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Democrats pivoted Wednesday from a divisive fight over a border bill to what they label the government’s “willful neglect” and “callous” treatment of thousands of detained migrants, even as President Donald Trump defended Border Patrol agents and said many people being held “are living far better now than where they came from.” Democratic outrage was fueled by lawmakers who reported...

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy will be unveiling his first budget since succeeding Republican Chris Christie.

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to talk about taxes and New Jersey Transit in his first budget address in Trenton.

Top Democratic leaders in Congress abruptly pulled out of a planned meeting with President Donald Trump after he attacked them on Twitter, Nov. 28, 2017.

A half a century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet — test results show some men may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia. The Department of Veterans Affairs this spring commissioned a small pilot study to...

There is confusion Thursday morning over tweets from President Donald Trump, saying that there has been no deal on DACA, contrary to earlier reports from Democratic leaders.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants to work with his Republican colleagues to revise a bill that benefits everyone, he said on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Washington D.C.

The American Health Care Act unveiled by House Speaker Paul Ryan received its second approval from House Republicans after an 18-hour marathon session in the Ways and Means Committee on Thursday. Democrats continued to denouce the bill, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calling it “a tax break for the rich.”

Gov. Tom Wolf asked lawmakers Tuesday to help fill a $3 billion projected deficit by imposing a tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas production and signing off on potentially touchy cuts in spending, including transportation aid to schools.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addressed lawmakers Tuesday with a plan to cut budget costs by $2 billion.

Pa. judge ruled Wednesday that primary election votes cast on a constitutional amendment ballot question to extend the state’s judicial retirement age won’t count.

The next chapter in an ongoing disagreement between Republican Gov. Chris Christie and the Democrat-led Legislature over gender equality legislation is about to be written.

The top Republican in New Jersey’s Senate wants to give tax breaks to big-name entertainers who agree to perform several times in Atlantic City.

The American Health Care Act unveiled by House Speaker Paul Ryan received its second approval from House Republicans after an 18-hour marathon session in the Ways and Means Committee on Thursday. Democrats continued to denouce the bill, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calling it “a tax break for the rich.”