The Monmouth University Debate Team competed in the CEDA National Debate Championships from Thursday, Mar. 21, to Saturday, Mar. 23, on the campus of California State University at Fullerton.The team arrived in Los Angeles on the night of Wednesday, March 20. On Thursday, the team spent the day at Laguna Beach and went to Disneyland […]
Author: Brendan Sheehan
Pence Joins Ex-Trump Officials in Withholding Endorsement of Former President
Former Vice President Mike Pence joined a growing list of former Trump officials in refusing to endorse their former boss on Friday, Mar. 15. Pence appeared on Fox News where he said he “cannot in good conscience endorse Donald Trump,” the man whom he worked side by side with for four years. It’s the first […]
Biden to Deliver State of the Union Address on March 7
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to deliver his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, Mar. 7. This speech, mandated by the Constitution, is held annually, typically in February. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), posted the invitation on X and acknowledged it was his duty […]
U.S. Representative Andy Kim, First Lady Tammy Murphy Attend U.S. Senate Candidate Forum in Pollak Theatre
U.S. Representative Andy Kim, New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy, and activist Patricia Campos-Medina attended a 2024 U.S. Senate candidate forum at Pollak Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 3. The forum, hosted by the Monmouth University College Democrats, brought an estimated 250 Democratic voters to the theatre to listen to each candidate as the primary race […]
Iowa, New Hampshire Cast First Votes
Over the past few weeks, voters in Iowa and New Hampshire have taken part in the first presidential primary elections for the 2024 election cycle. The Iowa caucuses are the very first contest of the year, but for the first time in decades, there would be no Democratic primary. Last year, the Democratic National Committee, […]
McCarthy Ousted as Speaker of the House
U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy (R, CA-20) was removed from his post as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the first time a Speaker has been removed in American history. Matt Gaetz (FL-1), also a member of the Republican Party, introduced against McCarthy what is known as a “motion to vacate”—punishment for working with Democrats […]
New Jersey Senator Indicted on Federal Charges
United States Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, was indicted on federal bribery charges on Friday, September 22. Menendez and his wife, Nadine, are accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of bribes and payments in exchange for Menendez to use his position of power to enrich the businessmen that were bribing […]