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New Jersey is set to hold gubernatorial elections this year, with hotly-contested primaries set for next month.

Experts say the election could be a bellwether ahead of 2026's midterms.

President Donald Trump was asked about his threat to slap tariffs on Apple if it doesn't build iPhones in the U.S. and the president said it could go beyond Apple.

Aaron Klein, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, discussed the fallout following President Donald Trump's crypto gala Thursday.

Harvard Hillel Executive Director Rabbi Jason Rubenstein reacts to the Trump administration’s move to bar Harvard from enrolling international students.

Alexis McGill Johnson says the legislation, which passed in the House, “is really designed to shut down health centers in areas that are also able to provide abortion access.”

U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs granted a temporary restraining order and set a hearing for Tuesday morning.

Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., says President Donald Trump’s recent comments “only creates controversy.”

ABC News’ Selina Wang reports on the latest news out of the Trump administration.

Harvard accused the administration of waging an "unprecedented and retaliatory attack" because the university supports policies the administration doesn't like.

ABC News’ Devin Dwyer and Hofstra University law professor James Sample break down the Supreme Court’s decision.

The judge cites the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977.

The top investors in President Trump's meme coin attended an exclusive gala with the president -- but some critics are blasting it as a brazen pay-for-play event.

Frank Bisignano, a former Wall Street executive, said during a town hall with Social Security managers on Wednesday that he wasn’t seeking a position in the Trump administration.

A couple was killed after leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum.

Rep. James Comer asked Dr. Kevin O'Connor to sit for an interview on June 25.

The conservative majority bolstered Trump's bid for greater control of agencies.

The conservative majority boosted Trump's bid for full executive branch control.

The report blames chronic illnesses on things such as ultra-processed foods.

The White House's Make America Healthy Again Commission offered a range of critiques about chronic disease in America in a report released Thursday.

The bill passed the House and now faces potential changes in the Senate.

The move marks an escalation in the administration's fight against the college.

Of the 381 titles initially pulled, the Pentagon found only about 20 for review.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says it's "absurd" to suggest President Donald Trump is enriching himself from the presidency.

Trump is pushing for swift action, urging senators to act "as soon as possible."

Doc is part of an Army horse cavalry unit from Texas.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) joined ABC News Live with a reaction to the House passing President Donald Trump's spending bill.

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on the passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," a sweeping package of tax cuts, Medicaid reform and immigration spending.

The ruling was a rare 4-4 deadlock after Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused.

U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that bars the Trump administration from firing half the Department of Education's workforce.

The Supreme Court on Thursday, in a 4-4 ruling, said Oklahoma cannot create the nation's first religious charter school funded directly with taxpayer dollars.

ABC News’ Liezl Thom reports on the claims President Donald Trump made during a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

House Speaker Mike Johnson shared his condolences and condemned the shooting that killed two Israeli Embassy staffers on Wednesday night, saying it was “obviously an antisemitic attack.”

The win for Speaker Mike Johnson comes after weeks of internal GOP wrangling.

She called it "the future of publishing" on Thursday.

The White House has argued Trump has plenary power on immigration.

Trump met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday.

In the Oval Office, Trump showed videos and articles he said proved his claims.

The Army on Wednesday began preparing to ship Abrams tanks from its base in Fort Cavazos, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to participate in its 250th birthday parade.

The meeting came as GOP leaders scramble to advance the bill.

The United States officially accepted a luxury jet to use as Air Force One from Qatar, the Department of Defense confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday.

The parade marks the Army's 250th year and falls on Trump's birthday.

DHS said the deportees had committed crimes "uniquely monstrous and barbaric."

The issue pits Republicans from high-tax states against fiscal hardliners.

The future of President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" that would fund his second-term agenda could depend on SALT.

The consent decrees came after the killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.

ABC News contributor Dr. John Brownstein explains the Food and Drug Administration's announcement to limit access to future COVID-19 shots only to people over 65 years old or high risk groups.

The critical 3 p.m. meeting, which will include the House Freedom Caucus, comes as GOP leaders are scrambling to get the bill back on track after negotiations went south with hard-liners overnight.

President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa engaged in a back-and-forth at the White House over Trump's unfounded claims of "genocide" against white South African farmers.

The Air Force will work to ensure the jet can securely transport the president.