(Photo courtesy of The Times) “Trump giving Elon Musk leadership at the Department of Government Efficiency” Collin Gallagher Connector Staff Elon Musk, known for his work in space travel with SpaceX, electric cars with Tesla, and the social media app X (formerly Twitter), has taken on a new challenge, The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).…
A new implication for gun rights in America
(Photo courtesy of ACLU) “Trump has signed numerous executive orders since taking office on January 20th.” Nate Coady Connector Staff On Friday, February 7, President Donald Trump enacted an Executive Order aimed at protecting Americans’ Second Amendment rights. The order also instructs the Attorney General, the recently sworn-in Pam Bondi, to review any rules by…
The case for a new debate format
(Photo courtesy of NBC) “JD Vance and Tim Walz faced off on the first of October, in what was the final debate of this election cycle.” Maxwell Valin Connector Editor This year’s election cycle has almost passed, and with it came three debates—two of which were between presidential candidates, with the other as…
Analysis of the 2024 Congressional Elections
(Photo courtesy of 270townin) “2024 electoral map.” Eric Schultz Connector Editor With most of the news coverage of the 2024 elections being focused on the Presidential Election, the U.S. House and Senate Elections have taken a backseat in terms of news coverage and attention. As it stands, the Republican Party controls the House of Representatives…
Op-ed: A student’s thoughts from their first time watching a presidential debate
(Brian Snyder/Reuters) President Trump and Vice President Biden on stage at the first of the 2020 presidential debates on Sept. 29, 2020 David Rosario Connector Contributor When I saw the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden, I was in disbelief. America is in an outrageous state. Wildfires, racial injustice and an…
Op-ed: An analysis of the 2020 Presidential Candidates’ Policies Regarding Criminal Justice
(Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash) Incarcerations of Blacks and Hispanics in this country are 38% and 21% of the prison population even though there are 13% and 17% of the population of the United States. Emmanuel Idehen-Ovabor Connector Staff With approximately 22 days left until the election, both 2020 presidential candidates are…
Op-Ed: Trump’s national emergency doomed to fail
Trump declared a national emergency on Feb. 15. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) Troy Lafond Connector Editor On Friday, February 15, President Trump decided to declare a national emergency along the southern border of the U.S. in an attempt to finally get his wall built. Throughout his shutdown of the government, he had threatened to do so…
Trump and the Mueller investigation
Another headache comes for President Trump in the second year of his presidency. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Owen Johnson Connector Editor On February 2, 2018, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Abuses at the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, also known as the Nunes Memo, was released. According to Representative Devin Nunes, the…
