King-Hinds Opens 2026 Congressional Art Competition for CNMI High School Students
SAIPAN — Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds has announced the start of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition, inviting high school students across the Commonwealth to submit original artwork for a chance to have their piece displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
King-Hinds Asks Energy Secretary to Address Structural Fuel Cost Crisis in CNMI and Pacific Territories
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds has written to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright asking the Department of Energy to work with her on solutions to fuel costs in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, where gasoline prices now range from $6.37 per gallon on Saipan to $7.34 and $8.50 per gallon on Rota and Tinian.
34 House Republicans Urge Trump Cabinet to End CNMI Visa Waiver Programs, Citing Birth Tourism and Chinese Influence
Congresswoman King-Hinds disputes letter’s claim that EVS-TAP is a Biden administration program
Op-Ed: Ending Birthright Citizenship in the CNMI Is Not a Realistic Solution
Recent comments from Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds suggesting that she is considering legislation to deny automatic U.S. citizenship to children born in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to parents who entered on tourist visas deserve careful scrutiny. While concerns about birth tourism are understandable, the proposal raises serious legal and constitutional questions that cannot simply be resolved through a single piece of legislation.
King-Hinds Says She Is Considering Legislation to End Birthright Citizenship for Tourists’ Children Born in CNMI
Congresswoman also confirms meeting with Senate letter author, calls EVS-TAP a Trump administration program and says CNMI will not regain immigration control in her lifetime
Top U.S. Pacific Commander Tells CNMI Leaders Its Economic Crisis Is a National Security Concern
Admiral Paparo says CNMI stability is vital to Indo-Pacific strategic posture, pledges to carry community’s requests to federal departments
King-Hinds Blames Federal Government for CNMI Economic Crisis
Congresswoman tells Saipan Chamber forum that Washington’s rules and restrictions gutted the outside spending the islands need to survive
King-Hinds says CNMI will engage Mullin the same way it engaged Noem
SAIPAN — Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds said Friday her office will work to educate incoming DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin on the importance of the CNMI’s tourism and travel policies, the same approach it took with his predecessor.
Trump taps Mullin as DHS secretary — a senator who sought to scrap CNMI’s Chinese tourist visa program
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem will leave the Department of Homeland Security on March 31, 2026, replaced by Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, one of the senators who earlier this year called on the administration to eliminate the CNMI’s visa program for Chinese tourists.
This Week on NMI News Service: March 2-5, 2026
It was a week dominated by federal engagement, legal battles, and community milestones across the Marianas and Guam, with developments moving simultaneously in Washington, D.C., Taipei, Hagåtña, and Saipan.
