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White House to Select Specific Reporters that are Allowed to Report on Trump.

White House to Select Specific Reporters that are Allowed to Report on Trump.

Brooke Hart
February 28, 2025

As of February 25th, the Trump administration stated that it would begin hand-picking reporters and media outlets that are allowed to report on the president. This move is unusual and breaks decades of precedent. The Trump administration can now closely control who can report...

President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (Pool via AP)

State Department Designates 8 Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Amere Keasley
February 21, 2025

The United States government is designating eight cartel groups that operate in the United States as foreign terrorist organizations. These organizations are involved in drug trafficking, human trafficking, and other illegal activities. The Department of State released...

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President Trump Signs Executive Order to Protect IVF Access

Ellie Schroeder, Head News Editor
February 21, 2025

On Feb. 19, President Trump signed an executive order protecting access to in vitro fertilization, or IVF. The executive order requests a list of policy recommendations to protect access and "aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for such treatments" within...

Associated Press Banned from White House

Associated Press Banned from White House

Caden Hyde
February 20, 2025

The Associated Press has been banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One by the Trump administration in a statement move made to other news agencies. The reason for these sanctions is the AP's Stylebook, which sets capitalization and grammar rules for news articles and...

Trump Orders Treasury to Stop Minting Pennies

Trump Orders Treasury to Stop Minting Pennies

Brooke Hart
February 12, 2025

President Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies due to the cost of production. To produce the one cent coin, it costs nearly 3.7 cents to make. On Truth Social, Donald Trump made a statement saying "For far too long the United States has minted pennies...

Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Suspended

Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Suspended

Caden Hyde
February 11, 2025

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be placed on hiatus as Trump continues to overhaul the executive branch. The CFPB was created in 2010 following the financial crisis and recession with the purpose of protecting the American consumer from unlawful or predatory...

Hamas Not Releasing Hostages Due to Supposed Ceasefire Violation

Hamas Not Releasing Hostages Due to Supposed Ceasefire Violation

Brooke Hart
February 11, 2025

Hamas has suspended the release of hostages still being held in the Gaza Strip. The hostages were to be released this weekend, but Hamas has accused the Israeli government of breaking the ceasefire. By not releasing hostages, Hamas is threatening to fully break the 6-week...

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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...