Opinion
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An inside view of International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. The World Court ordered Israel to stop killing civilians in Gaza but authorities there have ignored the verdict. You are receiving this because you subscribed to NJTODAY.NEWS. Too many emails? Use the links at the bottom of this email to switch to a daily or weekly digest, pick only the topics you want, or unsubscribe. By James J. Devine Hours after a former International Criminal Court judge was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize,…
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President Donald Trump made a strategic retreat as Minnesotans protested his cruel, unlawful, and arbitrary campaign of immigration enforcement resulted in the murder of two U.S. citizens Donald Trump made the GOP the party of lies and treason
From Ramaswamy’s attack ad to Rogers’ Brotherhood smears, Republicans show there’s nothing they won’t do for power. Prepare for what comes after November.
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By James J. Devine A fierce debate over child exploitation, transparency, and government intervention has erupted across state houses and the halls of Congress, leading critics to argue that the Republican Party—long known as the Grand Old Party (GOP)—is facing a severe identity crisis. Detractors and advocacy groups have increasingly accused party members of failing…
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Firefighters clean blood from outside the home where nine people died in Erie, PA. By James J. Devine Three children, one adult and a 16-year-old male shooter were killed in a shooting at an Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, plus at least three people were hospitalized after the Thursday afternoon shooting according to preliminary information from a law enforcement source. Two people were killed in a Georgia…
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Lawmakers should rename the bridge so it says, “Trenton spends, citizens bend” By James J. Devine Nearly a decade after a Stockton University watchdog report warned that New Jersey’s tax expenditure reporting was a fiscal black hole, a new NJTODAY.NEWS analysis finds the state is still handing out billions in tax breaks while keeping the public in the dark about who benefits and whether the giveaways work.…
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By James J Devine In 2020, a monstrous crime shook New Jersey. A gunman, seeking to assassinate U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas, killed her 20-year-old son Daniel Anderl and grievously wounded her husband. The response—Daniel’s Law—was born of grief and a genuine desire to prevent such horror from recurring. But grief is a poor…
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A line of cowardice on immigration runs straight from Bill Clinton in 1996 to Donald Trump in 2026. By James J. Devine Thirty years after President Bill Clinton signed a sweeping immigration crackdown, the machinery created with overwhelming bipartisan support has become the legal foundation for President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation campaign — while a bipartisan…
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By James J. Devine The United States celebrated its 250th birthday this year with fireworks, flags, military flyovers and solemn speeches about liberty and peace. The fireworks, at least, were historically appropriate. America was born shooting. And for most of the quarter-millennium that followed, somebody, somewhere, has been on the receiving end of American gunfire.Continue…
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Tyrannical President Donald Trump is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, in violation of the First Amendment. Bottom line: This isn’t a “media dispute.” It’s a sitting U.S. President saying he’ll use government-controlled access to punish news outlets for coverage he doesn’t like — a move that raises serious First Amendment concerns and reflects a pattern of corruption. By James J. Devine On Friday, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that…
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US President Donald Trump disgraced himself during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, three days after indictments, handed down by special counsel Robert Mueller, charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking into Democrats’ computer networks and emails during the 2016 presidential race. By James J. Devine Donald Trump’s most dangerous political idea is also his simplest: An election is legitimate only when Donald Trump wins it. Everything else follows from that premise. The lies about voting machines. The pressure on state officials. The fraudulent-elector scheme alleged by federal prosecutors. The effort to persuade Vice President Mike Pence…
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Former ACLU-NJ Legal Director Ed Barocas, a legal giant in New Jersey and beyond, died on September 11, 2026. His memoir reveals the late New Jersey civil rights lawyer’s determination to ensure that a disability never stood in the way of achieving success. By James J. Devine Ed Barocas was never merely “inspirational.” He was, more precisely, a formidable irritant—an institutionalized pain in the government’s neck. The distinction matters because the customary language of…
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In The Wizard of Oz, Glinda reveals to Dorothy that she has always possessed the power to return to Kansas using her ruby slippers, but while power may be innate, the action—the hard, collective work of wielding it—is not. By James J. Devine At the end of The Wizard of Oz, Glinda told Dorothy she always had the power to go home. The ruby slippers were never the answer—they were just the reminder that what she needed was already inside her. But here’s the thing about power: knowing you have it is not the…
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By James J Devine I’m tired of winning. I’m tired of the “winning” that looks like a smoking crater where the global economy used to be. AI’m tired of a Commander-in-Chief who wouldn’t know a strategic victory if it parked itself on the White House lawn and started charging admission. Most of all, I’m tired…
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Rudy Giuliani, Mike Bloomberg, and Zohran Mamdani. By James J. Devine Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said it ‘offends’ him that Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the 9/11 ceremony, saying, “The reality is this ceremony is for the families and for America to remember historically,” and using anti-Muslim rhetoric and also sharing conspiracy theories during an interview on Newsmax. “Frankly, whatever…
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NJ Lieutenant Governor Rev. Dr. Dale Caldwell By James J. Devine Ready-fire-aim Republican state legislators are pressing for the immediate removal of Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell, demanding a virtual lynching rather than justice from Gov. Rebecca “Mikie” Sherrill’s administration. Sherrill ordered an independent investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior toward women and possible ethics violations, to proceed under the leadership of a…
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The U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting U.S. military operations in the war with Iran, conducts a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser, August 16, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY By James J. Devine If loose lips sink ships, a president with a few loose screws can probably flounder the entire fleet. And what are we to make of the men and women in Washington who watch this happening—who see a moron with no naval expertise, no engineering background, and no discernible interest in national…
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U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division return fire during a firefight with Taliban forces in Barawala Kalay Valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2011. ( U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cameron Boyd/Released) By James J. Devine The United States celebrated its 250th birthday this year with fireworks, flags, military flyovers, and solemn speeches about liberty and peace. The fireworks, at least, were historically appropriate. America was born shooting and for most of the quarter-millennium that followed, somebody, somewhere, has been on the receiving end of American gunfire.…
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Justice Department By James J. Devine Daniel Siad died before French investigators questioned him, but prosecutors say their investigation will continue as newly released records renew scrutiny of the modeling agencies, recruiters, financiers and powerful associates who repeatedly intersected with Jeffrey Epstein over decades. An independent researcher argues those connections should be examined as a potential racketeering…
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Sergeant Leonard Alfred Funk Jr. By James J. Devine On what would have been his 110th birthday, we are to remember First Sergeant Leonard Alfred Funk Jr.—paratrooper, Medal of Honor recipient, slayer of Nazis, and the original Antifa operative that every pearl-clutching conservative pretends never existed. Make no mistake: the United States Army in 1944 was the most formidable anti-fascist organization on…
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Seventy-two percent of Americans blame Donald Trump for the recent rise in gasoline prices By James J. Devine The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has plunged to levels not seen since the Carter administration began filling it up as the Trump administration’s disastrous conflict with Iran continues to drain the nation of blood, treasure, and its emergency energy reserves. Official data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration released Wednesday shows that…
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