James Solomon has been elected mayor of Jersey City, the Associated Press projects. Solomon, a progressive Jersey City councilman, defeated Jim McGreevey, who resigned as New Jersey governor back in 2004 after admitting to having an affair with a male staff member. The race was called less than an hour after the polls closed. Seven candidates originally ran
Republicans will hold onto Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District despite a push by Democrats to flip the deep-red seat, the Associated Press projected Tuesday, as Republican candidate Matt Van Epps is on track to defeat Democrat Aftyn Behn. Tuesday’s special election, held after the resignation of Republican Rep. Mark Green, drew nationwide attention and was widely
Update: Republican Matt Van Epps has defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District race, the Associated Press projects. Read more here. Washington — Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday in central Tennessee for 2025’s final election showdown in a race that could be a referendum on President Trump. Republican nominee Matt Van
The Trump administration has halted all immigration applications filed by people from 19 countries, its latest move to restrict legal immigration pathways following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., last week, according to internal government guidance and a source familiar with the move. The internal U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services guidance
The Trump administration fired eight immigration judges based in New York City on Monday, an official at the National Association of Immigration Judges said. All eight judges worked out of immigration court offices at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, which is where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is headquartered in the city, the
The Justice Department will seek to dismiss a lawsuit that former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey brought against it, arguing she didn’t properly follow administrative complaint procedures before suing. The government laid out its argument in court papers filed Monday prior to a Thursday hearing in Manhattan federal court. Comey, a former federal prosecutor in New
President Trump said Tuesday his administration could attack accused drug traffickers who traverse Latin America by land “very soon,” which would mark an escalation in the U.S. military’s campaign of lethal strikes on alleged drug boats. “We’re going to start doing those strikes on land, too,” Mr. Trump told reporters during a Cabinet meeting when