House Speaker abandons Trump campaign
By Annika Fagerholm
The Republican candidate for President is losing support from some key members of his own party.
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An overview of the Vice Presidential Debate
By Annika Fagerholm
Vice Presidential candidates were on the offensive at the sole vice presidential debate of the 2016 general election Tuesday night.
Supreme Court struggles with race
By Philip Noble
The Supreme Court begins a new session this October, less one justice, and in the midst of a divisive racial climate.
Supreme Court started working “part-time”
By Rafael Trujillo
The Supreme Court has started a new term this Monday with an incomplete court. The presidential election will not only define a new president, but the incoming president will appoint a new judge.
Trump’s hotel marked with “Black Lives Matter” graffiti
By Nathan Rollins
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s Washington D.C. hotel was defaced Saturday afternoon.
President Bush’s daughter spotted at Clinton fundraiser
By Brian Danuff
It appears that another member of the Bush family is backing Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Former President George W. Bush’s daughter Barbara was spotted at a Clinton fundraiser in Paris Saturday.
Trump could have avoided income taxes for eighteen years
By Annika Fagerholm
A report from The New York Times shows that Donald Trump could have been avoiding income taxes for nearly two decades.
Phillipines President compares himself to Hitler, threatens to cut ties with US
By Paige McGlauflin
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is threatening to end a defense pact with the United States. This after he recently compared his anti-crime policies to Adolf Hitler’s extermination of millions of Jews.
Long-Awaited Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Opens
By Annette Choi
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture opened its doors to the public on Sept. 24 2016, over 100 years since the museum was originally proposed.
Obama Urges World Leaders to Accept Refugees
By Rafael Trujillo
At the Leaders’ Summit on Refugees at the U.N. last week, President Obama pushed for countries to accept more refugees, calling the crisis a test of our common humanity.