After a grueling election season, The Associated Press declared Donald J. Trump the 2024 Presidential Election winner at 5:34 a.m. EST on November 6th. His victory came upon his successful capture of key swing states—North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—bringing him to 277 electoral college votes, enough to secure his future position as the 47th President of the United States of America.
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On April 6, the Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Gorsuch, though a fairly ideological jurist, is no more extreme than Justice Antonin Scalia who passed away in 2016.
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The Ban and the Rule of Law
On Friday, Feb.3, a federal district court in Seattle put a temporary injunction on Trump’s controversial immigration ban, sparking much debate regarding the ethical aspects of the executive order, but little to no debate about the legal precedents and ramifications involved.
Read more1984 and the Trump Era
In 1984, George Orwell writes, “In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it.”
Read moreStarbucks to Hire 10,000 Refugees
On Jan. 29, Starbucks chief executive, Howard Schultz, announced plans to hire 10,000 refugees over five years in the seventy-five countries where the company does business.
Read moreNeil Gorsuch - The Jurist
Neil Gorsuch, a staunchly conservative judge, is Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court. What are his specific views on abortion, death penalty, and more?
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