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Menendez defense team blasts prosecution’s star witness as ‘a very good liar’
Defense attorneys spent six hours on cross-examination Tuesday working to taint star witness Jose Uribe’s credibility. The post Menendez defense team blasts prosecution’s star witness as ‘a very good liar’ appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
Biden touts gun safety record to advocates, as son found guilty on felony charges
A federal jury found Hunter Biden, who has struggled with drug addiction, guilty on three related felony gun charges. The post Biden touts gun safety record to advocates, as son found guilty on felony charges appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
Senate panel approves budget stress testing so state is ‘well-prepared’ for crises
The bill would require Treasury officials to test how New Jersey's budget would respond to economic shocks to better prepare for emergencies. The post Senate panel approves budget stress testing so state is ‘well-prepared’ for crises appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
New Jersey City University president testifies before lawmakers on school’s financial troubles
Without financial intervention, it is unlikely New Jersey City University will survive as a stand-alone institution, its fiscal monitor said. The post New Jersey City University president testifies before lawmakers on school’s financial troubles appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
Trump floats plan to end taxes on tips, though experts raise doubts
The roughly 6 million tipped workers in the U.S. make up a small fraction of the country’s 150 million taxpayers. The post Trump floats plan to end taxes on tips, though experts raise doubts appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
Businessman describes asking Sen. Menendez for help in killing criminal probe
Jose Uribe testified that Sen. Menendez told him he had “saved” Uribe from a criminal probe after Uribe gave his wife money for a car. The post Businessman describes asking Sen. Menendez for help in killing criminal probe appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
Trump says he’ll work ‘side by side’ with group that wants abortion ‘eradicated’
Former President Donald Trump told the anti-abortion Danbury Institute that he hopes to protect “innocent life” if elected in November. The post Trump says he’ll work ‘side by side’ with group that wants abortion ‘eradicated’ appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
Gov. Murphy will nominate Rutgers general counsel to Supreme Court
John Hoffman’s nomination is the last Gov. Murphy is expected to make to the Supreme Court before his term ends in January 2026. The post Gov. Murphy will nominate Rutgers general counsel to Supreme Court appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
New Jersey’s D.C. Democrats say Biden administration should not support new immigrant jail
GEO Group wants to open an immigrant detention center at Delaney Hall in Newark. Democrats say the Biden administration should not support its plan. The post New Jersey’s D.C. Democrats say Biden administration should not support new immigrant jail appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
Harris lights into Trump over his conviction: ‘Cheaters don’t like getting caught’
Vice President Kamala Harris in Detroit on Saturday slammed former President Donald Trump over his 34 felony convictions last month over hush money payments to an adult film actress before the 2016 election and said his actions are “disqualifying.” “Donald Trump openly tried to overturn the last election. And now, he openly attacks the foundations […] The post Harris lights into Trump over his conviction: ‘Cheaters don’t like getting caught’ appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
‘Uncommitted’ supporters say results are clear warning to Biden
More than 42,000 New Jersey Democrats voted "uncommitted" instead of for President Biden Tuesday to protest his support of Israel. The post ‘Uncommitted’ supporters say results are clear warning to Biden appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
‘Yes, I did’ — New Jersey businessman tells jury he bribed Sen. Menendez
Jose Uribe testified he paid for a luxury car in hopes New Jersey's senior senator would force investigators to halt a prosecution and related probe. The post ‘Yes, I did’ — New Jersey businessman tells jury he bribed Sen. Menendez appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
Former A.G.’s testimony in Menendez trial reveals more New Jersey grossness
Former Attorney General Gurbir Grewal testified Thursday in Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial that a now-ex state senator and a former Murphy administration official tried to discuss pending criminal matters with him. The post Former A.G.’s testimony in Menendez trial reveals more New Jersey grossness appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
‘Democracy begins with each of us,’ Biden says at site of D-Day invasion in Normandy
Biden said people today must live up to the benchmark of the soldiers who decided that it was necessary to stand up to a dictator who threatened democracy. The post ‘Democracy begins with each of us,’ Biden says at site of D-Day invasion in Normandy appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
The Open Public Records Act, once touted as a ‘major reform,’ dies at 22
Lawmakers earlier this year axed a few critical portions of the law and rewrote others, making it virtually unrecognizable. The post The Open Public Records Act, once touted as a ‘major reform,’ dies at 22 appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
Ex-New Jersey A.G. shares a ‘gross’ story of strong-arming at Menendez’s corruption trial
Former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal testified that Sen. Bob Menendez tried to intervene in a pending criminal case. The post Ex-New Jersey A.G. shares a ‘gross’ story of strong-arming at Menendez’s corruption trial appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
‘Offensive’ to claim new public records law may enable corruption, Gov. Murphy says
Critics of the new law say it will encourage government officials to withhold documents that should be public. The post ‘Offensive’ to claim new public records law may enable corruption, Gov. Murphy says appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
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