Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr President Donald Trump delivered his third State of the Union on Feb. 3, highlighting improvements to the economy, healthcare and the military. His speech echoed early messages of his presidential re-election campaign, but it failed to touch on the impeachment inquiry. Trump focused much […]
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Justice was not served during Trump’s impeachment trial
Photo courtesy of Photo by US Senate Photographic Studio Jeff McEvoy, Flickr The Senate voted to acquit the President of the United States on both articles of impeachment on Wednesday. The historic Feb. 5 vote will keep President Donald Trump in office, allowing him to seek reelection in the 2020 presidential […]
Trump’s executive order redefines Judaism as a nationality
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr President Trump signed an executive order that banned anti-Semitism on college campuses on Wednesday. The executive order will cut federal assistance to colleges that do not take enough action to prevent discrimination against Jewish people. It will also establish Judaism as a nationality, no […]
School forces student to remove MAGA clothing
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia Freshman student Ciretta Mackenzie at Epping High School in Epping, New Hampshire, was forced to remove her MAGA attire because it goes against the school’s dress code. She said she felt ashamed and embarrassed that the principal asked her to remove her attire. She […]
Laura Ingraham under fire for Nipsey Hussle comments
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia There has been a lot of outrage has been directed toward Fox News host Laura Ingraham this past week over her distasteful remarks about the late Nipsey Hussle. Just one day after his memorial service, Ingraham decided to bring up Nipsey on her show, […]
Trump feuds with Spike Lee over Oscars speech
Photo courtesy of David Shankbone, Wikipedia Last Sunday, almost 30 million people throughout the nation tuned in to watch this year’s celebration of cinema with the 91st Academy Awards. Unfortunately, even on an elegant night like the Oscars, there was no stopping the apparent “political wrath” of President Donald Trump. […]
Trump’s national emergency is an excuse for the wall
Photo courtesy of Shealah Craighead, Wikipedia A state of emergency, more commonly known through media coverage as a national emergency, is “a state of emergency resulting from a danger or threat of danger to a nation from foreign or domestic sources and usually declared to be in existence by governmental […]
Ilhan Omar faces backlash from anti-Israel tweets
Photo courtesy of Kirstie Boyd, Wikipedia Freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has caught herself in some hot water the past few weeks, angering some who felt she showed signs of anti-Semitic views in tweets that she sent out. She has been making comments about President Trump and other politicians’ views when […]
What you missed from the State of the Union
Photo courtesy of Shealah Craighead, Wikipedia Following a historic 35-day government shutdown, President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address on Feb. 4 following Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s call to delay the speech until the government was reopened. If you’re wondering which parts of it to […]
Ramapo professor lectures on Supreme Court history
Photo courtesy of Joe Ravi, Wikipedia The U.S. Supreme Court is a subject of excitement or apprehension depending on who is talking. Over the years, the Court has dominated public attention and news coverage, and was even a major influence on the 2016 election. To provide some political history on […]