Weekend Review: Joe Biden’s Peaceful Inauguration
On Wednesday, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at an inauguration event held before a limited live crowd. Kamala Harris also made history in becoming the first woman, first African American and first Asian American to hold the office of Vice President in the U.S. The inauguration was […]
Biden Vows To End “Uncivil War” In Inaugural Adress
Joe Biden is officially the 46th president of the United States. His inauguration Wednesday morning comes just two weeks after violent rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in a final effort to overturn Biden’s electoral victory. President Biden acknowledged the disturbing event head-on in his inauguration address, which aimed to unify the nation in our […]
Weekend Review: Trump Impeached but Danger Looms Ahead of Inauguration
On Wednesday, President Trump became the first U.S. president to be impeached twice. The House of Representatives voted to hold charges against the president again following a deadly uprising of pro-Trump extremists in D.C. last week. Notably, ten Republicans joined in a 232-197 vote in favor of impeachment. The single article of impeachment, which puts […]
Historians put Trump’s Insurrection into perspective.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – One particular video caught the New York Times’ best-selling author and podcaster Mike Duncan’s attention on Wednesday evening. Duncan authored The Storm Before The Storm, a piece of historical literature detailing the events which led to the fall of the Roman Republic and has gained acclaim for podcasts covering both Roman History […]
Weekend Review: Coup Attempt at the U.S. Capitol Leaves Five Dead
On Wednesday, protesters overtook the country’s Capitol building in a pro-Trump demonstration which quickly turned into a violent revolt. President Trump encouraged his supporters to walk to the Capitol after leaving a “Save America” rally, where he and his attorney Rudy Giuliani spoke. Trump used the podium to restate unfounded claims of election fraud, including […]
Democrats Take the Senate, Extremists Attempt to Take the Capitol
Democrats have achieved control of the Senate with two wins in the Georgia runoff elections. Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Osoff each defeated their Republican opponents. Once sworn in, Reverend Warnock will become Georgia’s first Black senator and only the second Black senator to be elected from a former Confederate state. Joy comes in the […]
2020 Biggest Stories That Took Our Breath Away
COVID-19 The world spent the entirety of 2020 in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic. But Americans demanded the right to live free of lockdowns, even if it meant death for them or others. COVID-19 is believed to have originated in China with a case of illness that occurred last November. Since then, the virus […]
Weekend Review: Trump Grants Controversial Pardons
With only weeks left in office, President Trump carried out 20 questionable pardons and sentence commutations this week, including one for his son-in-law’s father, Charles Kushner. Four former Blackwater guards convicted of killing 14 innocent Iraqis in a 2007 Baghdad massacre were also among the pardons. The company held a $1 billion government contract to […]
New COVID-19 Strain in the U.K. Raises Questions on Future of Pandemic
The new potentially more contagious COVID-19 strain found in the UK is raising questions about the pandemic fight’s future. Just when good news regarding the coronavirus had reached the world—stunning breakthroughs in the development of COVID-19 vaccines at historic speeds—scientists have found a late-year mutation of the virus in the U.K. This comes as the […]
Weekend Review: SCOTUS Rejection Enrages Trump
The US Supreme Court has rejected an extraordinary attempt to dismiss election results in four crucial states. The lawsuit, filed by the state of Texas, was backed by President Trump and sought to invalidate results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. President-elect Joe Biden won those elections and state courts upheld the individual wins. The […]