(Photo courtesy of J. Scott Applewhite) “Epstein survivors gather outside Capitol” Makayla Mahoney Connector Staff On Wednesday, Nov. 19, President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Transparency Act after it passed unanimously in the Senate the night before. This comes after weeks of continuous pressure to release the Epstein files, a promise that President Trump ran…
Longest government shutdown ends
(Photo courtesy of Jacob Levin) “North Bridge Visitor Center in Concord” Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor After 43 days, on Nov. 12, President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill from both chambers of Congress, officially ending the longest government shutdown in American history. The bill was voted 60-40 in the Senate and 222-209 in the House. …
Zohran Mamdani: New York City’s Next Mayor
(Photo courtesy of abcnews.go.com) Zohran Mamdani during his winning speech. Tristin Henson Connector Editor So, he did it. Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral election, receiving 50.4% of the vote. He is the first Muslim elected to this position in New York City, the first person of South Asian descent, an immigrant from Uganda,…
Americans struggle without SNAP benefits
(Photo courtesy of Matt Rourke) “Americans wait in line for food assistance” Olivia O’Sullivan Connector Staff In the wake of the government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would run out of funding to operate SNAP – the federal food assistance program – by November. The Trump administration previously stated that…
No Kings Protests 2.0
(Photo courtesy of Lindsey Wasson) “No Kings protest in Seattle” Olivia O’Sullivan Connector Contributor On October 18th, 2025, an estimated 7 million people participated in a peaceful demonstration against President Trump’s administration. With these numbers, No King’s Day 2.0 is marked as the largest single-day protest in American history, surpassing June’s attendance by a wide…
Trump announces Tylenol link to autism
(Photo courtesy of Mark Schiefelbein) “Trump with RFK Jr. and Mehmet Oz” Makayla Mahoney Connector Staff On Monday, September 22nd, President Donald Trump took to the White House press podium to announce the Food and Drug Administration’s findings on an association between acetaminophen and autism. He warned that the FDA would now be notifying health…
Trump and Vance show the administration’s thoughts on “diplomacy” toward Ukraine
(Photo courtesy of CNN) “Things got heated when Trump and Vance clashed with Zelenskyy during a White House meeting on Friday.” Nate Coady Connector Staff President Trump got heated again this past Friday at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which was meant to be a discussion about granting the U.S. access to rare…
Trump threatens Canada’s sovereignty
(Photo courtesy of AP News) “United States and Canadian flags flying side by side” Tristin Henson Connector Staff Trump has stated multiple times that he was willing to use military force to acquire the Panama Canal and Greenland, and during his signing of executive orders, he also suggested that he might want property in Gaza.…
