POLITICO New Jersey

08/07/2023

CLEAR, which allows airline passengers to pay to be whisked through airport security checkpoints, is under increasing scrutiny following two previously unreported security incidents — including one where someone was able to go through security using a boarding pass they’d fished out of the trash.

Two new security incidents involving CLEAR ratchet up concern from lawmakers about the company's processes.

07/26/2023

A grim financial outlook for the country’s offshore wind power industry is threatening President Joe Biden’s most important energy plans.

Funding shortfalls are imperiling projects in New York, New Jersey and beyond.

06/29/2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against affirmative action in higher education, striking down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

In a ruling divided along ideological lines, the high court found that the two universities discriminated against white and Asian American applicants by using race-conscious admissions policies that benefited applicants from underrepresented backgrounds.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority in the case. He was joined by the five other conservative justices. The three liberals dissented.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/29/supreme-court-ends-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions-00104179

06/23/2023

Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration has sued three school districts for adopting policies to tell parents if their children show signs of changing their gender identity.

“‘Outing’ these students against their will poses serious mental health risks," says the lawsuit.

06/22/2023

As the nation nears the one year anniversary of the fall of Roe, nearly a dozen challenges to abortion restrictions filed by clergy members and practitioners of everything from Judaism to Satanism that are now making their way through state and federal courts.

Jews, Episcopalians, Unitarians, Satanists and other people of faith say the laws infringe on their religious rights.

06/15/2023

When Chris Christie jumped into the crowded Republican presidential primary, it was with the expectation that he would aim his fire at his ally-turned-nemesis, Donald Trump.

But, on numerous occasions, it’s been Ron DeSantis getting hit with shrapnel — and Christie’s team says that’s no accident.

Christie is hoping a strong performance in the debates this summer — if he qualifies for them — will boost his standing in the polls.

06/09/2023

Current and former national security officials claim the case in Trump's 2nd unsealed indictment is “devastating” against him and that “damage” may have been done to U.S. national security.

The material in the former president’s possession include information on U.S. nuclear programs, according to an indictment.

06/09/2023

It’s been two decades since Canadian wildfires sent smoke barreling toward the U.S. as it has this week.

And there could be days more of it in store.

Why the country has struggled to beat back forest fires

06/09/2023

Yes, Donald Trump faces years in prison if found guilty of mishandling classified documents. No, there's nothing stopping him from continuing to run for president again.

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He could follow the playbook of the socialist firebrand Eugene V. Debs, who in 1920 received nearly a million votes while behind bars.

06/09/2023

Lawmakers were quick to react following the news that former President Donald Trump had been indicted on charges connected to his handling of classified documents.

The comments largely fell along party lines, with Republicans denouncing the documents investigation and Democrats criticizing the 2024 GOP presidential candidate.

06/09/2023

Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has been indicted on charges connected to his handling of classified national security records.

Special counsel Jack Smith has spent months investigating Trump's retention of sensitive national security information at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

06/06/2023

Chris Christie has officially filed the paperwork to make another run for the White House — a long-shot campaign where he’ll seek to position himself as the GOP’s most credible Trump critic.

He's spent weeks sharpening his attacks on Trump.