Democrats won the odd-year elections in 2017, but Republicans are ready this time.

The area is famously connected to the president, but locals know it for its rural lifestyle, fox hunting and historic estates.

Future of Pacific Southern Railway was in doubt after owner’s death. “Impractical Jokers” star James Murray has big plans.

Public-union collective bargaining strikes taxpayers again.

Democrat Ras Baraka also accuses the New Jersey prosecutor of defamation for her remarks about the incident at detention facility.

Is the Garden State in play for Republicans?

The president and ‘The Boss’ play to the same frustrated working-class crowd.

Congress can pre-empt a law driving up the cost of construction in the state.

Emil Bove, a former federal prosecutor, has been working as the president’s enforcer at the Justice Department.

WSJ. MagazineHow Surfing Brought Me and My Joe Rogan-Loving Brother-in-Law TogetherDavid Litt, a former Obama speechwriter, finds common ground on the waves of the Jersey Shore in his new memoir, “It’s Only Drowning.”

Mahmoud Khalil remains in custody at a detention center in Louisiana.

Book review‘The Spinach King’: It Runs in the FamilyC.F. Seabrook pioneered new agricultural processes and built his father’s farms into a major corporation along the way. He had a harder time sharing the reins with his son.

RealPage stands to benefit as the GOP tax bill seeks to bar state and local oversight of AI and automated decision systems for 10 years.

The Trump administration will begin to “aggressively revoke” the visas of Chinese students studying in the U.S., according to a statement by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Jason GayThe Ivy League School That Just Toppled a Lacrosse PowerhouseCornell’s Big Red finished a dream season by beating Maryland to win its first national title since 1977.

The arrangement will give United long-sought access to JFK, while JetBlue fliers will get access to a broader network of destinations.

Politicians can no longer afford to give in to those who oppose every new pipeline proposal.

Saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to a chatbot uses more electricity, but it’s worth it to cultivate the habit of gratitude.

The president said Musk would continue advising him as the billionaire returns to the private sector.

Future of Everything FestivalNewark Airfares Will Be a Steal This Summer, United CEO SaysThe airline is slashing fares to coax wary fliers to the airport after flight disruptions and safety fears.

Shell backed out of a wind-energy project despite huge subsidies.

Another setback for inefficient power generation.

Jokes about the Pine Barrens abound. But visitors willing to look closer will find a place steeped in nature, history and adventure.

Most of Europe’s biggest clubs were founded more than a century ago. Paris Saint-Germain, which plays in Saturday’s Champions League final, was a more modern invention, designed to put the French capital on the soccer map.

A local restaurateur spent roughly $6 million and several years restoring the historic property.