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Protesters flood streets for Women’s March on Chicago

Protesters flood streets for Women’s March on Chicago

Darrah Perryman January 23, 2017

The steady chatter from the “L” tracks added whispered layers to the crowd of 250,000 that occupied the streets below its breath Saturday. Each time the train whistled into the 60 degree January...

Trump supporters celebrate on inauguration day

Trump supporters celebrate on inauguration day

Brenden Moore January 23, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After facing ridicule from acquaintances, friends, family and pressure from popular culture, a feeling of vindication swirled around the National Mall as supporters of Donald Trump...

DePaul, Chicago take part in a series of protests against President Trump

DePaul, Chicago take part in a series of protests against President Trump

Danielle Harris, Sam Johnson, and Shirui Ji January 22, 2017

With about 30 students, the DePaul Students Together Against Trump (STAT) coalition a marched and chanted through the Lincoln Park campus Jan. 20 in protest of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. STAT’s...

An estimated crowd of a half-million people attended the Women's March on Washington on Jan. 21. (Brenden Moore/The DePaulia)

D.C. women’s marchers to Trump: “Don’t get too comfortable”

Brenden Moore January 22, 2017

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Like many on election night, DePaul associate dean Alexandra Murphy was left “heartbroken” by Donald Trump’s election as the forty-fifth president of the United States. While...

A parked limousine burns during a demonstration after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington. Protesters registered their rage against the new president Friday in a chaotic confrontation with police who used pepper spray and stun grenades in a melee just blocks from Donald Trump's inaugural parade route. Scores were arrested for trashing property and attacking officers.  (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Chaotic protests form in shadow of Trump’s inauguration

Jessica Gresko, Michael Biesecker, and Jack Gillum January 20, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters set fires and hurled bricks in a daylong assault on the city hosting Donald Trump's inauguration, registering their rage against the new president in a series of clashes...

Eric Sullivan, a student at the University of Connecticut, proudly displays his pro-Trump flag. (Brenden Moore/The DePaulia)

Trump supporters vindicated on Inauguration Day

Brenden Moore January 20, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After facing ridicule from acquaintances, friends, family as well as pressure from popular culture, a feeling of vindication swirled around the National Mall as supporters of Donald...

President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump arrive at a pre-Inaugural "Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration" at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

LIVE BLOG: Trump presidency begins with D.C. party, Chicago protests

Brenden Moore and Danielle Harris January 20, 2017

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the forty-fifth President of the United States at noon today. The DePaulia has team coverage, with political editor Brenden Moore reporting from Washington D.C. and other...

Eric Sullivan, a student at the University of Connecticut, proudly displays his pro-Trump flag. (Brenden Moore/The DePaulia)

Young inauguration-goers mull whether Trump represents future

Brenden Moore January 19, 2017

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The swamp began to fill Thursday afternoon as supporters of President-elect Donald Trump came from far and wide to celebrate the billionaire’s once-thought impossible ascension...

The U.S. Capitol Building a day before inauguration festivities commence. (Brenden Moore/The DePaulia)

Sparse crowds, pockets of resistance evident ahead of Trump’s inauguration

Brenden Moore January 19, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sparse crowds walked the National Mall, snapping pictures and taking in the moment, as the country prepares to inaugurate President-elect Donald Trump in less than 24 hours. Even as...

The U.S. Capitol Building a day before inauguration festivities commence. (Brenden Moore/The DePaulia)

Illinois delegation split on attending Trump inauguration

Associated Press January 19, 2017

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois' elected leaders are split on whether they're attending President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel...

DePaul alum Charlotte Pence talks dad's election as VP

DePaul alum Charlotte Pence talks dad’s election as VP

Brenden Moore January 18, 2017

Recent DePaul graduate Charlotte Pence has done what many millennials have upon graduation: move in with her parents. What makes her situation incomparable to others, however, is that as of Jan. 20,...

A reflection of the Obama legacy, as we look towards the future

A reflection of the Obama legacy, as we look towards the future

Brenden Moore January 16, 2017

When Barack Obama celebrated his victory in the 2008 presidential race, he told a war-weary and economically shaken nation that “change has come to America.” As he leaves office, it is clear that...

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