NJ sets new record with over 6,000 COVID-19 cases

6,046 new positive COVID-19 cases were reported on Sunday, a major jump from Saturday when 5,367 new cases were reported.

Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts

President-elect Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure to expand the racial and ideological diversity in his choices for Cabinet and other top jobs.

President Donald Trump holds rally in Georgia

President Donald Trump held a rally in Valdosta, Georgia Saturday night. Officially, the rally was to show support for Georgia Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. They are facing Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in an election on Jan. 5 which will determine control of the Senate.

Trump presses Georgia governor to help subvert election

Trump spoke by phone with Georgia's governor to press his complaint that he lost in Georgia unfairly, despite findings that there was no systemic fraud.

Cuomo: Schools offer lessons in fighting COVID-19 spread

An op-ed written by Governor Andrew Cuomo argues that the low coronavirus infection rates in the state's schools show how to prevent the spread of the virus.

Twitter weighs in on whether Trump could be banned after leaving office

Once President-elect Joe Biden assumes office on Inauguration Day, Twitter could remove President Trump’s special privileges as a high-profile world leader and treat his account as a normal one.

As COVID continues surge in NY, Cuomo hits optimistic note

While the state's coronavirus positivity rate has risen to 5.5%, Governor Andrew Cuomo is sounding an optimistic note about the state's ability to treat patients and survival rates.

Judge orders Trump administration to accept new DACA applications

The Trump administration must accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protects some young immigrants from deportation, a federal judge ruled Friday, in vacating a memo from the acting Homeland Security secretary that had suspended it.

President-elect Joe Biden officially secures Electoral College majority

California certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority needed to win the White House.

Biden predicts 'bleak future' if Congress doesn't act on aid

President-elect Joe Biden is predicting the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic will only get worse if Congress doesn’t act quickly to pass an aid bill.

Dr. Fauci says he 'absolutely' accepted offer to be Biden's chief medical adviser

President-elect Joe Biden asked Dr. Anthony Fauci to serve as his chief medical adviser, a role the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said he “absolutely” accepted.

Murphy orders flags at half-staff through Sunday for fallen NJ State Police recruit

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday ordered all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff through Sunday in honor of state police recruit Lucas Homeijer who tragically died during a training exercise last week. 

Biden plans to retain Dr. Fauci, call for 100 days of mask-wearing

Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president, stopping just short of the nationwide mandate he's pushed before to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Murphy warns that pandemic is 'nowhere near over' in NJ

Gov. Murphy said he’s keeping “all options on the table” when it comes to closing parts of New Jersey’s economy again, as he ordered in the spring.