Weekend Review: Israel Bar U.S. Reps. Omar and Tlaib
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu banned Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from travel to the country following a tweet from Pres. Trump. Trump wrote, “It would show great weakness if Israel allowed Rep. Omar and Rep. Tlaib to visit. They hate Israel & all Jewish people, & there is nothing that can be said […]
Weekend Reviews: Jeffrey Epstein Found
The U.S. Justice Department has reported that Jeffrey Epstein, accused child sex trafficker, was found dead of apparent suicide in his jail cell in a federal prison in Manhattan. Epstein hung himself and was found unresponsive early Saturday morning, but was pronounced dead at the hospital. Epstein, 66, faced the prospect of up to 45 […]
El Paso Mass Shooting Marks 250th In 215days
At least 20 people have died and dozens more are injured following a shooting yesterday at a Walmart adjacent shopping center in El Paso, Texas. One of the deceased victims was an infant child. A 21-year-old man is in custody and suspected of posting a manifesto to message boards like 8chan before he opened fire […]
Weekend Review: Trump Vetoes Bill To Block Saudi Arm Sales
Pres. Trump has vetoed multiple measures which were approved by bipartisan lawmakers to block the sale of $8.1 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Congress voted to prohibit the sale as multiple members expressed concern that the weapons would be used against civilians in the conflict in Yemen, which has […]
Weekend Review: Arsonist Kills 34 in Japan
A 41-year-old man from Tokyo set a Japan’s anime studio on fire on Thursday, killing 34 employees and leaving ten in critical condition. The attack was the worst mass killing in Japan in almost 18 years. The suspect allegedly has mental health concerns not specified by police and he believed that the studio had plagiarized […]
Week in Review: Trump Tells Congresswomen of Color to “Go Back” to the “Places from Which They Came”
Pres. Trump tweeted yesterday to tell “Progressive Democratic congresswomen” of color to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” Trump was likely referring to Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar, though he did not use their names. Three of them were born […]
Week in Review: Alleged Billionaire Child Molester Epstein Arrested
Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Saturday and accused of sex trafficking minors. Epstein allegedly used a scheme in which he offered young girls cash for “massages” and then sexually assaulted them once they were in one of his residences. Multiple law enforcement sources allege an indictment will be unsealed in court this week and […]
Weekend Review: G20 Summit Held in Japan
The 2019 G20 Summit took place in Osaka, Japan this weekend where world leaders met to discuss global concerns. Pres. Donald Trump used the G20 summit to defend removing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement and to claim ‘we have the cleanest air we’ve ever had’ while denouncing alternative energy methods. “When the wind […]
2020 Election: the first democratic debates
Democratic primary candidates took the stage Wednesday and Thursday for two nights of debate which will help determine who secures the nomination for the 2020 election and who will inevitably run against current Pres. Donald Trump. The differences between two seeming front-runners — Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders — were made evident in their […]
Weekend Review: More Escalations Between US and Iran
US Pres. Donald Trump announced “major” sanctions on Iran after reportedly approving a cyber strike which was meant to fully or partially disable Iranian military command centers. The Washington Post reported that the strike was carried out on Thursday but had been planned for long before that. Trump has denied calling “back” a separate military […]
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