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New Jersey lawmakers seek to end ‘sanctuary’ state policy
A group of New Jersey Republican lawmakers have filed a proposal to repeal all the state's “sanctuary” state policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration crackdowns.
Shocking presidential poll of Pennsylvania voters
Voter sentiment offers a mixed bag to Democratic candidates in Pennsylvania, according to a recent poll.
Santos to run for Congress in another New York district
Disgraced former New York congressman George Santos plans to run for Congress again, with a pledge to primary a fellow Republican who pushed for his expulsion.
Trump appeals $454M judgment in New York fraud case
Former President Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge’s ruling that the GOP presidential frontrunner lied about the value of his real estate empire.
A third of fatal drug crashes in Philadelphia linked to fentanyl
As fentanyl-connected overdoses kill thousands of Pennsylvanians every year, the opioid shows up in traffic-crash data, too.
Bad news for governor’s wife in U.S. Senate race in NJ
The Fairleigh Dickinson University poll of about 500 likely Democratic voters was billed as the first independent survey of the contested Senate primary.
Trump promises to restore gun freedoms in Pennsylvania speech
Former President Donald Trump said Friday he’d never limit gun rights for Americans.
New York City to give migrants prepaid debit cards
A controversial new program that critics say will draw more asylum seekers to the city at the taxpayers' expense.
Electric car mandate? What 120 dealerships from NJ are saying
Nearly 4,500 dealerships representing all major auto manufacturing brands from every state recently signed a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to “tap the brakes” on his proposed electric vehicle mandate based on a lack of consumer demand.
How many? New Jersey getting unaccompanied minors from border
New Jersey received the seventh greatest number of unaccompanied alien children.