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@SECNIELSEN/TWITTER | Kevin McAleenan, the current commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is set to replace  Kirstjen Nielsen (SFS ’94), who resigned from her position as secretary of homeland security Sunday.

Alumna Kirstjen Nielsen Resigns as Homeland Security Secretary

By Myroslav April 7, 2019

Kirstjen Nielsen (SFS ’94) resigned from her position as secretary of homeland security Sunday, marking the 48th senior official to depart President Donald Trump’s administration. Nielsen has helmed...

AMY LI/THE HOYA Billionaire Tom Steyer accused President Donald Trump of accepting bribes when foreign officials stay at Trump Hotels and called for Americans to support calls for impeachment.

Billionaire Activist Accuses Trump of Accepting Foreign Bribes, Calls for Impeachment

By Anya Howko-Johnson April 3, 2019

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer called for a collective effort of U.S. citizens to back the impeachment of President Donald Trump on March 26. Steyer launched Need to Impeach, a grassroots campaign...

Right-Wing Media Outlets Undermine Trust in Journalism, CNN Reporter Says

By Alexandra Bowman April 3, 2019

Though journalists face increasing criticism from the public, nonpartisan media organizations must continue to seek the truth through objective reporting, a panel of journalists said March 27. Even...

ROBERT MUELLER/FACEBOOK |  Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation did not find that President Donald Trump or members of his 2016 presidential campaign conspired with the Russian government, according to a March 24 report by Attorney General William Barr.

GU Students, Professors Urge Release of Mueller Report

By Harrison McBride March 28, 2019

Georgetown University students and professors joined bipartisan calls for the full release of the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference after Attorney...

ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON FACEBOOK Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has secured $40 million in funding for the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant program for the last four years, even as Trump and other members of Congress have tried to decrease or eliminate its funding.

Trump’s Proposed FY 2020 Budget Ends District Tuition Assistance Program

By Karena Landler and Will Cassou March 20, 2019

President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 District of Columbia budget, released Monday, threatens to eliminate funding entirely for the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program for the second year in a...

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Economic Experts Urge Renewed Participation in International Trade

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo March 18, 2019

Increased commitment to international economic cooperation from world powers is necessary to protect the advantages of globalism, according to a March 13 panel of economic experts that included the former...

SHEEL PATEL/THE HOYA | Former national security advisers called for the rebuilding of deteriorating diplomatic relationships.

Former National Security Advisers Criticize Recent Diplomatic Efforts

By Alexandra Bowman February 28, 2019

President Donald Trump’s actions have fractured diplomatic relationships that will take future executives many years to repair, said Susan Rice, U.S. national security adviser under former President...

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President Trump Calls for Unity in State of the Union

By Campus News Editor February 8, 2019

President Donald Trump called for unity across party divides while remaining firm on hardline stances on immigration in his second State of the Union speech before a joint session of the U.S. Congress...

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Federal employees were able to return to work Monday for the 35 days after the government reopened following its longest shutdown.

Government Reopens Amid Ongoing Border Wall Negotiations

By Connor Thomas January 29, 2019

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended Friday after a 35-day partisan standoff between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) over immigration policy. Trump...

Current Policy Neglects Victims of Labor Trafficking, Ambassador Says

Current Policy Neglects Victims of Labor Trafficking, Ambassador Says

By Dhruv Johri December 6, 2018

Policymakers must ensure their efforts to combat human trafficking prioritize victims of both sex and labor trafficking, School of Foreign Service centennial fellow Ambassador Mark Lagon said at an event...

DENNIS KIM FOR THE HOYA University of Virginia professor in the Department of Politics Sidney M. Milkis spoke about decades of political divisions that predicated the outcome of the 2016 presidential election in an event Oct. 15.

Decades of Political Polarization Led to Trump’s Election, Professor Says

By Yolanda Spura October 18, 2018

Today’s political divisions and partisanship in the United States originate from the fracturing of the moderate political ideology in the 1960s, Sidney M. Milkis, the distinguished teaching professor...

Former ADL Director Attributes Rise in Anti-Semitism to Trump

By Alexandra Bowman October 15, 2018

President Donald Trump’s election in 2016 inspired a growth of anti-Semitism, said American Defamation League National Director Emeritus and Holocaust survivor Abraham Foxman at an event Oct. 10 in the...

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