Undeniably, President elect Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential Election under the premise of rebuilding a strong American economy. His views on immigration, international wars and foreign policy at large all tied back into his economic platform, and to his favor, produced a strong base to run on. Trump tariffs […]
Author: Sarah Glisson
Analysis: Trump’s second-term cabinet selections
In the weeks leading up to President-elect Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, which will take place on Monday, Jan. 20 2025, the media is filled with updates on the administrative “housekeeping” — most notably, the people that Trump has nominated for key positions in his new administration. While most of these […]
White House prepares for transition ahead of Trump’s inauguration
With just nine weeks left until President-elect Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, there are several processes underway. For one, stemming from Trump’s past run-ins with the law, Americans can expect to hear updates in the four criminal indictments that Trump still faces, adding onto the 34 charges […]
New Jersey election results for state and federal officials
New Jersey voters elected several state and federal officials in the General Election last Tuesday, Nov. 5. Republican former President and current President-elect Donald Trump won both the popular and electoral vote to become the 47th president of the United States, securing 309 electoral votes in comparison to Democrat and […]
Harris and Trump’s final proposed policies for election
Republican former president Donald Trump announced his campaign for the 2024 Presidential Election on Nov. 15, 2022, the start of what the world presumed would be a rematch between Trump and current Democratic President Joe Biden. Diving straight into the 2024 primaries, polls began to indicate that Biden’s chances of […]
New Jersey faces two new candidates for the United States Senate
Just a few months ago, New Jersey found itself in political turmoil as Democratic Senator Bob Menendez was convicted of accepting bribes from state businessmen to conduct favors for Qatar and Egypt, and meddling in two criminal investigations. Since then, what began as a turbulent campaign launch in light of […]
Waltz-Vance Vice Presidential Debate leave voters split
The first, and likely only, Vice Presidential Debate between Republican nominee JD Vance and Democratic nominee Tim Walz took place on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. The debate, starting at 9 p.m., allowed Vice President nominees two minutes to respond to a series […]
Safety of poll workers is top priority for upcoming election day
As the 2024 presidential election draws near, a lot is happening all at once. New voters are registering so they can hit the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Political debates are in progress, news channels are pumping out polling and commentaries are being shared as candidates make their final appearances […]
Maggie Rogers’ new folk-pop album has fans emotional
Eight years ago, Pharrell Williams, an American singer and record producer recognized for works including “Happy” and the “Despicable Me” soundtrack, visited New York University for a master class with music students. During this class, he met and listened to then-student Maggie Rogers’ single “Alaska,” famously having no critiques for […]
Catholic Church wrongfully condemns gender-affirming care
On March 25, Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, ordered the publication of a 20-page document condemning gender-affirming care, gender theory and surrogacy. The document’s existence has been rumored since 2019 yet was not made official until last month. I can’t help but wonder if the authors of […]