Benjamin Hulac

1 week ago | njspotlightnews.org | Benjamin Hulac

WASHINGTON — The president is poised to sign legislation into law to allow roughly 1,800 polluting sites nationwide, like mills, power stations, chemical plants and oil refineries, to increase the volume of hazardous air pollutants they can release.

1 week ago | njspotlightnews.org | Benjamin Hulac

WASHINGTON — During an unannounced visit in 2018 to a now-closed immigrant detention facility in Newark, which had been an Immigration and Customs Enforcement site, inspectors found food in revolting conditions. “During dinner service, we observed facility staff serving detainees hamburgers that were foul smelling and unrecognizable,” the inspectors wrote.

1 week ago | nj.com | Benjamin Hulac

Editor’s note: This story was shared as part of a content-sharing agreement between Mosaic.NJ.com and NJ Spotlight News. You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter (or X). New Jersey Republican Chris Smith says he’s working to continue funding for a global health program that has saved millions of lives from drastic cuts proposed by the Trump administration. Opposition to the cuts is attracting bipartisan support.

1 week ago | njspotlightnews.org | Benjamin Hulac

WASHINGTON — Federal immigration detention sites including a prominent facility in Newark remain squarely in the national eye as Democrats vow to challenge President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration agenda, a central focus of his second term. Six months into office, the Trump administration has made heavy use of a network of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detention facilities nationwide, to hold and then deport immigrants, some of whom are held weeks without being charged.

2 weeks ago | newjerseyhills.com | Benjamin Hulac

WASHINGTON — Federal threats to foreign aid programs and public news stations grew this week after the House passed legislation to rescind $9.4 billion in funding Congress had already approved. By a 214-212 vote, the House approved the package, with New Jersey lawmakers splitting along party lines — Republicans for, Democrats against. If the Senate, where Republicans have a 53-47 majority, passes the legislation, it would be clear for President Trump to sign it into law.