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President Biden’s first year in office fraught with struggles and successes

Bri Quast, Staff Writer • February 7, 2022

On Jan. 19, President Joe Biden held a press conference at the White House to acknowledge the successes and struggles of his first year. Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States...

Trump acquitted during second impeachment

Kaitlyn Wenzel, Staff Writer • March 8, 2021

In early February 2021, the second impeachment trial for former-President Donald Trump was held in the Senate, he was acquitted of high crimes and misdemeanors. The trial lasted five days and the...

President Biden promises ambitious 100-day plan

Kaitlyn Wenzel, Staff Writer • February 5, 2021

On January 20, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were officially announced as the 46th President and Vice President of America. Due to the storming of the capitol two weeks prior, President Biden arrived...

Pro-Trump extremists break into Capitol Hill

Becky Arendarczyk, Artistic Director • January 7, 2021

A large pro-Trump mob pushed their way into the United States Capitol on Wednesday, stopping the Electoral College certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory and putting the building into a...