Weekend Review: One Last Debate Before Election Day
On Thursday night, Pres. Donald Trump and former Vice Pres. Joe Biden debated each other one last debate before Election Day 2020. The two verbally sparred over many of the same issues as in other debates, but with a little less machismo. Biden used the opportunity to note that Trump has “no clear plan” for […]
Weekend Review: Amy Coney Barrett on the Road to Confirmation
Hearings began on Monday for President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Barrett will likely replace late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg following votes on her confirmation. After days of testimony in front of a Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican’s praised Barrett while Democrats voiced concerns about the nominee’s political similarities to […]
Weekend Review: Trump and Inner Circle Infected with Coronavirus
On Friday morning, Pres. Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he and First Lady Melania both tested positive for the coronavirus. Following the announcement, he traveled by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for hospitalization. The New York Times reported that the president was on supplemental oxygen before leaving the White House but […]
Weekend Review: Trump Announces Judge Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Pick
On Saturday, President Trump announced to a crowd at the White House that he will nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Trump is recommending Barrett to fill the seat left empty by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last week. Barrett is a U.S. Circuit Court judge who was interviewed in […]
The Future Uncertainty Of ACA After Justice Ginsburg
The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) looks bleak after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as speculation of her replacement by President Trump seems more likely to be a conservative who will be the opposite of everything RGB stood and fought for. The future makeup of the Supreme Court and the outcomes […]
Weekend Review: In Memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Esteemed Supreme Court Justice and women’s rights icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at 87 on Friday. A court statement said she was with family at her D.C. home when she died from “complications of metastatic pancreas cancer.” Appointed by Bill Clinton, Ginsburg was the first Democratic appointee to the court in over 25 years. […]
Trump’s shocking Admission To Woodward: COVID deadlier than flu
In startling admissions caught on tape in February, Pres. Donald Trump acknowledged to journalist Bob Woodward that he was downplaying the severe threats of the coronavirus pandemic. This revelation came shortly after the first reported U.S. case. Trump explicitly told Woodward within a series of 18 recorded interviews that COVID-19 is more lethal than even […]
Republican National Convention Wrap-Up
From Monday, August 24 to Thursday, August 27, several prominent Republicans banded together to urge Americans to re-elect President Donald Trump. With the 2020 Republican National Convention now complete, it’s time to take a look at some of the event’s most significant moments. Night One In one of the night’s more unexpected moments, Ohio congressman […]
Weekend Review: Steve Bannon, Indicted for Fraud
Steve Bannon was arrested this week and charged with fraud stemming from the ‘We Build the Wall’ campaign, an online fundraiser turned non-profit. The organization operated under the vow that all funds would be dedicated to building parts of the Trump promised border wall, and none of the architects would receive a payout. Audrey Strauss, […]
Weekend Review: Violent Protest In Beirut After Blast
A Tuesday explosion at the Beirut port killed at least 158 people, injured thousands more, and caused up to $15 billion in damage to more than half of the city. Approximately 300,000 people are now homeless in Beirut due to the blast, which officials from Lebanon admitted was ignited when the fire reached a stockpile […]
