The U.S. Senate is tasked with confirming the Cabinet nominations for President Donald Trump. Below is a look at who has been confirmed by the Senate, and who is yet to be. The Senate confirmed their fellow Senator Marco Rubio of Florida to be the Secretary of State in a 99-0 unanimous vote. The Senate […]
It has been roughly three weeks since President Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. The start of his tenure has been one of the most fast paced and out of the ordinary starts to any presidential term. Trump made his first priority signing a slew of executive […]
Kamala Harris49th Vice President Kamala Harris began her career as a deputy district attorney in Oakland, California before becoming district attorney. In 2004, Harris was elected Attorney General of California by less than one percentage point. She became the first woman and Black American to serve in the role. In 2016, Harris was elected to […]
Eight members of the Monmouth University Debate Hawks made the two-day trip to India to teach debate at the Loreto Rainbow School over winter break. Alongside Dr. Joseph Patten, the students flew out of New York City on Jan, 7. After a connection in Qatar, the Hawks arrived in Kolkata, India in the early morning […]
On Jan. 20, 2021, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America. At the time of his inauguration, roughly 4,000 Americans were dying from COVID-19 every single day, America’s economy was the worst it had been since the Great Depression, and America had just witnessed the worst attack […]
Marco Rubio, a U.S. Senator from Florida, has been nominated to be Trump’s Secretary of State. He serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and was a Republican candidate for president in 2016. Many Democratic Senators have voiced their support for his experience and qualifications. Pam Bondi is Trump’s nominee to be the next Attorney […]
On Wednesday, Nov. 13, President-elect Donald Trump met with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the While House to discuss transition plans. Their meeting began with Biden telling the President-elect “Welcome back” in an apparent nod to his previous stint as Commander in chief. Biden also promised Trump, “Everything we can to make […]
On Wednesday, Oct. 30, the College Republicans set up a “Lemonade and Liberty” lemonade stand at the Rebecca Stafford Student Center. College Republicans Chairwoman Giavanna Cangialosi and Xiomara Martinez, a member, handed out free lemonade with stickers encouraging students to vote. According to Cangialosi, the club handed out more than 50 cups in their first […]
President: The race for the White House is no doubt the most covered race in the 2024 general election.Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, and former president Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, will face off in what is largely considered the closest, most consequential election in modern history. In the presidential race, there are […]
College Democrats (Answered by President, Owen Bros) Abortion: “The government should not be involved in your body in any way. Period. When abortion is on the ballot, such as most recently in Ohio, the American people overwhelmingly vote to protect the right to an abortion. If you are a person that thinks it is morally […]