Tracking Trump’s contacts since contracting Covid-19
Lacey Latch, Ella Lee, and Patsy Newitt
October 5, 2020
Chaotic first presidential debate leaves DePaul students disappointed
Damita Menezes, Contributing Writer
October 4, 2020
It was unlike any presidential debate before — filled with name calling and constant interruptions. “Will you shut up man? It’s hard to get any word with this clown,” said Joe Biden when President Donald Trump kept heckling the former vice president whenever it was his turn to express his view...
Trump, Biden face off in chaotic first debate
Nika Schoonover, Politics Editor
September 30, 2020
President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden faced each other for the first time Tuesday night in the first debate of the 2020 presidential election. During the 90-minute debate, the candidates often interrupted one another with angry personal attacks that proved the urgency of the candi...
What to know before watching the first presidential debate
Nika Schoonover, Politics Editor
September 27, 2020
The first presidential debate airs on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m. Central time. The event will include six 15-minute segments on topics selected by Chris Wallace, the moderator for the event. The topics were announced in advance in order to “encourage the deep discussion of the leading issues fac...
Trump promises forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine
Nika Schoonover, Politics Editor
September 13, 2020
In recent weeks, President Trump has repeatedly insisted that a vaccine will be ready for distribution by late fall, raising concerns that production and distribution may be rushed due to political motivations. After making a similar statement at a press conference in Washington D.C. on Sept. 4, Tru...
AP FACT CHECK: Harris eligible to serve as VP, president
August 14, 2020
CHICAGO (AP) — False claims that Kamala Harris is not legally eligible to serve as U.S. vice president or president have been circulating in social media posts since 2019, when she first launched her Democratic primary campaign. On Thursday, after Harris was selected by Democratic presidential nominee...
Los inmigrantes indocumentados serán excluidos del Censo 2020
Hillary Flores and Maria Guerrero
July 23, 2020
El presidente Donald Trump firmó un memorándum el martes excluyendo a los inmigrantes indocumentados de ser contados en el Censo 2020 en un esfuerzo por redistribuir a los representantes entre los estados. Trump dijo que el decreto es una "póliza de los Estados Unidos para excluir de la base de distribución a los ex...
Undocumented immigrants will be excluded from the 2020 census
Hillary Flores and Maria Guerrero
July 23, 2020
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday excluding undocumented immigrants from being counted in the 2020 census in an effort to reapportion Representatives among the states. Trump said the memo is a "policy of the United States to exclude from the apportionment base aliens who are not...
Trump administration reverses restrictions on international students
Marcus Robertson and Associated Press
July 14, 2020
The Trump administration reversed its decision forcing international students to take in-person classes this fall at a hearing Tuesday for the lawsuit filed by Harvard and MIT opposing the directive. International students will now be allowed to take an entirely online course load and remain in the U...
Trump administration to cut funding for Illinois COVID-19 testing sites
Marcus Robertson, Nation & World Editor
June 24, 2020
Two Illinois COVID-19 testing sites in Peoria and Harwood Heights will be federally defunded by the end of this month, according to Gov. Pritzker’s press secretary Jordan Abudayyeh and the Illinois Department of Public Health. “As coronavirus cases continue to rise nationally, President Trump admitte...
OPINION: #HotGirlsForBernie offers new ways for young voters to connect
Madi Garcia, Contributing Writer
February 3, 2020
The viral hashtag on Twitter, #HotGirlsForBernie, demonstrates how the youth is becoming more politically involved through social media. On the hashtag, young people everywhere post selfies and claim endorsing 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders makes you attractive too. “I’m voting for...
New details emerge about DePaul alum’s role in Russia investigation
Benjamin Conboy & Brian Pearlman, Editor-in-Chief & Nation & World Editor
April 22, 2019
New information about how George Papadopoulos, a DePaul alumnus who became the unlikely match that sparked the Russia investigation, has come to light in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, a redacted version of which was made public Thursday morning. The report details how Papadopoulos, who g...
