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The Rise and Fall of Neera Tanden

Anna Allred, Staff Writer | March 16, 2021

Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden’s pick for the Office of Management and Budget, faced fierce opposition from a crucial handful of senators across the political spectrum as she tried to navigate her way towards confirmation, and it proved deadly. Although...

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Supreme Court denies Trump’s motion to block the release of tax returns.

Thomas Hunter, Staff Writer | March 10, 2021

Last week the Supreme Court ruled for the release of former president Donald Trump's tax returns to Manhattan's District Attorney. This is a massive blow to Trump as he has been adamantly against his financial documents' release. The release of these...

Why Everyone Should Take The Race IAT at Least Once in Their Life

Claudia Messina, Editor in Chief | March 9, 2021

This summer citizens across the world witnessed and participated in a powerful demonstration of civil rights in America. The Black Lives Matter Movement inspired many people of this country and called for immediate reform of several institutions to make...

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What the Capital riot means for the new Congress and the Biden administration

Anna Allred, Staff Writer | January 14, 2021
The ramifications of Wednesday’s assault on the Capital will no doubt be far-reaching, particularly for the new Congress, already sworn in, and President-Elect Biden, whose inauguration is on the 20th. 

Operation Warp Speed

Lucy Holt, Editorial Board | January 14, 2021

At this rate, Operation Warp Speed, a partnership led by Vice-President Mike Pence made to combat rising Covid-19 cases in the country, would take 10 years to overtake the unfaltering spread of Covid-19 in the U.S. Out of the 29 million doses of the vaccine...

Trumps response when Pence told him that he cant do anything about the votes

Trump Social Media Ban and Investigation

Kaleb Steele, Sports Editor | January 14, 2021

President Donald J Trump was holding a rally outside of the White House. Donald J Trump first said to his crowd, “We will stop the steal!” He continued to say, “We will never give up, we will never concede.” “We won it by a landslide,” he...

A timeline of the Capitol riots

Addison Becker, Staff Writer | January 13, 2021

On January 6, 2021, rioters stormed the nation's Capitol in DC. Here's a breakdown of how these events transpired. 

The Chronology of the Insurrection

January 13, 2021

“Be there, will be wild." On January 6, several thousands of protestors gathered at Freedom Plaza for the third major protest in D.C. since President Trump lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. And with raging fire, fueled by a Twitter invitation...

Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google

November 1, 2020

A little over two weeks ago, The Justice Department sued Google, accusing the company of infringing competition law- regulations to prevent powerful companies from abusing their market power- to ensure its monopoly in the digital market. With $1 trillion...

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The last presidential debate in a nutshell

Tommy Hunter and Anna Allred | October 25, 2020

The final presidential debate of this election season was held on Thursday, and almost all of America was watching. In an election year of unprecedented vitriol, the first debate marked a low point for both civility and content. However, measures taken...

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Presidential election review

Anna Allred, Staff Writer | October 20, 2020

The 2020 Presidential Election is only two weeks away, and it’s shaping up to be contentious. Today we’re taking an in-depth look at the polling to see who’s likely to come out on top. Polling Overview: Biden is ahead in most reputable national...

How Biden and trump have more in common than they’d like to make you think

October 20, 2020

The 2020 Presidential election has been quite interesting, especially since it has taken place during a global pandemic. Joe Biden and Donald Trump have been on the offensive against each other on their campaign trails in what seems to be one of the most...

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