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Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., speaks during a rally at the U.S. Treasury Department in February 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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DOJ charges New Jersey congresswoman with assault over immigration facility tussle

Democrats have denounced the charges as politically motivated and an effort by the Trump administration to intimidate members of Congress and chill oversight.

May 20, 2025
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Mourners carry the body of 14-year-old Palestinian Amir Rabee, a U.S. citizen, during his funeral in the village of Turmus Ayya, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Monday.

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The Israeli troop killing of a U.S. teen in the West Bank sparks outrage

The killing of a Palestinian American teen by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank has sparked an outcry from relatives and community members in the Palestinian territory as well as the U.S.

April 09, 2025
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  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Players for the Jersey Shore Wave inside Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey where the team will play its home games this season.

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Jersey Shore Wave to kick off season as one of the newest teams in women's football

The Women's National Football Conference kicks off its sixth season this weekend. The Jersey Shore Wave is one of the new teams joining the league this year.

March 29, 2025
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  • Buffy Gorrilla
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil (R) talks to the press during a press briefing organized by Pro-Palestinian protesters in June 2024.

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Mahmoud Khalil's immigration case moves to New Jersey from New York

The decision offers a venue compromise in the bellwether case, while Khalil's legal team seeks to release him from detention and block his deportation.

March 19, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Trucks move past cargo containers at a port in Bayonne, N.J., in 2021. The state is adopting California's Advanced Clean Trucks rules, which require at least 7% of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission for model year 2025. Dealers are petitioning for a delay, so far unsuccessfully.

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'We are not California': New Jersey dealers push back on electric truck rules

Vehicle dealers are pushing back on rules that would increase the number of electric trucks sold in New Jersey. It could be a preview of a brewing fight over state rules about cars.

December 23, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske
Residents across New Jersey have been trying to decipher who has been flying mysterious unidentified drones over the state, with some taking to Facebook to share videos of sightings. Above, a screengrab from video of a potential sighting shared on Facebook.

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Mystery drones flying over New Jersey have residents and officials puzzled

The drones have been seen above critical infrastructure like reservoirs, rail stations and military bases. The governor says there is "no known threat," but the FBI is still investigating.

December 11, 2024
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  • Jason Breslow
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., listens during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Dec. 7, 2023, in Washington.

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Robert Menendez Elementary School will change its name after the senator's conviction

The New Jersey school will drop the Menendez name it adopted in 2013 now that the senator was found guilty of bribery.

July 28, 2024
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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court following the day's proceedings in his bribery trial, Thursday in New York.

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Jury to begin deliberations Friday in bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez

Prosecutors say the Democrat accepted nearly $150,000 in gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash to corruptly abuse his power. Menendez has pleaded not guilty to charges

July 12, 2024
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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court following the day's proceedings in his bribery trial on Wednesday in New York.

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Bob Menendez declines to testify in his bribery trial as defense rests

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said he chose not to testify at his trial because he believes prosecutors failed to prove the bribery case against him. Closing arguments may begin as early as Monday.

July 04, 2024
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New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez leaves the Manhattan federal court after the second day of jury selection in his trial on May, 14, 2024, in New York.

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New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to seek independent reelection bid amid corruption trial

Menendez had said this year that he would not seek the Democratic nomination to pursue a fourth term, and on Monday he filed paperwork with the state to launch an independent bid on the ballot.

June 04, 2024
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Here are New Jersey's 2024 primary election results

Voting concludes Tuesday in New Jersey's presidential, U.S. Senate and U.S. House. Follow the live results.

June 04, 2024
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U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's criminal corruption trial begins Monday in New York.

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Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez goes on trial in New York on federal corruption charges

Sen. Robert Menendez, a powerful Democrat from New Jersey, goes on trial in Manhattan on federal corruption charges. Two New Jersey businessmen accused of bribing him are his co-defendants.

May 13, 2024
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  • Ryan Lucas
Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, arrives for a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday.

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  • Elections

Sen. Menendez, who is facing corruption charges, won't seek reelection as a Democrat

But the New Jersey Democrat said he hopes to be exonerated and "pursue my candidacy as an independent Democrat in a general election."

March 21, 2024
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  • NPR Washington Desk
Sandra Johnson was responding well to an injectable drug to treat her persistent asthma, but then her insurance company stopped allowing her to get it in a process called "prior authorization."

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  • Health

Her insurer stopped approving her medicine that worked. Will a new state law help?

When a law passed this January takes effect next year, health insurance companies will have three days — or sometimes 24 hours — to decide on prior authorization.

March 15, 2024
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  • Alan Yu
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  • National

FBI offers $10K reward in search for Jan. 6 attack fugitive from New Jersey

The agency said it and other law enforcement agencies are looking for 47-year-old Gregory Yetman. The FBI was being joined by law enforcement officers from state, county and local police.

November 09, 2023
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