(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)NJ Democrats vote against bill to build a Smithsonian space as Republicans add an amendment to block inclusion of transgender people
(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)NJ Democrats vote against bill to build a Smithsonian space as Republicans add an amendment to block inclusion of transgender people
(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)As that case heads for federal judges' review, a separate lawsuit finds New York and New Jersey negotiating

Washington correspondent Benjamin J. Hulac joins to discuss what he's hearing on the Hill
(Benjamin J. Hulac/NJ Spotlight News)Attorney general for NJ, where one in four is foreign-born, signs statement: Order violates Constitution, statutes, 150 years of rule
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)'No other service or provider will satisfy the agency requirement,' Department of Homeland Security says of facility housing more than 300 people

Real-estate developers are counting on better rail access to Manhattan, and without it, bustling construction sites will lurch to a halt
(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)After two-week delay due to Trump funding freeze, next challenge is steering task 'back on time and within budget'
(AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)'You are simply not welcome' to work here, assemblyman says of federal government employees who are enforcing Trump administration policies
NJ Department of the Treasury'We wish more people would take advantage,' acting state treasurer says of online system open to most residents
(NJ Spotlight News)Trump's 'boondoggle' rant hangs over idled North Bergen construction zone, the country's largest infrastructure project
(NJ Spotlight News)Tunnel developer counting on $205 million to get roughly 1,000 workers back on stalled job sites
(YouTube/Gateway Program)Vital spending in local communities -- on housing, food and more -- also coming to a halt as almost 1,000 workers go without pay
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Congress last month limited Trump's military powers. Democrats pledge more action but need GOP support.
Bureau of Ocean Energy ManagementThe state’s Economic Development Authority said it will seek 'alternative uses' for the Wind Port in Salem County
YouTube/PBS NewsHourPresident Trump faces limits to what executive orders can and can't do
(Benjamin J. Hulac/NJ Spotlight News)Tight security, patient Trump supporters, marching Proud Boys
(Benjamin J. Hulac/NJ Spotlight News) President Trump’s second inaugural address sounded a lot like his first

Chris Christie’s ‘entire brand is saying the quiet part out loud

A chemical spill in Philly is a problem to be addressed, not yet another opportunity for fear and hostility