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Life Before and After the Trump Presidency

5 February 2021
Kyler Schardein
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I was 15 when Trump descended the gilded escalator and announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President, 16 when he defeated Hillary Clinton…

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Obamas’ official portraits break tradition

9 March 2018
Madison Carroll Porth
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On Feb. 12, an attentive crowd gathered to witness the unveiling of Barack and Michelle Obama’s new portraits. The event was held at the National…

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Trump v. Obama: Foreign Policy

9 February 2018
Catherine Dema
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After his first year of presidency, President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address, which emphasized his differences from former President Barack Obama…

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Pulling Out of the Paris Climate Agreement

29 September 2017
Betsy Tucker
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On June 1, 2017, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would be working to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord as it stands over…

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Staying in the Paris Climate Agreement

29 September 2017
Amy Mullen
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This June, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will be leaving the Paris Climate Agreement. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)…

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A Profile of Neil Gorsuch

14 April 2017
Dylan Welsch
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Image courtesy of Vanity Fair It was just over a year ago that Justice Antonin Scalia passed, leaving a vacant seat on the bench of…

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Alternatives to the Affordable Care Act

3 February 2017
Mikayla Roller
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Immediately after being sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, President Donald Trump signed his first executive order to begin dismantling the Patient…

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Letter from the Editor: President Obama’s Legacy

3 February 2017
Brett Stone
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While preparing for an editorial in which I’m going to consider President Obama’s legacy, the first thing that came to mind was to go through…

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Obama and Biden: After the White House

28 October 2016
Drew Novak
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Much has been made about who will enter the oval office following a highly controversial election cycle. Much has not been made, however, about the…

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