Senate Passes Resolution Overturning Trump’s Border Emergency
March 18, 2019
On Feb. 15, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on the United States’ southern border. This declaration gave him the funds necessary to begin building his wall, but it was immediately met with over a dozen states filing lawsuits against him, which paused any further action regarding it...
What Is Up With Climate Change Denial?
February 1, 2019
The Midwest is experiencing temperatures as cold as -60 degrees Fahrenheit, and those who are not very educated on climate change will scream, “Look, it’s freezing, how could global warming be a thing!” To anyone who has done even a little bit of reading on the subject this is so incredibly dumb that...
Strong words, short letter
January 17, 2019
Currently the United States creeps closer and closer to its fifth week in a government shutdown all thanks to President Trump's demand of $5.7 billion which would go towards funding his flimsy, nonsensical wall. In a letter written this Wednesday, Jan. 16, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, addressed...
Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison
December 13, 2018
On Dec. 12, President Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, was sentenced to three years in prison. Cohen pleaded guilty to a number of charges including lying to congress, tax evasion, and campaign finance violations. He will be reporting to prison on March 6, while also paying over $1.4 million i...
United States Midterm Elections: Winners and Losers
November 9, 2018
Election Day 2018 went more or less as expected, Democrats gained control of the House, while Republicans maintained, and even strengthened, their majority in the Senate. Divided control of Capitol Hill will surely lead to increased gridlock and fighting over the next two years, but those who have b...
The Erasure of Identity
October 24, 2018
In this moment, as we know it, current administration is taking measures to erase an identity. A recent memo from the Department of Health and Human Services, of which has been obtained by the New York Times, calls for an effort in narrowing the definition of gender to male or female, unchangeable,...
Federal Judge Blocks Ending of TPS
October 12, 2018
On Oct. 3, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen paused the Trump administration’s plan to remove temporary protected status for over 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan in the case Ramos v. Nielsen. The injunction maintained that the government must uphold TPS along with i...
Michael Cohen: Trapped in the Eye of the Storm(y)
April 23, 2018
In the era of Trump, it is hard to think of someone in his administration who has not been fired or charged with federal offenses. The most recent Trump affiliate under fire is Michael Cohen. Cohen is an attorney who works personally for Trump, but prior to his appointment, he worked as the Executive...
Michael Bloomberg offers $4.5 million to cover U.S. portion of Paris climate accord
April 23, 2018
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Sunday that he will be covering the United States’ $4.5 million commitment to the Paris climate accord for 2018. The accord was created to halt climate change by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases each nation emits. Each country is to lay o...
United States, United Kingdom, and France launch strikes against Syria
April 14, 2018
Just four hours after midnight on April 11, President Donald Trump tweeted at Russia warning of a potential missile strike on Syria. More specifically, President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons plants. The United States, along with France and the United Kingdom, went through with this plan late Fri...
Chris Liddell takes on Trump’s White House, again
March 22, 2018
On March 19, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly appointed Chris Liddell of New Zealand to be his Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination. Liddell has previously worked as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of General Motors, Microsoft, and The International Paper company. After being awarded...
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe fired
March 18, 2018
On Jan. 28, Andrew McCabe stepped away from his responsibilities as Deputy Director of the FBI. This was due to an internal probe that was responsible for reviewing the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton. McCabe planned on using his vacation time until he would be eligible for full federal pensi...
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