Oct 31, 2024
Two FBI agents embrace in a moment of mourning following a violent shootout in Sunrise, Florida.
Two FBI Agents Killed, Three Injured While Serving Search Warrant

A shootout early Tuesday morning in Sunrise, Florida, has resulted in the death of two FBI agents and the injury of three others. The fatal shootout happened after FBI agents along with other members of law enforcement executed a federal court-ordered search warrant. The subject of the search warrant was... Read More »

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Biden Reverses Trump, Keeps Aluminum Tariffs on U.A.E.

On January 20, his final day in office, Trump issued a proclamation to exempt the U.A.E. from a 10% tariff on aluminum imports and indicated that a quota would suffice. Tariffs were first imposed in 2018, and in exempting the U.A.E., Trump cited “an important security relationship.” Trump also signed... Read More »

A scene depicting President Biden engaging with a protester holding a sign that reads "NOT 1 MORE DEPORTATION" during an event, amidst a gathering of supporters in the background.
Biden Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Border Wall and Asylum Cases

In his next steps in changing course from the previous administration's immigration policies, President Biden has asked the Supreme Court to cancel arguments on two cases filed against the Trump administration's immigration policies. The cases tackle President Trump's construction of the border wall and his “Remain in Mexico” asylum program.... Read More »

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Some Senators Push Censure as Alternative to Trump Trial

In an attempt to avoid an impeachment trial, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) are instead working to build support for censuring Trump for his rhetoric before the Capitol riots. This push began Wednesday, just a day after five Republicans sided with Democrats in a procedural vote... Read More »

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Social Media Influencers Arrested for 2016 Election Interference

Douglass Mackey was arrested Wednesday, January 27, 2021, after a Federal Bureau of Investigation complaint found Mackey to be the main contributor behind a disinformation scheme to interfere with the 2016 Presidential Election between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Mackey, also known as Ricky Vaughn, opened... Read More »

Participants, including President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, standing with hands over their hearts during an event in the White House, with a video screen in the background.
Biden's Day One Executive Orders - Ethics Pledge

January 20, 2021, was a busy day for White House ethics. In the morning then-president Trump revoked his 2017 ethics policy and, in the afternoon, as one of the seventeen executive orders he signed on his first day, President Biden introduced his own Executive Order on Ethics Commitments by Executive... Read More »

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DHS Issues Bulletin Over Heightened Domestic Terrorism Risk

For the first time ever, the Department of Homeland Security has issued a national terrorism bulletin about violent domestic extremists. The bulletin comes after the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill which has heightened the threat of violence across the nation, according to DHS. The bulletin, formally titled the National... Read More »

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Janet Yellen: First Female Treasury Secretary Confirmed

Janet Yellen was confirmed as the first female Treasury secretary on Monday, January 25, 2021. She won unanimous backing from both parties on the Senate Finance Committee and was confirmed by the full Senate on an 84-15 vote. Her confirmation comes 232 years after Alexander Hamilton became the first Treasury... Read More »