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Terror in Turkey

Suicide bombers opened fire in an aiport in Istanbul, Turkey.

  Panic and chaos arrived in the international terminal at an airport in Istanbul, Turkey after an apparent act of terrorism. Turkish officials say three suspected ISIS bombers opened fire with automatic rifles and blew themselves up, killing at least 36, including many foreigners. More than a hundred others were wounded. The attack took place inside the terminal at a…

Presidential Pressures

A new poll has Donald Trump trailing Hillary Clinton in the polls.

  Donald Trump’s campaign has seemingly stalled in early polls, and the presumptive GOP nominee is preparing to re-vamp his campaign as the Republican National Convention approaches. As presumptive Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton’s polls rise, Trump has turned his attacks to one of Clinton’s newest supporters, Sen. Elizabeth Warren  (D-WA). Warren, a far-left Democrat, has campaigned alongside Clinton over the…

West Virginia Underwater

West Virginia is still locked in the grip of extreme weather, with more rain on the way.

West Virginia is still reeling from last week’s extreme weather. Tens of thousand in the state still remain without electricity in the wake of last week’s flooding, which killed at least 25 people, and dozens of roads remain underwater. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has issued disaster declarations in forty-four of the state’s fifty-five counties. Additional rain is forecasted for today…

UK Exits EU

Citizens of the United Kingdom have voted out of the European Union.

  The world awakens to global shockwaves following the results of a British vote to leave the European Union. Early predictions looked like the majority wanted to stay, but a renewed nationalism in the wake of anti-immigration and resistance to policymakers abroad led to the vote to leave. Already the rest of the world is reacting, with global markets plunging…

House Sit-in

Democrats staged a sit-in on the house floor and refused to leave until they secured a vote on gun control measures.

  The House’s legislative work was shut down on Wednesday. Democratic House members staged a sit-in on the House floor and refused to leave until they secured a vote on con control measures before lawmakers go on a week-log recess. Even with the usual television cameras off, lawmakers were able to broadcast over social media. The action comes in the…

Trump Dumps Campaign Head

Donald Trump talks about firing his campaogn manager.

  There’s a major shake-up within the Donald Trump campaign, even with new details about the man arrested at at Trump rally in Las Vegas this weekend point towards an alleged, hurried, assassination attempt. Yesterday, Trump’s campaign manager was told “You’re fired.” Corey Lewandowski already made the news back in March after allegedly assaulting a reporter, but was able to…

A Stand for Gun Control

A marathon fillibuster has come to an end in the U.S. Senate after lasting nearly 15 hours.

Representing a state also home to an historical mass shooting, senator Chris Murphy (D-MA) held the Senate floor for nearly fifteen hours yesterday, a filibuster asking for stricter gun control. It was not the longest filibuster Congress has seen, but Murphy felt he had made some headway. Following the Orlando shooting, there’s a new Congressional push to strengthen gun laws,…

Shooter’s Family Ties

The investigation into the Orlando shooting is now focusing on the shooter's home life.

  Investigations in the aftermath of the Orlando nightclub shooting are now turning much of their investigation to the wife of the killer. Officials are trying to determine what -if anything- the assailant’s wife knew before the event, and if she could’ve properly alerted authorities beforehand. The shooting has become a main story in the 2016 Presidential campaign, as questions…