Biden offers path to citizenship to spouses of U.S. citizens
The program, which will roll out in the coming months, will be open to an estimated 500,000 spouses who have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years as of June 17. Read more
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The program, which will roll out in the coming months, will be open to an estimated 500,000 spouses who have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years as of June 17. Read more
A candidate is required by law to have their primary residence in the district they serve. Read more
Biden, a Democrat who has frequently denounced specific decisions but resisted a full-throated attack on the court itself, said on Saturday “the Supreme Court has never been as out of kilter as it is today.” Read more
A local investment firm is going to help Hawaii state government officials compete for federal grants. Read more
The first presidential debate of the 2024 cycle is less than two weeks away, and both campaigns are racing to prepare. Read more
The Friends’ delayed court action follows a suspended state hearing held in May over a related appeals case involving the “Stairway to Heaven.” Read more
The six petitioners, three of whom are her sisters-in-law, contend that District 2 candidate Sue Lee Loy still lives in a Panaewa Hawaiian House and Farm Lots residence, which is in District 3. Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he disagreed with assertions in the Justice Department letter and that House Republicans will “move to enforce the subpoena of Attorney General Garland in federal court.” Read more
Age and mental sharpness have been at the center of the contest between the Republican Trump and his Democratic rival, President Joe Biden Read more
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All but two Republicans opposed advancing the bill, which would give Americans the statutory right to receive fertility treatments. Read more
Crow, a Texas businessman and Republican donor, disclosed details about the justice’s travel between 2017 and 2021 in response to a Judiciary Committee vote last November to authorize subpoenas to Crow and another influential conservative, according to Senator Dick Durbin. Read more
The accord is essentially an executive agreement between two presidents. Read more
The center currently has 17 adult clients – mostly men ranging in age from the mid-20s to late 70s, with most having no health insurance — who are provided clinical and behavioral mental health services. Read more
The measure passed 216-207 on a party-line basis with one Republican joining Democrats in voting no. Read more
The state Department of Law Enforcement’s efforts to seize illegal aerial fireworks and other assorted, unlawful explosives has showed recent successes at Hawaii’s harbors and piers. Read more
Video cameras mounted on at least four mobile security trailers will be used by the Honolulu Police Department to avert auto burglaries, thefts, vandalism and other crimes at popular scenic points in East Oahu. Read more
Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder pushed back “on some of the inaccurate social media allegations,” stressing that the pier was not used during the Israeli military operation on Saturday to rescue four hostages held by Hamas. Read more
Hunter Biden was convicted today of three violations that rarely go to trial — all stemming from his failure to disclose his use of illegal drugs when he bought a gun in 2018. Read more
Hunter Biden, 54, lightly nodded his head after the verdict was read but otherwise showed little reaction. Read more
The justices were secretly recorded at an annual black-tie event for the Supreme Court Historical Society, a charity aimed at preserving the court’s history and educating the public about the role of the court. Read more
Trump did not say when the meeting would take place. Read more