Important story on government accountability from Ted Sherman

Women who get an abortion and anyone who helps them could face up to 30 years in prison under the bill. It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.

Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”: wapo.st/448fDw6

Kevin Hassett on the October jobs report: "We'll maybe be able to concoct something, but we'll never actually know for sure what the unemployment rate was in October."

Commissioner Sarah Adelman released the following statement on Judge McConnell ordering USDA to fully fund November SNAP benefits.

The White House has released a list of donors who contributed to President Trump’s new 90,000-square-foot ballroom, which is now estimated to cost $300 million, according to the White House. Here’s the list:

NBC News finds that: -- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six. -- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam. -- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

This is part of eugenics btw, it's plain as day why Trump's administration is cutting disability support again.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka. I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws. Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

Kara Swisher on Jimmy Kimmel: "Nexstar is trying to do a very large merger with Tegna, and so they will do whatever it takes." Anderson Cooper: "That's an important point, because that merger would require the approval of the FCC."

We also encourage you to read an op-ed by Quality Institute President & CEO Linda Schwimmer, along with Dr. Eddy Bresnitz and Heather Howard, urging the state to adopt a more protective, evidence-based vaccine strategy amid uncertainties at the federal level: njhcqi.info/QICovidVaccine (2/2)

My wrap-up of yesterday's amazing "Born to Run" symposium presented by Springsteen Archives at Monmouth Univ. in West Long Branch. Yes, Bruce Springsteen showed, participating in three discussions and playing two songs with current and past E Street Band musicians. www.njarts.net/159785

www.nj.com/news/2025/06... by Ted Sherman

NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research apnews.com/article/nih-...

Whether you call it a cut in benefits or not, an estimated 10.9 million people would lose health insurance as a result of changes to Medicaid and the ACA passed by the House. This would be the biggest rollback in federal support for health care ever.

Officials are questioning how public funds earmarked for #nursinghomes are spent in #NJ following our series examining the financial dealings of the long-term care industry. @susanklivio.bsky.social and me www.nj.com/news/2025/06...

We’ve been here before, by Ted Sherman www.nj.com/news/2025/05...

Johnson told reporters that House Republicans had ruled out lowering the amount the federal government pays states to care for working-age adults who became eligible for the program through the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/u...

new for @starledger.bsky.social, health reporter Jackie Roman and I spent a couple of months speaking with former and current inmates about what they called unsafe and “dirty” water quality at #NewJersey prisons. Activists, including @cleanwaternj.bsky.social, are calling for an investigation

Many #nursinghomes spend less per day to feed their residents than the cost of a single meal at McDonalds. One served a single ravioli for dinner. Read our deep dive into nursing home food, finances and the use of sister companies. w/ @susanklivio.bsky.social www.nj.com/news/2025/04...

www.nj.com/politics/202... another insightful column by Tom Martello

Breaking News: A second child has died of measles in West Texas amid an escalating outbreak. It is the second confirmed measles death in a decade in the U.S.

The restraining order sought by sidelined Voice of America journalists has officially been granted by Judge J. Paul Oetken. The judge writes that the executive branch "is usurping Congress's power of the purse and its legislative supremacy" by scrapping a congressionally chartered agency.

It is vital that every action is documented and published. And that people read these stories. And record and reflect on these daily events. Don't look away. History is happening.

Local NJ news (including @njspotlightnews.bsky.social) is getting hammered by funding cuts/layoffs. Terrence L McDonald @newjerseymonitor.com explains why that's not a good thing: Gov. Murphy’s budget is bad for local news newjerseymonitor.com/2025/03/21/g...

Elon Musk might be cutting government spending, but not on his own projects — billions in extra federal money is likely headed toward SpaceX, thanks to policy changes that will make the world’s richest man even richer. A NYT investigation examines the Trump-era shift toward SpaceX nyti.ms/4kPE8VJ

Earlier this month, NBC News reported former Social Security administrator Martin O’Malley warned that DOGE’s cuts to Social Security could disrupt benefits for millions of Americans for the first time since Social Security’s founding. kfor.com/news/local/o...

Breaking news: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq sustain heavy losses a day after President Donald Trump declined to rule out the possibility of a recession. Trump said that it will take “a little time” before Americans see a payoff from his policies.

Interesting changes in NJ politics, by Brent Johnson www.nj.com/politics/202...

Disgusting. | Person Killed in New York Was Tortured for More Than a Month, Police Say www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/n...