Foreigners can now apply for U.S. citizenship through President Donald Trump’s much-discussed “gold card,” which requires them to pay the government $5 million. However, there is a queue at trumpcard.gov even if you have the funds. Additionally, carefully read the fine print: You do not instantly become a citizen with $5 million. Trump has stated…
The most precise timeline yet for his administration’s long-term plans to dismantle the disaster relief organization and transfer response and recovery responsibilities to states was provided by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, when he announced his intention to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency following this year’s hurricane season. During a meeting in the…
On Wednesday, activist David Hogg announced his resignation as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, following months of controversy over his intention to support primary challenges against Democrats he says are “asleep at the wheel.” Shortly after the party decided to nullify Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta’s wins in the DNC’s vice chair elections earlier…
A bill that targets out-of-state physicians and activists who manufacture, distribute, or sell pregnancy-ending medications to citizens of Louisiana, a consistently red state where abortion is illegal with few exceptions, was approved by lawmakers on Tuesday. Under Louisiana law, women can already file lawsuits against medical professionals who perform abortions on them. By the measure,…
With annual cost-of-living increases based on inflation, the federal minimum wage would be raised to $15 per hour under a policy that has been advocated by both the Democratic and Republican parties. The “Higher Wages for American Workers Act” is a measure that was co-sponsored by Senators Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, and Peter…
On June 10, 2025, Rep. Mikie Sherrill addresses supporters at the Westin Governor Morris in Morristown following her victory in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. For the New Jersey Monitor, Amanda Brown According to the Associated Press, Rep. Mikie Sherrill won the Democratic primary on Tuesday in her campaign to become the next governor of New…
Many vaccine scientists protested when Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday that he had dismissed all 17 members of a panel of vaccine experts from the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and was in the process of replacing them. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine sceptic, has taken a number of steps…
In a close vote on Monday, state Senate Democrats passed a highly contentious bill that would permit terminally ill patients to end their lives with medical assistance. Governor Kathy Hochul will now have to decide whether to sign the bill into law. The bill’s sponsor in the upper chamber, state Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D-Manhattan), praised…
A state senator is suing his fellow legislators in the South Carolina General Assembly, claiming that they are illegally giving themselves what is essentially a rise of $18,000 per year for all members of the assembly. The increase in “in-district compensation,” which is money that is set aside for legislative duties and has few limits…
As part of the compromise in the divided Capitol to pass the next two-year state budget, the Minnesota Legislature approved a controversial proposal on Monday that would remove undocumented immigrant adults from a state health care coverage program. By the end of this year, only months after the DFL priority went into effect in January,…
