Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia Fox News has a huge influence over the thoughts and beliefs that surround many conservative or conservative-leaning Americans. The network is one that has close ties with President Donald Trump and his administration. According to an article in the March 11 issue of the […]
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Eric Porterfield should resign for homophobic comments
Photo courtesy of West Virginia Legislature A West Virginia Republican state lawmaker is facing bipartisan backlash after comparing LGBTQ+ people to the Ku Klux Klan in a recent interview. In the interview, Eric Porterfield claimed the LGBTQ+ community has “persecuted” him because of comments he has made in the past […]
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 […]
Virginia leadership faces backlash for controversies
Photo courtesy of Craig, Flickr Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has been under fire recently after a controversial picture of a person wearing blackface that appeared on his biography page in his medical school’s yearbook page was discovered. Th person in blackface was standing next to another person who was dressed […]
Politics can not longer be avoided in sporting events
Photo courtesy of Hulu With families and friends across the nation gathered around their television screens to watch the yearly football phenomenon known as the Super Bowl, many anxiously waited to see what kind of commercials made the cut. One team calls a timeout, leading to a commercial break. The […]
Covington student files lawsuit against news outlets
Photo courtesy of Reuters via Daily Mail At a March for Life rally in Washington D.C. back in January, students of the Covington High School were in attendance in their “Make America Great Again” attire. Many different organizations of people were in attendance, including a group of black Hebrew Israelites […]
Sen. McConnell under fire for Confederate flag photo
Photo courtesy of William Procher, Wikipedia The Confederate flag is not a complicated part of America’s history. Plain and simple, it is a representation of racist beliefs and actions that stretch from the Civil War until present times. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has come under fire for a picture […]
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 […]
Mayor faces backlash for offensive Facebook comment
Photo courtesy of Robert Couse-Baker, Flickr Fort Ann, N.Y. mayor Denis Langlois has faced a great deal of backlash since he posted a since-deleted Facebook post labelling Democrat voters as “retarded.” The post read, “If anyone that I know vote for a Democrat on Tuesday you should sign yourself into […]