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President Joe Biden is set to meet Monday morning with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, as the President is poised to repeal a Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the military as early as Monday.

Biden lifts transgender military ban

Kate Sullivan, CNN January 25, 2021

(CNN) -- President Joe Biden signed an executive order to repeal a Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the military on Monday alongside Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin."This is reinstating...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 15: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on January 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi discussed having a small inauguration for President-elect Joe Biden due to the coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Leahy, not Roberts, expected to preside over impeachment trial as House to send article to Senate on Monday

Jeremy Herb, CNN January 25, 2021

(CNN) -- The contours of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial are starting to take shape, with the Senate's longest-serving Democrat expected to preside over the trial.Chief Justice...

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi puts down the gravel as she presides the US House of Representatives vote on the impeachment of US President Donald Trump at the US Capitol, January 13, 2021, in Washington, DC. - The Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives on January 13 opened debate on a historic second impeachment of President Donald Trump over his supporters' attack of the Capitol that left five dead. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

McConnell proposes delaying impeachment trial until February so Trump team can prepare

(CNN) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing that the Senate give former President Donald Trump's legal team two weeks to prepare for the upcoming impeachment trial and delay its start...

Sydney Dunmire, Ohio youth governor, 69th governor of the Ohio YMCA youth and government program, and senior at Rutherford B. Hayes High School. 

High school students talk about voting, voter registration

As the presidential race wages on, emerging 18-year-old high school students will be able to exercise their voting power in the upcoming primaries and presidential election. According to Axios, Generation...

Senior education major Steven Farhart speaks with Vice President Ben Adams, freshman computer science major, and Kameron Griggs, freshman nursing major at the Students for Trump meeting on Feb. 13, 2020. The club is fairly new to Kent State.

Students for Trump work toward re-election

Madisyn Woodring Reporter February 14, 2020

When asked what they like most about President Donald Trump as a group icebreaker, one member of Students for Trump said they felt he fulfilled promises made to supporters on the campaign trail.For example,...

Facing increased scrutiny, Facebook is considering making some changes to how it handles political ads, a source told CNN Business.

Facebook mulls changes to how it handles political ads

By Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Business November 7, 2019

Originally Published: 07 NOV 19 09:35 ET    (CNN) -- Facing increased scrutiny, Facebook is considering making some changes to how it handles political ads, a source told CNN Business.The company, however,...

Devin Douglas (left) and Elizabeth Boerner (right) Watch the Democratic Debate in the Student Center. Oct 15, 2019

Students consider their options at College Dems watch party

Students laughed, groaned and cheered while they watched the Democratic presidential debate Tuesday night during a watch party hosted by the College Democrats.The presidential debate allowed the 12 candidates,...

Barbara Res, a former Trump Organization executive, says she thinks President Donald Trump may resign rather than face possible removal from office by impeachment.

Former Trump Organization executive says she expects President Trump will resign

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business October 6, 2019

Originally Published: 06 OCT 19 14:20 ETUpdated: 06 OCT 19 15:15 ET    (CNN) -- A former Trump Organization executive says she thinks President Donald Trump may resign rather than face possible removal...

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OPINION: Trump’s ‘Jexodus’ not based on reality

Alex Cala March 22, 2019

For years, American Jews, such as myself, have consistently voted Democrat, with a recent poll indicating that more than 75 percent of us voted blue in the 2018 midterm elections.However, if President...

FEMA Five

President Trump slides into notifications across the nation

Jenna Langan October 4, 2018

Cell phones across America were alerted on Wednesday afternoon with a message from the federal government. “Presidential Alert: THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action...

Nuclear negotiations with North Korea — Good or bad?

Josh Budd March 21, 2018

The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, has agreed to meet with President Trump to discuss a potential deescalation of nuclear armament between the two countries. The fact that the “hermit kingdom”...

What do our exports say about the U.S.?

Joseph Langan February 14, 2018

Despite the U.S.’s official stance in support of nuclear disarmament and democracy, we have a long and documented history of proliferation and provocation.In president Donald Trump’s first address...