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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

President Donald Trump is dominating the media’s attention for the Republican primary.

OPINION: Opposing 2020 Republican candidates noticeably missing from media narrative

Rebecca Meluch, News Editor / October 21, 2019

As I tuned in last Tuesday night into the Democratic debate, I saw 12 different faces on the stage; this means 12 different voices and 12 different arguments to pay attention to. These 12 represent the...

US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland arrives for an interview with three House committees leading the impeachment inquiry on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019.

Impeachment inquiry week in review: Oct. 14 thru Oct. 20

Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor / October 21, 2019

Current and former Trump administration witnesses testified behind closed doors as the impeachment inquiry President Donald Trump entered its fourth week. The inquiry was spurred by a whistleblower’s...

President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in Washington.

Impeachment inquiry week in review: Sept. 29 thru Oct. 6

Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor / October 7, 2019

The Democratically-controlled House of Representatives continued the impeachment inquiry this week into a whistleblower’s allegation that President Donald Trump asked the President of Ukraine to investigate...

President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in Washington.

2nd whistleblower adds to impeachment peril at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — A second whistleblower has come forward with information about President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, adding to the impeachment peril engulfing the White House and potentially...

In this March 6, 2019 file photo, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., speaks to the media at the White House in Washington. Kinzinger is slamming as “beyond repugnant” President Donald Trump’s tweet of a conservative pastor’s comment that removing Trump from office would provoke a “civil war.”

Some in GOP want Trump inquiry but balk at impeachment talk

Sara Burnett, Associated Press / October 3, 2019

They don’t like the talk of impeachment, but there’s a small and growing number of Republicans who want the Democratic-run House investigation of President Donald Trump to proceed. Several House...

From left to right: Wayne Steger, Joe R. Tufoya, David Williams and Valerie C. Johnson took part in the impeachment discussion on Oct. 2.

‘Organic process’ of impeachment discussed at DePaul event

Veronica Schoonover, Contributing Writer / October 3, 2019

Since Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced the official impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, there has been a surge of questions about what may happen next.  To facilitate open conversation...

Giuliani subpoenaed as impeachment inquiry accelerates

Giuliani subpoenaed as impeachment inquiry accelerates

Associated Press / October 1, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — At one end of Pennsylvania Avenue, the president raged about treason. At the other, the methodical march toward impeachment proceeded apace. Democrats on Monday subpoenaed Rudy Giuliani,...

President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York.

Scrutiny mounts over Trump’s Ukraine phone call

Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor / September 30, 2019

The fallout continued over the weekend from a phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelenskiy, which led Democrats to launch an impeachment inquiry into the American...

President Donald Trump walks off following a news conference at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin are left.

How Trump’s Ukraine call could violate campaign finance laws

Brian Slodysko, Associated Press / September 25, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's repeated prodding of the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden and his son could amount to an illegal request for a campaign contribution from a foreign...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., reads a statement announcing a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019.

Pelosi orders impeachment probe: ‘No one is above the law’

Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press / September 24, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, acquiescing to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply...

Brett Kavanaugh

OPINION: Don’t pity the accused: sexual assault allegations don’t hurt men

Contrary to popular belief, sexual assault allegations rarely derail the careers of powerful men. Often, it is the accusers who have their lives uprooted by coming forward.
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor / September 23, 2019

It’s a familiar media narrative: A prominent, powerful man is accused of sexual misconduct. All the major news outlets chase the story, trying to pin down the accuracy of the claims made by the accuser. Then...

President Donald Trump walks over to talk with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, as he prepares to board Marine One for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base. Trump is traveling to Texas and Ohio before heading to New York for the upcoming United Nations General assembly.

Trump says he discussed corruption with Ukraine’s president

Darlene Superville, Associated Press / September 22, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he spoke to Ukraine's new president about his summer election and the fact that "we don't want our people, like Vice President Biden and his...

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