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This photo provided by Trisha Bushey shows the evening sky and points of light near in Lebanon Township, N.J., on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Trisha Bushey via AP)

Feds insist drones aren’t dangerous but can’t say who’s flying them

By Alex Miller and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Trisha Bushey shows the evening sky and points of light near in Lebanon Township, N.J., on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Trisha Bushey via AP)

Drones, planes or UFOs? Americans abuzz over mysterious New Jersey sightings

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during a press conference in Newark, N.J., Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, file)

‘More questions than answers’: Mounting N.J. drone crisis reaches White House; Biden begged to help

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video, what appears to be drones flying over Randolph, N.J., Dec. 4, 2024. (MartyA45_ /TMX via AP)

New Jersey rejects Biden’s airplane explanation for drone sightings

By Stephen Dinan and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday Jan. 15, 2019, file photo, New Jersey Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr., R-Westfield, addresses reporters, in Trenton, N.J. Kean will challenge incumbent Democrat Tom Malinowski for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District in the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

New Jersey politicians want answers from feds on mystery drones in night sky

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The Democrat-led New Jersey Senate Budget Committee, headed by chairman Paul Sarlo, center, begins taking a roll call vote on the state’s fiscal year 2025 budget, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Trenton, N.J. The committee and its Assembly counterpart agreed to advance a $56.6 billion spending plan, which is expected to get a final vote on Friday, June 28. (AP photo/Mike Catalini)

New Jersey governor signs budget boosting taxes on companies making over $10 million

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Illegal Immigration Undermining American Democracy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Estimated 10% of New Jersey residents live there illegally

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

A container ship rests against wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Baltimore. The ship rammed into the major bridge early Tuesday, causing it to collapse in a matter of seconds and creating a terrifying scene as several vehicles plunged into the chilly river below. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

N.Y., N.J. governors pledge to ease Baltimore port burden, expand shipping capacity

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy speaks to delegates in Paramus, N.J., Monday, March 4, 2024. Murphy has suspended her U.S. Senate campaign to replace Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., as he faces federal corruption charges. Murphy announced her decision in a video posted to her social media on Sunday, March. Her decision to drop out likely clears the way for U.S. Rep. Andy Kim in the Democratic primary on June 4. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Tammy Murphy, wife of New Jersey governor, drops out of Senate race to succeed Menendez

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., questions witnesses during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Democratic Rep. Andy Kim leads N.J.’s first lady in Senate primary poll

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his budget address to a joint session of the state Legislature at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Feb. 28, 2023. New Jersey recorded the lowest number of shootings in 2023 since record keeping began in 2009, Murphy said Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

New Jersey records fewest shootings in 2023 since tracking began nearly 15 years ago

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A general view as the Washington Redskins take on the New York Giants during an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. MetLife Stadium officials plan to remove 1,740 seats to widen the field for World Cup matches as they hope to host the 2026 final but will retain a narrower surface for this year’s Copa América. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to remove 1,740 seats for 2026 World Cup

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Migrants pick up blankets near a migrant assistance center at St. Brigid Elementary School on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) ** FILE **

New Jersey leaders say migrants are using trains to evade NYC limits on arrivals

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A high fence surrounds buildings on the grounds of the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, N.J., June 8, 2021. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, that his administration has shuttered part of the state's only women's prison, partially fulfilling a promise made more than two years ago to close the facility amid reports of sexual abuse and misconduct there. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

New Jersey governor closes part of state’s only women’s prison amid reports of misconduct there

By Mike Catalini - Associated Press

Governor Phil Murphy introduces Tahesha Way before she was sworn in as the new NJ Lt. Governor on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 in Trenton, N.J. Way’s appointment takes effect immediately because the state constitution doesn’t require Senate approval for the nomination. (Chris Pedota/The Record via AP)

Tahesha Way sworn in as New Jersey’s lieutenant governor after death of Sheila Oliver

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signs a bill, July 6, 2023, in Paulsboro, N.J. Widespread dysfunction at New Jersey's two state-run veterans homes left them unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, violating their constitutional rights to reasonable care while in state custody, a scathing report by the U.S Justice Department found Thursday, Sept. 7. Murphy called the report a “deeply disturbing reminder” that the treatment veterans received was unacceptable. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

New Jersey failed veterans in state-run homes hit by dozens of COVID-19 deaths, federal report says

By Mike Catalini - Associated Press

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver speaks during a news conference, Aug. 1, 2018, in Newark, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is cutting his Italy vacation short and returning to the state Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, after the death this week of Oliver, his spokesperson said Wednesday, Aug. 2. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

New Jersey to hold three-day state funeral for late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver

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New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver speaks during a news conference, Aug. 1, 2018, in Newark, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is cutting his Italy vacation short and returning to the state Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, after the death this week of Oliver, his spokesperson said Wednesday, Aug. 2. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy leaving Italy vacation early after death of lieutenant governor

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New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver speaks during a news conference announcing pollution lawsuits filed by the state, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, in Newark, N.J. Oliver, who made history as the first Black woman to serve as speaker of the state Assembly, died Tuesday. She was 71. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

N.J. Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies after sudden hospitalization

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signs a bill in Paulsboro N.J. on Thursday, July 6, 2023 granting a tax break to offshore wind energy developer Orsted. On Thursday, July 27, two groups opposed to offshore wind projects sued New Jersey and the Danish offshore wind energy developer Orsted seeking to overturn the tax break. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

New Jersey tries to upstage California on green energy policies

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times