News Anchor, Sept. 18, 2018

President Trump questions Puerto Rico hurricane death count   President Donald Trump denied the death count in Puerto Rico after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, according to the New York Times. Thursday morning, the President tweeted, “3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico.” The President then said that the Democrats […]

News Anchor, Sept. 11, 2018

Anonymous Op-Ed published by the New York Times causes controversy in the White House The New York Times published an anonymous opinion editorial to their website on Sept. 5. The author is said to be a senior White House official. The editorial spoke on how many people who are working with the president do not […]

News Anchor, Feb. 13, 2018

SpaceX Rocket successfully launches Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket successfully launched on Feb. 6. According to CNN, the 27-engine rocket carried a spacesuit dummy and a Tesla into space. SpaceX hopes to use rockets to bring people to Mars in the future. President Trump requests military parade The Pentagon is preparing to plan a […]

News Anchor, Jan. 16, 2018

Reports that Trump calls El Salvador, Haiti and Africa ‘shithole’ countries create controversy According to CNN, on Jan. 11, after Trump rejected a pitch presented by a bipartisan team of members during a meeting at the White House regarding a DACA deal, the president asked the group, “Why do we want all these people from […]

News Anchor, Nov. 14, 2017

TripAdvisor to flag hotels with sexual assault reports According to BBC News, TripAdvisor, a leading travel website, has announced that they will begin flagging hotels whose former guests have reported sexual assaults with warning badges on the company’s website. The announcement follows allegations that the website had been removing reviews describing sexual assaults involving three […]

News Anchor, Oct. 31, 2017

Opioid crisis declared a public health emergency On Oct. 27, President Trump declared the opioid use in the U.S. a public health emergency. According to NPR, Trump had originally promised to declare the problem a national emergency but the administration fell short of this declaration. This will free up some resources to help educate and […]