As politicians are beginning their campaign trails, former President Donald Trump decided on an explosive beginning as he rallied in Waco, Texas. Not only was his rally on the same day as the 30th anniversary of the Branch Davidian standoff, an event that eventually led to the death of about […]
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Trump alludes to future re-election in CPAC speech
Photo courtesy of Michael Vadon, Flickr On Feb. 28, former President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla. Typically, the conference is held in National Harbor, Md., but Gov. Larry Hogan forbade the event from occurring in his state due to COVID-19 related concerns. […]
We need to impeach Trump for the sake of democracy
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr There are many people who believe that the trial for former President Donald Trump’s impeachment should not continue. I am not one of those people. Trump has already been impeached one time during his presidency by the House of Representatives, but it did […]
Biden seeks to undo Trump’s policies under executive order
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr It has been about two weeks since President Joe Biden began his presidency, and he has already performed better than Donald Trump did during his term. Biden has continuously made efforts to reunite the country that Trump divided. Biden is not perfect, but […]
Biden faces criticism only a week after Inauguration Day
Photo courtesy of jlhervà, Flickr Joe Biden has been President for just under two weeks, and so far, his presidency has been nothing but a disaster. He has not lived up to most expectations; he has caused great division in the United States and has used the power of executive orders […]
Trump grants pardon to General Michael Flynn
Photo courtesy of Defense Intelligence Agency, Wikipedia President Donald Trump has granted a presidential pardon to his former National Security Advisor, General Michael Flynn, which he announced on Nov. 25. “It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon,” Trump wrote on […]
Trump’s refusal to a peaceful transfer of power breeds consequences
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr On the afternoon of Nov. 11, Joe Biden surpassed 270 electoral votes and was officially declared the president-elect of the United States. The Associated Press called the 2020 presidential election, reporting that Biden won by a landslide with 290 electoral votes against Donald Trump, […]
A summary of the 2020 presidential election
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia Four days after election day, Joe Biden was announced as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. This election’s results prove to be significant in the number of firsts it has. Because he will be 78 by the end of this month, Biden will […]
The 2020 election closes with a national celebration
Photo courtesy of Geoff Livingston, Flickr The 2020 presidential election took way longer than anyone expected. After what felt like endless nights of obsessively watching the news for updates on this stressful election, an announcement finally came on Saturday, Nov. 7: former Vice President Joe Biden was projected as the […]
Live coverage of the 2020 election
Photo by Natalie Tsur Saturday, Nov. 7 2:22 p.m. After securing the electoral votes in Pennsylvania and Nevada, Democratic candidate Joe Biden wins the presidential election. Votes in Georgia, North Carolina and Alaska are still to be announced, but Biden currently holds 290 votes while Trump stands at 214. Wednesday, […]