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nj.com > politics > 2026 > 01 > sometimes-daddy-need-to-be-told-no-fox-news-hosts-spar-over-trumps-latest-fixation.html

‘Sometimes daddy need to be told no’: Fox News hosts spar over Trump’s latest fixation

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (277+ words) President Donald Trump's desire to acquire Greenland sparked a lively debate between Fox News co-hosts Jesse Watters and Jessica Tarlov. During Wednesday's broadcast of "The Five," Watters questioned why NATO wouldn't give "daddy what he wants," a reference to NATO…...

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nj.com > sports > 2026 > 01 > legendary-college-basketball-coach-says-usa-is-in-crisis-republicans-need-to-grow-a-spine-and-impeach-trump.html

Legendary college basketball coach says USA is in crisis: Republicans need to ‘grow a spine and impeach’ Trump

3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (350+ words) Legendary college basketball coach Muffet McGraw stepped into the political fray this week. In a lengthy message on social media, the former Notre Dame head coach blasted ICE as a criminal force and faulted Congress and Republicans for failure to…...

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nj.com > politics > 2026 > 01 > new-poll-reveals-what-americans-really-think-about-trumps-latest-obsession.html

New poll reveals what Americans really think about Trump’s latest obsession

4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (456+ words) President Donald Trump's latest obsession about annexing Greenland has little appetite among Americans, according to a new poll. The new CNN poll, conducted by SSRS, found that 75% of Americans oppose Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland. Just 25% of Americans backed Trump's…...

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nj.com > essex > 2026 > 01 > newark-says-thanks-and-farewell-to-gov-murphy-at-apartment-tower-groundbreaking.html

Newark says thanks and farewell to Gov. Murphy at apartment tower groundbreaking

6+ hour, 26+ min ago   (939+ words) In a ceremony that was alternately bittersweet, comic, and even a touch sublime, New Jersey's outgoing governor joined a Newark high school choir, the city's mayor, and a veteran real estate developer to break ground on a 396-unit residential project…...

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nj.com > news > 2026 > 01 > nj-set-for-major-expansion-of-paid-family-leave.html

N.J. set for major expansion of paid family leave

6+ hour, 40+ min ago   (476+ words) Until now, only employees at New Jersey businesses with 30 or more workers have been eligible for job-protected benefits under the state's paid family leave program. That policy guaranteed employees the right to be reinstated after taking family leave. But a…...

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nj.com > politics > 2026 > 01 > this-ford-worker-was-flipped-off-by-trump-now-a-powerful-union-is-stepping-in.html

This Ford worker was flipped off by Trump, now a powerful union is stepping in

8+ hour, 55+ min ago   (367+ words) The United Auto Workers union is standing behind a member who was involved in a stunning exchange with President Donald Trump on Tuesday at a Ford plant in Michigan. The union employee, identified as TJ Sabula by the Washington Post,…...

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nj.com > politics > 2026 > 01 > nj-state-workers-shocked-when-thousands-asked-to-resign-before-sherrill-takes-office.html

N.J. state workers shocked when thousands asked to resign before Sherrill takes office

17+ hour, 54+ min ago   (730+ words) Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill's transition team has asked for letters of resignation from appointed state government employees " including thousands with union protections, according to union officials, prompting anger and worry from affected workers as Sherrill prepares to take office next…...

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nj.com > politics > 2026 > 01 > new-poll-trump-gets-boost-abroad-as-americans-remain-split-on-major-move.html

New poll: Trump gets boost abroad as Americans remain split on major move

22+ hour, 10+ min ago   (430+ words) President Donald Trump is receiving support from abroad as he encounters split opinions at home over his efforts in Venezuela, according to a new poll. An exclusive poll for The Economist, released Tuesday, offers one of the first glimpses into…...

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nj.com > news > 2026 > 01 > groundhog-celebration-in-small-nj-town-could-be-doomed-again-after-murphy-vetoes-bill.html

Groundhog celebration in small N.J. town could be doomed again after Murphy vetoes bill

23+ hour ago   (277+ words) Gov. Phil Murphy has vetoed a bill that would have eased New Jersey's strict rules banning out-of-state animals from being imported into the Garden State and used for Groundhog Day celebrations. The bill, rejected earlier this week, would have helped…...

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nj.com > politics > 2026 > 01 > trump-republican-dishes-out-advice-to-white-house-over-jerome-powell-probe-you-better-have-something.html

Trump Republican dishes out advice to White House over Jerome Powell probe: ‘You better have something’

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (490+ words) Powell said Sunday that the Justice Department served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened a criminal indictment over his testimony last year about a building renovation. The move was met with sharp criticism from both Democrats and Republicans, many…...