Author

Jennifer Shutt

Jennifer Shutt

Jennifer covers the nation’s capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom. Her coverage areas include congressional policy, politics and legal challenges with a focus on health care, unemployment, housing and aid to families.

New Jersey Monitor is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.

In CPAC speech, Trump predicts ‘losing World War III’ if he is not elected

By: - February 24, 2024

Donald Trump told attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference that only he could provide America a better outcome than Joe Biden.

Biden calls on governors to press Congress on immigration overhaul, Ukraine aid

By: - February 23, 2024

President Biden said the bipartisan changes to immigration policy and border security include “the most fair and humane reforms for legal immigration in a long time.”

Biden unveils latest round of student loan cancellation to aid 153,000 borrowers

By: - February 21, 2024

The latest round of student debt forgiveness includes nearly 153,000 borrowers and a total of $1.2 billion in debt.

White House preps new sanctions package against Russia after Navalny death

By: - February 20, 2024

A White House official said Alexei Navalny’s death and Ukrainian soldiers’ withdrawal from Avdiivka are a reminder of why assistance is so crucial.

U.S. Senate sends to the House a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

By: - February 13, 2024

The measure now goes to the U.S. House, where Speaker Mike Johnson hasn’t committed to putting the bill on the floor for debate.

Five big takeaways from the special counsel’s report on Biden and classified documents

By: - February 9, 2024

The special counsel declined to recommend criminal charges for Biden. But there are a lot of new details, including about Biden’s memory, that grabbed headlines.

No prosecution of Biden in classified documents case, DOJ special counsel says in report

By: - February 8, 2024

It would be difficult to convince a jury that they should convict Biden of a serious felony that requires a mental state of willfulness, the special counsel wrote.

U.S. Senate kills immigration overhaul, hits stalemate on Israel, Ukraine aid

By: - February 7, 2024

The GOP-controlled House on Tuesday night failed to pass a standalone bill with $17 billion in aid for Israel.

Bleak future for immigration action after U.S. Senate GOP abandons border security deal

By: and - February 7, 2024

Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Lankford said he believes there will be “significant” ramifications if the GOP completely walks away from the deal he helped write. 

Dozens of ‘friend of the court’ briefs backing abortion pill access arrive at Supreme Court

By: - February 2, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on access to the abortion pill on March 26, and dozens of groups are weighing in ahead of the court date.

National Prayer Breakfast brings Biden, GOP together for brief reprieve from sniping

By: - February 1, 2024

The focus on religion and prayer that physically brought Republicans and Democrats together also came just as Biden’s reelection campaign ramps up.

Child tax credit expanded, business tax breaks get new life in bill passed by U.S. House

By: - January 31, 2024

The 357-70 vote sends the bill, dubbed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, to the U.S. Senate, where lawmakers are expected to vote on it at some point.