U.S. & World

News rundown: Trump’s biggest executive orders

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 […]

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, […]