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The President of the United States addressed the nation tonight from the Oval Office, and in a remarkable display of lunacy, presented a series of lies about the integrity of American elections that stand in stark contrast to the established facts verified by multiple federal and state agencies. In a prime-time address, the President madeContinue reading “Trump attempts to justify his election cheating with outlandish lies”

by Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor The family of a Fort Lee woman shot and killed by police nearly two years ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against the borough and five of its police officers, alleging they violated the victim’s constitutional rights and federal law. Victoria Lee’s family says she was experiencing aContinue reading “Family of woman shot by police suing Fort Lee, police over 2024 killing”

by Sophie Nieto-Munoz and Benjamin Leynse, New Jersey Monitor The mayor of Roxbury, the Morris County town home to an on-again-off-again immigrant detention center plan that is currently on again, told residents Tuesday night that he does not know why the Trump administration has decided to move forward with the controversial facility. Mayor Shawn Potillo,Continue reading “Revived Roxbury migrant jail plan riles local officials”

The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) has released radio recordings and video from four police body cameras tied to a fatal police-involved shooting on March 16, 2026, in the Lanoka Harbor area of Lacey Township, New Jersey. The civilian who died in the incident was previously identified as 55-year-old Susanne ClarkeContinue reading “Attorney General releases body cam video from Lanoka Harbor police shooting”

The return of measles, the resurgence of whooping cough, and the explosive, potentially deadly diarrhea from a massive cyclosporiasis outbreak are not acts of God—they are the direct and predictable results of the Republican administration’s willful dismantling of American public health, led by President Donald Trump and his anti-vaccine crusader, HHS Secretary Robert F. KennedyContinue reading “Trump’s blunders advance deadly diarrhea, whooping cough & measles”

by Mia Maldonado, New Jersey Monitor Twelve Democratic-led states on Monday sued to block Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.  The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District for the Northern District of California, argues the merger violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act, a federal law prohibiting mergers that may substantially lessen competitionContinue reading “NJ, 11 other states sue to block merger between Paramount and Warner Bros.”

The high school gymnasium, with its polished floors and echoing cheers, has long stood as a citadel of American virtue—a place where young people learn discipline, teamwork, and the quiet dignity of fair play. Yet beneath the buzzers and bleachers, a different lesson is being taught daily, one that has nothing to do with sportsmanshipContinue reading “Uncivil games: Misogyny thrives in plain sight on America’s playing fields”

by Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation Monday ordering the state’s energy regulators to begin procuring at least one new nuclear power plant to meet rising energy demand over the next decade. The bill, which cleared both legislative chambers in unanimous votes last month, directs the Board of Public Utilities toContinue reading “Gov. Sherrill signs bill starting nuclear power procurement”

by Jane Norman, New Jersey Monitor U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham died on Saturday night of a “brief and sudden illness,” the South Carolina Republican’s office announced early Sunday. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,” the statement added. Graham, who turned 71 on Thursday, was aContinue reading “South Carolina US Sen. Lindsey Graham dies after ‘brief and sudden illness’”

Six in ten American adults now look five years down the road and see a life worse than the one they have today. That is a verdict revealing that hope has become a partisan commodity, traded on the whims of elections rather than rooted in the reality of daily life, but it is the lowestContinue reading “Six in 10 American adults expect a declining quality of life in five years”

A sitting member of the U.S. Congress was detained against his will Wednesday on foreign soil, not by a hostile government but by armed settlers and the soldiers of a nation America counts as its closest ally in the Middle East. Rep. Ro Khanna of California, a Democrat who is publicly weighing a run forContinue reading “Armed Israeli men hold American congressman for about 90 minutes”

The scrap-metal recycling facility at the center of a years-long fire and health controversy may resume operations under a court order issued Wednesday, overriding a unanimous Camden City Council vote and a city-ordered license suspension. Superior Court Judge ruled EMR Recycling may restart its Waterfront South plant once it proves its fire suppression system works.Continue reading “Contrite Camden Councilwoman condemned court’s conclusion”

President Donald Trump, wielding a freshly expanded interpretation of his executive authority, summarily purged the remaining leadership of the federal Election Assistance Commission (EAC) on Thursday, throwing the nation’s election support infrastructure into disarray just four months before the November midterm elections. The EAC is a bipartisan, independent commission that was established by the HelpContinue reading “Trump scraps federal election commission, showing intent to steal midterm elections”

Well, it appears science has finally confirmed what your grandmother’s stern glare always suggested: eating your neighbors is a poor long-term strategy for community health. A pair of academics from Poland and the Czech Republic, Michal Misiak and Petr Turecek, have taken the romance right out of the grisly business by running it through aContinue reading “Cannibalism is bad because human immunological disease”

The President of the United States of America lost his grip on reality during the NATO summit in Turkey, where he claimed to have bombed “the Islamic Republic of Japan.” History’s verdict is already in, and it is damning. A survey of 154 presidential scholars and political scientists, ranked Donald Trump last among all U.S. presidents,Continue reading “History will rank Donald Trump as the worst U.S. president”

Dispense with the ribbon-cutting and confront reality: New Jersey set a goal of registering 330,000 electric vehicles by the end of 2025. The final tally came in at 272,376. That is not a rounding error. It is a 57,624-vehicle gap between ambition and asphalt. The Garden State promised a revolution and delivered a respectable, butContinue reading “Missing the exit: New Jersey’s EV scheme stalled out before getting on the road”

by Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor New Jersey officials have given three public colleges $3.5 million in state funding to train aviation professionals, amid a national shortage of certified air traffic controllers that has led to mounting safety concerns and flight delays. The state Office of the Secretary of Higher Education announced Tuesday that KeanContinue reading “NJ funds schools to build pipeline of air traffic controllers amid ongoing shortage”

A weak U.S. labor market continued to expand in June, but at a significantly slower pace than economists expected, as hiring cooled and fewer Americans participated in the workforce, according to the latest jobs report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and a monthly employment update released last week by the Joint Economic Committee. TheContinue reading “US labor market weakened in June as war, inflation & instability pump Trump slump”

President Donald Trump’s plans to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary of independence with a rally on the National Mall were complicated on by severe storms that gathered near Washington, forcing event organizers to order an evacuation. The heat gripping the East Coast overshadowed much of the celebrations, but earlier, Trump said, “By the way, on JulyContinue reading “Trump Fireworks: A day late and a dumpster fire smothered in its own smoke”

Bruce Springsteen, at 76, has spent a lifetime chronicling the forgotten corners of the American landscape, but he has never been one for silent observation. In a recent PBS special, “Bruce Springsteen: Finding America in Song,” the man from Freehold, New Jersey, offered a succinct and unyielding definition of a patriot, a term that hasContinue reading “The Boss kicks ’em in the teeth as he faults “King Trump’s private army””