DOJ Appoints Special Counsel to Investigate Trump for Wrongdoing
On Friday, November 18, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and his role in the January 6 insurrection. The special counsel’s scope will include the Justice Department’s ongoing probe of Trump’s storage of highly sensitive and classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. […]
Weekend Reviews: Trump Declares 2024 Run Amid DOJ Investigation
Donald Trump declared his 2024 presidential run last week as he kicked start his third-time campaign for the White House. The announcement was greeted with a variety of feelings from across the political spectrum, including from many of his Republican peers, some of whom blamed the ex-President’s antics, rhetoric, and actions from recent years of […]
2022 Midterm Election Results Are Here. Almost.
The battle for the US Congress isn’t over after Tuesday’s midterm elections. Democrats staved off a Republican “red wave,” but the GOP is still within distance of taking the House of Representatives. Additionally, Democrats and Republicans are in a close battle for the US Senate. Senate As the night went on, Democrats held major competitive […]
Eight States To Watch For Midterm Elections
The United States midterm elections are fast approaching and all signs indicate this midterm season will be one of the most crucial elections in recent U.S. history. The midterm elections will not only determine the makeup of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, but they will decide state leadership, too. In the […]
Raised Oil Prices Following OPEC+ Decision Spell Out Continued Inflation
Relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia are weakened in response to OPEC+’s output cut last week. While the Biden Administration has encouraged Saudi Arabia’s oil production, the group decided to reverse its policy of gradually increasing production. OPEC+’s decision will incur numerous consequences. This involves an increasing already-inflated oil prices and tightening the already limited production of oil. Oil prices have […]
Herschel Walker: The Controversy Continues
Herschel Walker’s Senate campaign cut ties with its political director Taylor Crowe on Wednesday, weeks before Georgia elections. The Daily Beast reported earlier that Walker, Georgia’s Republican nominee for Senate, paid for a woman’s abortion after the two conceived a child while dating in 2009. The woman – who originally asked to remain anonymous – […]
Death of Mahsa Amini, 22, Sparks Protests Around the World
Protests and demonstrations broke out last week across Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini was arrested by the country’s ‘morality police’ while exiting a Tehran metro station on September 12. The country’s morality police enforce compulsory conservative Islamic behavior and dress. This includes wearing the hijab in public for all women, regardless […]
Biden Decries Putin, Offers New Approaches at UN General Assembly
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, world leaders gathered to launch the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The week’s session will be the first meeting held in-person since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The General Assembly (GA) is an integral space for the international community. According to the United […]
Territorial Disputes Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Result in Bloodshed
On September 12, fighting broke out along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, ending a two-year period of peace. Thousands of Armenians living in villages along the Azerbaijani border have since evacuated their homes in search of safety. Armenia and Azerbaijan leaders are attributing fault to the other for instigating the attack. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan asserted “Azerbaijan’s military […]
The Life and Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8 at the age of 96 after more than seven decades in power. She will be remembered as the longest-ruling monarch in British history and as one of the most influential women in modern history. The announcement of the Queen’s passing came after recent concerns of the Queen’s failing […]