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March grad earns Master’s degree
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fitilagi Faatau Kitiona recently earned her Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Phoenix.
Elissa Slotkin assails Trump’s early actions, offers Democrats a way to fight back
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — First-term Michigan Sen.
Store owner reports drunk customers open the sushi without buying it
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 23, 2024, a store owner called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report that two male individuals were allegedly disturbing the peace and assaul
Assault victim says her husband claims she was having an affair
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 19, 2024, a victim of domestic violence contacted the police station and reported that she was allegedly assaulted by her husband after he accused h
Joint House/ Senate Hearings on Veterans’ Services continue
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted this week’s continuation of House/Senate Joint Hearings on veterans’ issues, which began with two hearings last week.
New picture book for young children is set in American Samoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A daughter American Samoa who now lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest has published her first children’s picture book.
An Open Letter to ASGERF Members
Talofa American Samoa Government Employees' Retirement Fund (ASGERF) Members,
Trump takes credit for ‘swift and unrelenting’ action in speech reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took credit for “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy Tuesday in an address to Congres
Joint House /Senate hearings on Veterans’ issues photo & caption
Hundreds of veterans were on hand to testify as the joint House /Senate hearings on Veterans’ issues continued this week. Read story elsewhere in this issue. [courtesy photo]



![Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., rehearses the Democratic response t President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of congress Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Wyandotte, Mich. [AP photo/ Paul Sancya, pool] Sen. Elissa Slotkin](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sen._slotkin_copy.jpg?itok=Za9nAHcI)


![Joint House-Senate Veterans hearings with VFW, American Legion and many more. [courtesy photo] Veterans groups at Veterans hearings](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/joint_house-senate_veterans_hearings_with_vfw_american_legion_and_many_more.jpg?itok=2xMTQv5x)

![President Donald Trump vowed to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign police as he delivered an unyielding address Tuesday night to Congress and the nation. [AP photo] President Donald Trump](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/screenshot_2025-03-05_at_10.43.15_am.png?itok=OD2uusyJ)
