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December 18, 2019

Jeff Van Drew ousted from Blue Dog Dems; gets office help from GOP after staffers quit

A group of centrist Democrats ejected Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., from its ranks on Tuesday, voting to rescind his membership "indefinitely," as he is likely to switch over to the GOP, a senior aide to the Blue Dog Coalition told Fox News.

December 18, 2019

New Jersey bill to let illegal immigrants get drivers' licenses advances to governor's desk

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, is expected to sign a bill into law that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain drivers’ licenses, according to reports.  

December 17, 2019

Acting DHS secretary: States playing politics with public safety by giving drivers licenses to illegals

Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf said Tuesday that a new New Jersey bill allowing illegal immigrants to apply for and receive driver's licenses is dangerous to both public safety and national security.

December 17, 2019

Jersey City school official who criticized 'brutes' in Jewish community should resign, governor and mayor say

Jersey City's Democratic Mayor Steven Fulop and Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., called for the resingation of school board member Joan Terell Paige on Tuesday, after she made racially charged comments about the Jewish victims of last week's kosher market shooting. 

December 17, 2019

Ken Starr: Democrats' strictly partisan impeachment 'precisely' what Founding Fathers feared

Former independent counsel Ken Starr said Tuesday the framers of the Constitution were fearful of an impeachment process along party lines -- like the one enveloping President Trump.

December 16, 2019

Jersey City shooting: FBI search pawnshop connected to man whose phone number was in shooter’s pocket

FBI agents in New Jersey on Monday searched the home of a man whose number was found in the pocket of one of the shooters responsible for last week’s deadly shooting at Jewish market in Jersey City.

December 16, 2019

New Jersey Devils trade former MVP Taylor Hall to Arizona Coyotes

The New Jersey Devils traded Taylor Hall and Blake Speers to the Arizona Coyotes on Monday for Kevin Bahl, Nick Merkley, Nate Schnarr, a 2020 first-round draft and a conditional third-round draft pick.

December 16, 2019

Tears expected at wake for slain Jersey City detective Joseph Seals

Those expected at a wake Monday for murdered Jersey City detective Joseph Seals are many of his fellow brothers and sisters in blue.

December 15, 2019

5 aides to Democrat Jeff Van Drew resign as he mulls switching to GOP

Five aides to Rep. Jeff Van Drew, (D-N.J.,) have resigned after the congressman met with President Trump Saturday to discuss switching political parties. 

December 15, 2019

Police ID Jane Doe killed in San Francisco 43 years ago

A San Francisco cold case murder victim who was a young girl has been identified after 43 years.