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A New Jersey judge is not required to recuse herself from a case touching on a 2020 law she helped shepherd through the Legislature as an assemblywoman, an appellate panel …

State prosecutors have urged a judge to deny Democratic power broker George Norcross III’s motion to dismiss his racketeering indictment, accusing defense attorneys of trashing their investigation to “indoctrinate the press, …

Attorneys for former Sen. Bob Menendez and two businessmen convicted last summer of bribing him want a federal judge to vacate their convictions and order a new trial, saying an evidentiary error prosecutors …

An advocacy group that recently found New Jersey prisons routinely flout restrictions on solitary confinement recommended a reasonable reform — more oversight, with every facility getting its own independent board of …

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to slash federal climate, clean air and clean water regulations during his second term — an agenda that could target rules governing everything from auto …

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden Sunday night announced he has pardoned his son Hunter, a reversal in his long-standing pledge that he would not exert his executive authority to clear …

Governor Phil Murphy has been a defining political figure in New Jersey since he took office in 2018. His leadership has been marked by bold reforms, progressive policies, and, let’s …

On Wednesday afternoon, the Associated Press reported that Democrat Derek Tran flipped a California House seat held by GOP Rep. Michelle Steel. Why does this matter to New Jersey voters? …

President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House could derail New Jersey’s ambitious clean energy goals. Trump on the campaign trail pledged to claw back unspent funds from the federal …

By the Rev. Amos Caley Each Thanksgiving, a photo op positions a governor or president alongside a turkey or two to bestow a “pardon,” as millions of Americans sit down …