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Democrats Spent Almost 20 Minutes Dunking On Trump During The Debate

By Lauren Rearick The impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump took center stage at the Democratic primary debate on Tuesday (October 15). Unlike previous debates, which started off with questions about health insurance, the 12 (twelve! Yes, really!) Potential presidential candidates shared their thoughts on the validity of possibly impeaching the president, and few contained ba..

The Healthcare Issue Most Candidates Completely Skipped Over

Soon after candidates discussed about impeachment for a good 20 minutes throughout the fourth Democratic presidential primary debate on October 15, moderators moved the conversation over to health care. For most of that healthcare-focused debate, candidates lobbed attacks against Sen. Elizabeth Warren for her Medicare for All plan, and specifically, if such a plan would raise taxes fo..

9 Big Takeaways From The LGBTQ+ Presidential Candidate Forum

On Thursday (October 10), nine Democratic presidential candidates participated in an evening of consecutive town hall-style interviews on LGBTQ+ issues, taking questions from CNN anchors and audience members alike. The town hall came mere days right following the Supreme Court heard three landmark equality cases that will determine if LGBTQ+ people can be fired from their jobs simply..

The Hong Kong Protests Are Becoming More Dangerous — But Activists Aren't Backing Down

By Jessica Suriano Tensions are continuing to rise in Hong Kong immediately after months of turmoil. On October 3, 18-year-old protester Tsang Chi-kin was charged with assault and rioting by the Hong Kong police soon after he had been shot in the chest by an officer. Hong Kong police commissioner Stephen Lo defended the shooting as “reasonable” and “lawful” because Chi-kin, ..

How The Senate Deals With Impeachment

it could be hard to remember given the speed with which news is made and unmade these days, however we’re currently watching history play out in real-time at the White Home. President Donald Trump is just the fourth president in the past of the United States to face serious impeachment proceedings, following in the footsteps of former Presidents Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bi..

How The House Of Representatives Deals With Impeachment

The impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump is taking up increasingly space each day — at the office coffee machine, at the world wide web watercooler otherwise referred to as Twitter, and even Lizzo concerts. You likely already know the broad strokes of what that demonstrates, yet because the topic rises once again in the broader public consciousness, it’s time for a brief ..

LGBTQ+ Activists Made Themselves Heard For 3 Landmark Supreme Court Cases

By Mary Emily O'Hara On Tuesday (October 8), the Supreme Court heard arguments in a series of landmark LGBTQ+ equality cases. Attorneys for three LGBTQ+ plaintiffs — Aimee Stephens, Donald Zarda, and Gerald Bostock — argued before the nation’s highest court that their clientele should not have been fired from their jobs for being gay or transgender. Currently, federal civil ri..

The Ukraine Scandal Now Includes Text Messages — Here Are 5 Key Takeaways

We’ve all done it — and by “it,” we mean, sending a text you probably shouldn’t have and then, just whenever you think it can’t get any worse, notice that the text has been shared with what feels like the whole world. Drama, drama, drama. Well, it turns out you’re not alone, and State Department officials have to live out that mortification, also. On October 3, Home D..

9 Big Takeaways From The 6-Hour Gun Safety Presidential Candidate Forum

By De Elizabeth Nine of the leading Democratic presidential candidates addressed gun policy throughout a 6-hour Gun Safety Forum in Las Vegas hosted by MSNBC, March for Our Lives, and Giffords on Wednesday (October 2). Each candidate had 30 minutes to answer questions from moderator MSNBC’s Craig Melvin plus a number of audience members, some of whom were survivors of gun violence ..

Bernie Sanders Is 'In Good Spirits' After A Recent Hospitalization

By Lauren Rearick Campaigning for any political office can force candidates and their staffers to feel like they require to push through some pretty grueling schedules. However because the race to 2020 ramps up, at least one candidate is taking a little bit of downtime for health reasons. On Tuesday (October 1) Vermont Senator and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders was hospitalized..

Why Whistleblowers Are As American As The Declaration Of Independence

Nearly 250 years back, 10 revolutionary sailors and mariners met in secret. They had concerns about Commodore Esek Hopkins, who, as commander of the Continental Navy, was torturing captured British sailors and treating them “in the most inhuman and barbarous manner,” according to The New York Times. They determined to go to Congress to tell the powers at be what they had seen. Des..

Young LGBTQ+ Voters Know 2020 Is Crucial For Them. Do The Democratic Candidates?

By Jessica Spangler Every four years, Iowa becomes a political hot spot for presidential hopefuls vying for the best spot in U.S. Government. Residence to the opening major caucuses of the presidential primary season, Iowa is used as a barometer for a presidential hopeful’s chances. Usually, candidates who don’t poll well at the caucuses inevitably drop out of the presidential ra..

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