"President Obama and Michelle, you have exemplified that ideal with lives that have served us all with heart and commitment ...

"Hope has a home, and it's time to open its doors," reads the center's welcome message for its grand opening in Chicago ...

Usually, whenever The Boss Bruce Springsteen returns to New Jersey, he plays a special show full of surprises, and his 2026 Land of Hope and Dreams Tour had one stop in Newark on Monday, Apr. 20.

His just-finished tour was a cleansing, healing experience—and a morale-boosting call to arms for everyone fighting for our democracy.