Crews have been seen tearing down a portion of the White House’s East Wing to make way for a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom, the first significant structural change to the executive mansion in nearly eight decades. Announced in July, the project was initially expected to cost roughly $200 million, with a more realistic estimate of $300 […]
In mid-October of 2025, Politico published roughly 2,900 pages of messages from a private Telegram chat called “RESTORE YR WAR ROOM.” The chat, created in January by Peter Giunta, former chair of the New York State Young Republicans, aimed to rally support for his bid to lead the national Young Republicans federation. Over several months, […]
As of Wednesday, Oct. 1, the federal government officially entered a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a temporary spending bill before the Sept. 30 deadline. The clash centered on healthcare subsidies and spending levels, which have forced hundreds of thousands of federal employees to work without pay and brought many government functions to a […]
Within the past few months, two of late-night television’s most prominent voices, Stephen Colbert and, most recently, Jimmy Kimmel, have faced abrupt endings to their respective shows. In May, CBS announced that ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ would come to a close in 2026, after nearly a decade on air. Four months later, ABC […]
In May, more than 70 students were arrested during a sit-in protest at Columbia University, occupying the Butler Library, as reported by The New York Times. This demonstration quickly gained media attention as police escorted protestors out in handcuffs. At New York University, administrators responded to similar protests with heightened security measures and disciplinary consequences. […]
More than 150 university presidents signed a letter titled, “A Call for Constructive Engagement” taking aim at the Trump administration over what the presidents view as, “unprecedented government overreach” in higher education. The lettter can be found at the American Association of Colleges and Universities webpage. “As leaders of America’s colleges, universities, and scholarly societies,” […]
In the early morning hours of Sunday, April 13, a man broke into the Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion and set it on fire while the Governor and his family were sleeping inside. Officials said 38-year-old Cody Balmer scaled a fence, evaded state troopers protecting the home, and broke into the Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion located in Harrisburg, […]
There was coast-to-coast opposition to President Donald Trump’s administration during a national day of protest on Saturday, April 5. In nearly 1,300 locations in all 50 states, millions of Americans took to the streets to protest the incumbent administration. There were nearly two dozen planned “Hands Off” rallies in New Jersey, including in Toms River […]
On Wednesday, March 26, Monmouth University hosted a “Restoring Public Trust: The Role of Media in Advancing Civility and Informed Policy” event in Pollak Theater. The panel, part of the university’s ongoing “Leadership, Civility, and Common Ground in Politics and Public Service” series, featured welcome remarks from University President Dr. Patrick Leahy and was moderated […]
On March 20, President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. This move marks a significant shift in federal education policies while fulfilling a long-standing campaign promise to return power to states and local governments. Though the order does not immediately dissolve the department, it starts a chain of events […]