New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has signaled that he will not defend the state’s primary ballot system against a legal challenge claiming the ballots are unconstitutional. In a March 17 letter to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, Mr. Platkin said that “the challenged statutes” regarding the state’s primary ballot design “are unconstitutional” and
The text of the spending package is expected to be released on March 19. Months of spending negotiations and continuing resolutions may finally come to an end this week. In the scramble to avert a government shutdown, congressional leaders say they have struck a deal on appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the
A business associate of James ‘Jim’ Biden has been named as a co-conspirator in an alleged fraud scheme involving compound pharmaceuticals and medical braces. Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors have alleged that a business associate of James Biden conspired to defraud Medicare in a scheme with an alleged leader of the Colombo crime family, in
The investor is Trump’s neighbor in Palm Beach, and had earlier supported him in 2020. Billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz plans to vote for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race, citing President Joe Biden’s mental condition and immigration policies. “It will probably be Trump and I’m not happy about that,” he told
At the bottom of their March 19 primary ballots, Chicago primary voters will see a referendum for which their votes will count—but nearly didn’t. Ballot Question 1, also known as “Bring Chicago Home,” would cut the tax rate for real estate transactions of less than $1 million by 20 percent, to $3 from $3.75 per
Polls Close in Ohio 37 mins ago Polls in Ohio closed at 7:30 p.m. ET. Under 17 Percent Voter Turnout in Chicago So Far By Nathan Worcester | 38 mins ago Reporting from Chicago, Illinois The March 19 primaries in Chicago didn’t engender as much excitement in national media as previous primaries, in large part
Bernie Moreno supporters await their candidate’s victory speech. (Jeff Louderback/The Epoch Times) Kevin Coughlin Wins GOP Primary in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District By Jackson Richman | 9 mins ago Former Ohio state Sen. Kevin Coughlin has won the GOP primary in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District, projects the AP, defeating U.S. Marine veteran and businessman Chris