading “$90M Roselle referendum on Tuesday faces vocal opposition”

The circus has not only come to town, but it’s taken up permanent residence in the United States Capitol. A cascade of interconnected crises, from runaway artificial intelligence and environmental collapse to record diesel prices and the dismantling of federal science agencies, has prompted critics to describe Republican governance as a spectacularly dystopian disaster forContinue reading “Republican governance is ‘spectacularly dystopian’ as multiple crises converge”

A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH). For the study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, theContinue reading “Medicare for All could save 100,000 American lives & cost $1 trillion less a year”

Americans built a machine capable of placing nearly the whole of human knowledge in the palm of a hand. Then, between scrolling, notifications, and messages, they apparently became unable to put their smartphones down Just over half of U.S. adults now acknowledge that they spend too much time on their smartphones, according to a PewContinue reading “Half of Americans say they spend too much time on their smartphone”

On a special edition of “The Zogby Report: Real Polling in Real Time” marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, pollsters John Zogby and his son Jeremy Zogby opened with a solemn reflection on the heroes and enduring trauma of that day before pivoting to a sharply critical analysis of the 2026 midtermContinue reading “Pollsters see two parties racing toward a concrete wall on tragic anniversary”

A misconduct investigation into New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale G. Caldwell was initiated after an anonymous letter sent in May to state officials and media representatives accused him of bringing “uninvited female guests” to events and distributing business cards to women he hoped to date, according to documents obtained by BINJE, The New York TimesContinue reading “Anonymous letter sparked investigation into New Jersey Lt. Gov. Caldwell”

A prominent Roselle physician and president of the borough’s Board of Health is strongly opposing the proposed $90 million school bond referendum set to appear on the ballot September 15, calling it “a stupid idea at this time” and arguing that the massive tax increase it would impose on residents will do nothing to addressContinue reading “Physician calls Roselle’s $90 million school referendum a “stupid idea at this time””