On September 30, the leaders of the United States, Mexico, and Canada signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a revamping of the nearly 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The deal came as a victory for President Trump, who frequently calls NAFTA a “disaster” and aimed to renegotiate itRead More
Like many of my liberal peers, I have spent the last months, post-election, flirting with the idea of impeachment. In doing so I have found myself facing many questions: “Is Pence a better alternative?” “Will a push to impeach President Donald Trump P’00 turn independents away from the Democratic Party?”Read More
After being in the White House for more than a year, First Lady of the United States Melania Trump officially announced her first initiative, Be Best, on May 7. Be Best is a program for American children that promises to target the opioid crisis, improve overall well-being, and eradicate cyberbullyingRead More
President Donald Trump P’00 signed proclamations on March 8 to impose a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum in an effort to protect American manufacturing. Trump’s announcement, following a week of hints, rattled the stock markets and sent the United States’ trade partners scrambling to negotiateRead More
On February 9, President Donald Trump P’00 praised former White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter despite accusations of domestic abuse by Porter’s two ex-wives. Porter had resigned from his position just two days previously, after his former spouses, Colbie Holderness and Jennifer Willoughby, stated that they had been emotionally andRead More
President Donald Trump P’00, who campaigned on a promise to create more jobs for American workers, slapped steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines — industries mainly driven by countries in East Asia such as South Korea and China — in hopes that these tariffs, and theRead More
On January 5, tens of thousands of copies of Fire and Fury rolled into bookstores, where they were quickly snatched up by eager customers. With paper, audio, and eBook copies combined, there have been over 400,000 books sold, with more than 1,000,000 on order. The cover, a reunion between aRead More
One of the jobs of the President of the United States is to maintain stable foreign relations with other nations across the globe. While this has not always been achieved due to widespread conflict and war, these exceptions do not diminish the essential presidential responsibility to communicate with other worldRead More
On December 4, President Donald Trump P’00 shrank two national monuments located in Utah. These two monuments, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, were cut 85 percent and 50 percent, respectively. This is the largest reduction made by any president, the total area of land stripped of protection being largerRead More
