In President Donald Trump’s first few weeks back in office, he has signed more than 40 executive orders. Here are some with the most impact. Gender affirming care On Trump’s first day in office, he signed an executive order defining gender classifications as only male and female. The order rejects […]
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California wildfires cause devastation in Los Angeles
Parts of Los Angeles, California have been burning since Jan. 8, with wildfires causing horrific damages as they leveled neighborhoods, turning homes into ash. The Palisades Fire has already burned over 23,000 acres while the Eaton Fire burned a little over 14,000 acres, according to NBC News. A slightly smaller […]
News roundup: What you missed week of Nov. 27
A lot has happened in the world over the short Thanksgiving break. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: Thanksgiving weekend sees a record number of shoppers The United States saw 197 million shoppers between Thursday, Nov. 28 and Monday, Dec. 2, with 14 million more than projected, […]
States ballot measures ask key questions
As the election has well since passed, many are looking and examining the ballot measures across the country. Oftentimes ballot measures can reflect issues within a state or political trends across the country. Issues on the ballots ranged anywhere from health and reproductive rights, to education and voting rights. Certain […]
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 […]
Update on drought conditions in New Jersey
For the last month and a half, New York and New Jersey have been in a heavy drought which has exacerbated wildfires across the states. Now, with some rain over the past few weeks, the wildfires have quieted down, but the drought remains. New Jersey counties have experienced a rainfall […]
Political climate shocked by states swinging red
It was Wednesday, Nov. 6, that President-elect Donald Trump won the required 270 electoral votes necessary for him to reclaim his seat in the White House. On Saturday, Nov. 9, it was projected that Trump won Arizona, meaning that he won all seven major battleground states. He won Arizona, Michigan, […]
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 […]
Analysis: The decline in newspapers across the nation
Over the past two decades, there has been a steep decline in the number of surviving local newspapers across the country. Nearly 2,000 communities across the United States that once relied on a single local newspaper to report on what is happening in their community have now been left without […]