(AP Photo/Jenny Kane)Secaucus spill and Vineland fine add to pile of worries, alongside energy costs, national security and lack of transparency
(AP Photo/Jenny Kane)Secaucus spill and Vineland fine add to pile of worries, alongside energy costs, national security and lack of transparency
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)Demands for oversight by Democrats likely to grow after regulators award president's sons a digital currency charter
(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)'The hypocrisy is breathtaking,' House Democrats say of party that last year voted to cut food assistance and federal health care coverage
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)In dissent, Alito -- a son of New Jersey, with 25% immigrant population -- calls the decision 'a serious mistake'
Capri23auto from PixabayPresident insists that Congress must give him voter-restriction legislation that Senate and House are unlikely to pass
(NJ Spotlight News)From military aircraft control tower design to 'not real sexy' recycling bins for Camden, lawmakers in Congress hail federal funding
(AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)'These men and women are running out of money,' U.S. senator says as he presses for $70 billion for immigration forces
(AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)Visits by independent offices and members of Congress provide a window to detainment conditions that immigrants call torture
(Paul Brennan via Pixabay)A rare show of bipartisanship before midterm elections while the country is short millions of units for people to live
(NJ Spotlight News)With the nation short millions of residential units, bill may stall because Trump says he'll sign nothing unless voting curbs are passed
(Taylor Jung/NJ Spotlight News)Opposition to immigrant detainment centers, like that planned for New Jersey, thrives even among president's fellow Republicans, senator says

Americans, showing 'how worried they are' over federal agents, get through to Trump and Republcians, senator says
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Gateway Project, community programs, World Cup transit funding trapped in partial government shutdown
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Congress last month limited Trump's military powers. Democrats pledge more action but need GOP support.
Ralph AlswangLeaked report recommends halving the size of the nation’s disaster response agency, while holding states responsible for a much larger share of response and recovery ...
(AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)The system is overburdened and underfunded. Its fairness is also questioned
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)New Jersey is in line to lose billions for Medicaid, food aid