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Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Trans Women from Women’s Sports, NCAA to Comply

Caden Hyde
February 9, 2025

President Trump delivered on another major campaign promise on Wednesday when he signed the "No Men in Women's Sports Executive Order", banning anyone not assigned female at birth from participating in women's sports. Coincidentally, this executive order was enacted on National...

Trump Calls for America to "Take Over" Gaza

Trump Calls for America to “Take Over” Gaza

Caden Hyde
February 6, 2025

Following a meeting with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump vowed to aid Israel directly in removing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and for the US to assume full control of the region. "The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip," Trump told reporters at a joint White...

Tariffs on Mexico and Canada Delayed, Trump Announces

Tariffs on Mexico and Canada Delayed, Trump Announces

Caden Hyde
February 4, 2025

President Trump's imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico - America's two largest trade partners - have each been delayed by 30 days due to both countries promising to improve their border crossing enforcement. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump states: “I am very...

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Trump Imposes New Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China

Brooke Hart
February 2, 2025

On Saturday, February 1, 2025, Donald Trump signed an executive order that places 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico. This executive order also ensures that China pays an extra 10% levy on top of the hefty tariffs. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded by enforcing...

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L.A. Wildfires are 100% Contained, Leaving Residents to Rebuild

Isabella Timpano
February 1, 2025

The wildfires that ran rapidly through Los Angeles for the last month have been 100% contained as of Friday, January 31. The various fires burned for 25 days, causing more than $250 billion in damage and leaving 124,000 individuals registered for assistance with the Federal Emergency...

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US Army Helicopter Collides with Passenger Aircraft Over Potomac

Caden Hyde
January 30, 2025

Emergency services were deployed in Arlington, VA. on Wednesday night as an Army Blackhawk helicopter collided with a passenger aircraft, causing the aircraft to crash into the Potomac River. Camera footage shows the two aircraft colliding, followed by an explosion and a scatter...

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Trump to Send “Worst Criminal Aliens” to Guantanamo Bay

Caden Hyde
January 30, 2025

President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act on January 29th, giving federal authorities more power to deport illegal immigrants, but at the ceremony also announced that the U.S. would send the "worst criminal aliens" to the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in Cuba. This comes...

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President Trump Returns to Office, Leading with a Historic First Week

Isabella Timpano
January 29, 2025

January 20 marked the return of President Trump, with his 'Coca Cola' request button and his notorious blue suit and red tie. Following a peaceful transfer of power, President Trump was set on keeping his promises by signing the most executive orders within the first 100 hours...

Pennsylvania State Rep. Matt Gergely Passes Away

Pennsylvania State Rep. Matt Gergely Passes Away

Domenica Walker
January 22, 2025

Matt Gergely was a state representative for the 35th legislative district, first being elected on February 7, 2023. He tragically passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025, after suffering a medical emergency on New Year's Eve. He proudly gave his life to serving the families of...

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Jimmy Carter, 39th US President, dies at 100 years old

Isabella Timpano
December 29, 2024

Jimmy Carter, the longest-living US President, passed away Sunday, December 29th, after a year in hospice care. He passed away at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he and his late wife Rosalynn spent most of their lives, as announced on X by the Carter Center. Carter was...