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The McHenry Messenger
McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger
McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a press briefing on election security and support for the SAVE Act at a Homeland Security Investigations Field Office in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. February 13, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Noble

President Trump pushes to pass the SAVE Act

Sydney Boswell, Marketing Director • April 13, 2026

After the House of Representatives passed Donald Trump’s SAVE America voting act in February, he is pushing for it to get passed by congress and made into a law. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility...

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is surrounded by journalists as he leaves the U.S. Capitol after his fellow members of Congress voted to expel him from the House of Representatives on Dec. 1, 2023, in Washington, DC. Santos is only the sixth person in U.S. history to be expelled from the House of Representatives.

Santos expelled from Congress

Grace Crockett, News Editor • December 21, 2023

A vote was held in congress on Dec. 1 to expel the former New York Republican representative George Santos from Congress. Santos is the sixth member of House representatives to ever be expelled from...

Newly elected U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivers remarks with fellow Republicans on the East Front steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 25, 2023, in Washington, D.C. After a contentious nominating period that has seen four candidates over a three-week period, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) was voted in to succeed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who was ousted on October 4 in a move led by a small group of conservative members of his own party.

Republicans choose new Speaker of the House

Aika Villa, Page Designer • October 27, 2023

On Wednesday, Republicans in the House of Representative chose a new Speaker after three weeks of debate. On Oct. 25  Mike Johnson (R-LA) was voted into the top position, second in line for the presidency,...

A person holds a sign reading "Protect Trans People" as LGBTQ activists protest on March 17, 2023, in front of the US Consulate in Montreal, Canada, calling for transgender and non-binary people be admitted into Canada. - According to police services, some 200 people gathered in the rain to show support for the trans community in the United States.

The campaign against identity

Alayna Majkrzak, Features Editor • May 1, 2023

Law after law gets the stamp of approval. From Florida to Tennessee to Utah, bills are being passed that harm the LGBTQ+ community in one way or another. Some of the bills target all LGBTQ+ people, but...

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