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Trump’s Impeachment

Chloe Hefner, Writer January 31, 2021

On January 13th Donald Trump was the second president in history to be impeached twice. Being impeached means there is a charge for misconduct against a holder of a public office. The House sent a sole...

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US Capitol Stormed in Riot

Tabitha Fitzgerald, Writer January 24, 2021

On the evening of the sixth of January of this year, the nation watched in horror as the US capitol was stormed in a mass riot of unpredictable proportions. Hundreds of armed Trump Supporters broke into...

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Trump Supporters Attack the Capitol

Chloe Hefner, Writer January 16, 2021

This Wednesday we saw history be made as President Trump’s supporters broke into the United States capitol building in Washington D.C. Wednesday morning thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Washington,...

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President Trump’s Lawsuits Allege Voter Fraud

Tabitha Fitzgerald, Writer December 10, 2020

After President-Elect Joe Biden won the 2020 election with 306 electoral college votes, President Trump and his campaign team have filed multiple lawsuits in swing states alleging widespread voter fraud....

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Republicans in Court

Chloe Hefner December 10, 2020

After it was announced that Joe Biden had won the election, rumors saying that President Trump is going to sue started stirring up.  Trump began spreading theories of “major fraud” coming from the...

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Trump Confusing Public About Election

Gladys Garcia Vasquez, Writer December 10, 2020

Trump is trying to convince the public about the election outcome. He doesn’t want to accept that he lost the presidential election. The Republicans in Congress have been staying silent. His tweets have...

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New York City Proposal Allows Mental Health Professionals to Respond to Some 911 Calls

Gabby Orr, Media Manager November 26, 2020

    In February of 2021, mental health teams in New York will begin to respond to some 911 calls relating to mental health. The goal of this change is to de-escalate conflict and minimize the amount...

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Joy erupts into street celebrations across the world as election is declared

Amelie Verlinden, Resources Editor November 26, 2020

On Saturday, November 7th, the historical election of 2020 was called in favor of Joe Biden. This particular election became a point of incredible stress across every nation for four days, with protests...

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Protests Sparked by Election

Tabitha Fitzgerald, Writer November 16, 2020

On Saturday, November 7th 2020, Democratic nominee Joe Biden was announced as having won the election with 290 electoral votes. After being announced as President-Elect, protests have broken out throughout...

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Fraudulent Voting Claims

Chloe Hefner, Writer November 16, 2020

After Pennsylvania and Georgia changed from republican to democratic states for Joe Biden to win the presidential election, 290 electoral votes to 214, social media was flooded with claims of fraudulent...

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Amy Coney Barret Confirmed to the Supreme Court

Tabitha Fitzgerald, Writer November 8, 2020

On October 26th, 2020 Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court after being nominated to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg by President Donald Trump.  Justice Amy Coney Barret was born on January...

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The History of RBG

Gabby Orr, Media Manager October 8, 2020

   Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s (commonly referred to as RBG) death was one for the history books. As the second female justice on the supreme court and as well as one of nine women in her class at Harvard...

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