New Jersey

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s (D) office backtracked after the governor seemed to imply during an interview that he was sheltering an illegal alien in his home.

Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his proven corruption, after being found guilty of 16 federal charges in July 2024.

The “mystery” drones flying over New Jersey and other parts of the country were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday during the first press briefing of the second Trump administration.

Multiple reports over the weekend indicated that President-elect Donald Trump is promising near-immediate action to shut down offshore wind farm projects throughout the Northeast United States, which were widely unpopular with locals who feared the industrialization of their natural shorelines and environmental destruction.

An elementary school teacher in New Jersey is accused of having a child with a 13-year-old student as part of multiple years of sexual abuse, allegedly beginning when the boy was only 11.

At the same time, New Jersey students are still struggling to recover to pre-pandemic levels of proficiency, according to December 2024 data.

The Republican Party in New Jersey surpassed the state’s Democratic Party with the number of voters registered during the month of December.

An immediate ban on drones flying over some of New York’s “critical infrastructure sites” was declared Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which further reserved the right to use “deadly force” against unmanned aircraft if they pose an “imminent security threat.”

China’s state-run Global Times on Thursday mocked the United States as a “breeding ground for delusion” because of the furor over drone sightings in New Jersey.

As reports of mysterious drone sightings continue to pour in from across the Northeast, a military expert has shared the reasons that he believes these drones are originating from within the United States. He added, “We are telegraphing right now that we do not know where these drones are. We’re telegraphing that we can fly these drones over U.S. bases and we can’t do anything about it.”

On Tuesday’s broadcast of NJ PBS’s “NJ Spotlight News,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) stated that he is “confident” “that I don’t think there’s any imminent threat to public safety” from the drones but “That still doesn’t answer the question people

Members of Congress are “still in the dark” about drone sightings across the Garden State and beyond, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said on Tuesday, demanding answers.

Belleville, NJ Mayor Michael Melham said Tuesday on Fox5’s “Good Day New York” that missing radioactive material might be what the mysterious drones over his state are looking for.

A flurry of mystery drone sightings along the East Coast have left local authorities and residents seeking answers, as federal agencies maintain that the incidents pose no threat to public safety or national security.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and the Department of Defense (DOD) released a joint statement on Monday saying the drones currently seen over New Jersey pose no national security threat.

During an interview with ABC News on Monday, New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin (D) reacted to suggestions that the uptick in reported drone sightings in the state is due to people not being familiar with air traffic by stating

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that “the U.S. government could have been a little bit more open and honest and upfront about what was going on here and

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned New Jersey residents against shooting at mysterious unidentified drones or “pointing lasers at manned aircraft.”

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said that it’s “difficult to say exactly why people are seeing so many” drones “in such a concentrated area.” And said that “it’s darker,

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said that “our assessment, to date,” is that the reported drone sightings “are legal and lawful drones and other aircraft.” And “We continue to

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby stated that the assessment of the reported drone sightings is that there’s no safety risk and the activity is legal, and there have

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby stated that the assessment of the reported drone sightings is “that this is lawful, legal, commercial, hobbyist, and even law enforcement aircraft activity.

Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas easily dodged the softball questions from CNN when asked about the mysterious drones flying above New Jersey.

Washington Township, NJ Mayor Matthew Murello said Monday on “Good Morning America” that something “bizarre” was happening with the reported increase in drone sightings on the East Coast.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “to deploy special detection systems” in New York and New Jersey to investigate the ongoing drone phenomena.

Hilarity ensued on social media on Saturday when President-elect Donald Trump posted a meme depicting former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) as the culprit behind the mysterious drone sightings across the northeast.

A New Jersey sheriff attempted to track the mysterious drones that have been spotted flying over the state with his department’s own drone.

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Belleville, NJ, Mayor Michael Melham denounced New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) for skipping out on a meeting on the drone sightings over the state and also stated that, while he believes

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Faulkner Focus,” Belleville, NJ, Mayor Michael Melham stated that the state of New Jersey gave them guidance that day that if a drone is downed “we’re immediately to call the bomb squad of our county, and, second, our fire department has been instructed to make sure they wear HAZMAT suits” like it’s an attack on the homeland.

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stated that “We haven’t seen anything unusual. We know of no threat” with the reported drone sightings on the East Coast but Congress needs to give more authority

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas responded to criticism of the federal government’s handling of the reported drone sightings on the East Coast by stating that “we have experts,” and people “should not diminish

“More resources” are needed to understand the reports of drone activity in New Jersey airspace, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said in a letter to President Joe Biden, urging the federal government to “uncover answers.”

President-elect Donald Trump joined the conversation on the ongoing sightings of mysterious unidentified drones and called for the government to “shoot them down.”

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) claims he saw “large drones” in the sky above his Davidsonville home, located roughly 25 miles from Washington, DC, and called for the federal government to “immediately address” the ongoing issue of reported drone sightings.

The Biden administration has dismissed the recent wave of drone sightings on the East Coast, suggesting that most reports are likely cases of mistaken identity involving legally operating aircraft.

New Jersey attorney general Matt Platkin (D) was ridiculed on social media after bragging about filing a lawsuit against Glock handguns.