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August 19, 2020

Trump campaign sues NJ over mail-in voting order: 'a recipe for disaster'

The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) sued New Jersey on Tuesday evening over Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order to send mail-in ballots to all voters, continuing a pattern of legal action by the two entities against states that implement such voting systems. 

August 18, 2020

Woman dives into Hudson River for TikTok video: ‘YOLO’

The good news is that, while some sewage plants closer to Albany still discharge into the Hudson, the river is cleaner than it was decades ago.

August 18, 2020

Chris Christie calls Kasich 'backstabber,' 'untruthful guy' after Dem convention speech

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hurled insults at John Kasich after the former Ohio GOP governor spoke at the Democratic Convention on Tuesday, calling him a “backstabber” and saying it was “exhausting” to work with him. 

August 16, 2020

NJ Gov. Murphy 'unequivocally' supports more funding for postal system after mail-in voting announcement

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called for additional funds for the U.S. postal system, after he announced that all registered voters in his state will be sent mail-in ballots, and the USPS warned that they may not have the resources to properly handle the volume that November's election could yield.

August 16, 2020

F-15 intercepts plane in no-flight zone near Trump’s NJ golf course, officials say

A fighter jet and helicopter from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted a small plane flying near President Trump’s New Jersey golf course on Saturday, officials said.

August 13, 2020

Betsy McCaughey: Cuomo's coronavirus response — NY Gov should stop bragging, his state fared the worst

Numbers don’t lie. New York didn’t crush the coronavirus.

August 12, 2020

New Jersey gym owners tell Tucker business is 'open as usual' despite license revocation

The owners of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, N.J. told “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Wednesday that their defiance of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's coronavirus lockdown order has led to the revocation of their business license. 

August 12, 2020

College backs off charges against student who used Trump photo on Zoom, still claims Facebook post broke rules

A New Jersey college has backed off five of the six student code of conduct charges it had leveled against a student who used a picture of President Trump as his Zoom background and wrote an allegedly inflammatory political Facebook post -- but the school is still claiming the Facebook post constitutes "disruptive behavior."

August 12, 2020

New Jersey State Police rescue 65-year-old driver trapped during flash flood, bodycam video shows

New Jersey State Police came to the rescue of a driver trapped inside his car during a flash flood over the weekend.

August 12, 2020

New Jersey city weighs $250 fine for refusing to wear a mask outdoor

A New Jersey city is weighing an ordinance that would fine people $250 if they refused to wear masks outdoors in places where social distancing isn’t possible.