As the Oct. 31 deadline for Congress to pass two large infrastructure bills approaches, Pres. Joe Biden is facing pressure from Democratic progressives and moderates alike to pass their respective priorities in his Build Back Better Act (BBB). By Oct. 31, Congress is poised to either extend the aforementioned deadline or pass a drastically scaled-back […]
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January 6 Committee Investigations Heat Up After Rolling Stone Report
A House committee’s investigations into the events that unfolded in the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 are beginning to ramp up significantly. A report recently published in Rolling Stone reveals that the insurrection had significant planning involvement from incumbent members of Congress and staff of the Trump White House. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), in […]
Status Report: Recreational Marijuana in New Jersey
In November 2020, as Americans chose Joe Biden as their next President, New Jersey voters voted ‘yes’ on a ballot referendum which would legalize the recreational sale and use of cannabis for people over 21.While it is now permitted for anyone over 21 to consume, recreational marijuana sales in the state have not been approved […]
Gov. Race Tightens As Candidates Make Final Appeals
On Nov. 2, the voters of New Jersey are set to elect the next governor. Not only is there the race for governor; the contest for lieutenant governor goes hand-in-hand. The two gubernatorial candidates are incumbent governor Phil Murphy (D) and challenger Jack Ciattarelli (R). Phil Murphy, the former US Ambassador to Germany, has been […]
Texas Abortion Ban Sparks National Debate
A “six-week” abortion ban has recently gone into effect in Texas after the Supreme Court refused to give a ruling on the law’s constitutionality. On Sept. 2, following tumult in the Texas state legislature between Democrats and Republicans, a bill was passed—the first of its kind in the United States—that bans abortion beginning six weeks […]
Democratic Infrastructure Bill Faces Opposition in the House
After a fraught round of voting in Congress, two large infrastructure bills, one bipartisan and one Democratic, are simultaneously facing heavy opposition from the GOP and a stalemate among factions of the Democratic party. Another political cycle signals another active period centered around infrastructure in the United States, and how it can be adapted to […]
Political Dissent Following FDA Authorization of Pfizer Boosters
On Wednesday, after a U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel OK’d a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky voiced her support for the measure. On Sept. 22, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) accepted an FDA advisory panel’s recommendation that those in “high risk groups,” […]
AOC Wears “Tax The Rich” Dress to Met Gala
On Sept. 13, the annual Costume Institute Gala (colloquially better known as the Met Gala) took place at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. To onlookers, it perhaps seemed a little unusual to see a congresswoman at an event which is usually designated for the top designers, actors, singers, and models of the moment, but […]
Nevertheless, She Persisted. Georgi’s Senior Goodbye
I transferred to Monmouth in the fall of 2019, and I honestly wish I came here sooner. I never knew the home that I was missing, that being The Outlook and the whole Communication Department.
Biden’s New Infrastructure Plan
President Biden has a plan of funding and improving infrastructure throughout the United States. Biden’s program will not only cover ‘traditional’ infrastructure like federal funding for bridges and roads but will also focus on additional issues like climate change and investing in green energy.