North Korea successfully launches an ICBM
Photo: A woman in Seoul walks past a TV screen showing a picture of North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). As people all over America began preparations for July Fourth celebrations, across the international date line came a harsh reminder that the US, despite its claimed greatness, has just as many enemies […]
In an attempt to retain power, Theresa May funds lavish flight and £1 billion deal to the DUP
Earlier in the week, Theresa May negotiated an agreement that would keep her in Downing Street for the foreseeable future. The agreement would see May effectively keep the majority she once held in parliament by negotiating with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) of Northern Ireland. The agreement sees the DUP vow to support May’s Conservative […]
Venezuela Police Helicopter Attacks Buildings; President Claims Coup
Tuesday night, a stolen police helicopter in Caracas, Venezuela led to further controversy in the country’s already turbulent political situation. No one was killed in the attack, which involved grenades firing at Venezuela’s Supreme Court. President Nicolás Maduro blamed the attack on Oscar Perez, a police pilot who is allegedly still at large. Political opponents of […]
Healthcare Vote Delayed as Republican Support Falters
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has delayed a vote on the controversial healthcare legislation announced last week, as at least nine Republican senators are on the record opposing the legislation. Republican opposition follows the Congressional Budget Office’s announcement on Monday that it would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 22 million by 2026. Senators […]
Republicans Release Draft of Secret Healthcare Bill
After much anticipation, Senate Republicans released a draft of their healthcare bill today, which up until today was kept secret. However, the text is likely to change before a vote. The bill, if passed unchanged, would cut all federal funding to Planned Parenthood and allow insurers to raise premiums for people with preexisting health conditions. […]
Democrats Defeated in Georgia’s Closely Watched Special Election
Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in a special runoff election for Georgia’s sixth congressional district member in the United States House of Representatives last night. While local elections like that of Georgia’s usually do not receive national attention, this particular election did. The election between Ossoff and Handel was most importantly symbolic; it […]
US Supreme Court to Hear Groundbreaking Gerrymandering Case
U.S. Supreme Court Building. Photo by Jeff Kubina/ CC BY On Monday, the United States Supreme Court announced it would hear the most important gerrymandering case in over ten years. The case, Gill v. Whitford involves electoral districts in Wisconsin, which were drawn by Republicans and which a lower court ruled an “unconstitutional partisan gerrymander”. A […]
Developing Story: Van attack at London mosque marks fourth recent terror attack in the UK
In the early hours of Monday morning in London, a man drove a van into a group of worshippers near the Finsbury Park Mosque. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and ten people were injured. It should be noted, though, that police say that the person who died at the scene was receiving […]
Trump calls out Cuba for its human rights abuses, while embracing other dictators
In October, 2016 Obama lifted restrictions on Cuban cigars which had been illegal in the U.S. since 1962, as part of a reengagement policy change with Cuba. _________________________________________ At this point, we are not particularly surprised when Trump gives an incoherent, factually incorrect, and hostile speech that embarrasses America. But on Friday, Trump spoke in […]
American Student Freed from North Korea; Remains Comatose
American college student Otto Warmbier was freed from North Korea this week, after he was imprisoned last January for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster. He was sentenced to fifteen years in prison and hard labor, after being accused of committing a hostile act. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced Warmbier’s release, which coincided with former […]