August 12th, 1869
Organizers Cut Veteran’s Microphone for Speaking About Black History at Memorial Day Event
Retired Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter is accusing organizers with the American Legion in Hudson, Ohio of censorship. A 77-year-old veteran Army medic accused organizers of an American Legion Memorial Day event of censoring him on Wednesday, days after his microphone was cut as he attempted to share how the holiday was originally celebrated by Black […]
April 7th, 1867
Trump Farewell Gets Cold Shoulder
Members of Congress, major news networks, journalists, and other critics of President Donald Trump responded coldly to his farewell message on Tuesday as the nation prepared for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. “Today is the last full day of the worst and most dangerous president in American history,” tweeted Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) shortly after Trump’s nearly 20-minute video message was […]
As Trump Faces End of His Presidency, Questions Abound
WASHINGTON – Less than seven weeks before his four-year term ends, questions are swirling around U.S. President Donald Trump. Will he concede defeat to President-elect Joe Biden? So far, Trump has not yet offered a concession, nor is one required. A concession is simply a polite tradition of U.S. presidential elections in which the […]
After Trump’s Authoritarian ‘Law and Order’ Speech, Military Helicopters Descend Low Over DC to Intimidate Protesters
“What Trump did tonight is going to be remembered as a significant and grave moment in this horror of an era we are living through.” Hours after President Donald Trump vowed in a White House address Monday to deploy “all available federal resources” against demonstrators protesting the police killing of George Floyd, military helicopters […]
Trump Speech on Environment Doesn’t Pass Smell Test with Activists
WHITE HOUSE — In remarks widely panned by environmental organizations, U.S. President Donald Trump defended his record on the environment in a White House speech Monday. “A strong economy is vital to maintaining a healthy environment,” Trump said. Radical environmental plans would not make the world cleaner, according to Trump — who pulled the […]
Trump Warns Venezuelan Military to Abandon Maduro
WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump, in a speech partly intended to be heard by members of the military of Venezuela, called for the end of socialism in that country, saying the United States seeks “a peaceful transition of power but all options are open.” Trump, in Miami, appealed to Venezuelan soldiers to ignore orders […]
Trump’s Offer to Democrats: Olive Branch or War
In his annual State of the Union Address to Congress and the nation Tuesday, President Donald Trump said “the state of our union is strong.” But an honest assessment of the current political state of the union appears uncertain and fraying. In the wake of Trump’s speech, members of both U.S. political parties are […]