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Leaked French military reports reveal the truth of Ukraine war

Nicholas Kablak, Political Reporter March 27, 2024

Multiple French military reports have been leaked to the French investigative magazine Marianne. The documents describe an intensely negative situation for Ukrainian forces in their war with the Russians,...

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Biden consolidates support among unions while Arab Americans protest in Michigan

Noah Thomason, Political Reporter February 7, 2024

On Feb. 1, President Joe Biden visited Michigan union autoworkers to consolidate support among unionized working-class Americans. This visitation is one step in Biden’s effort to secure a second victory...

Climate change activists occupy the streets of NYC in protest of President Biden

Climate change activists occupy the streets of NYC in protest of President Biden

Noah Thomason, Political Reporter September 27, 2023

On Sunday, Sept. 17, anywhere from 50,000 to 75,000 climate activists, according to protest organizers, came out to New York City to protest President Joe Biden and his administration for continuing to...

President Biden delivers remarks on the Supreme Court's decision to block his student debt relief plan.

SCOTUS rules against Biden’s student debt relief plan

Autumn Okuszka, Editor-in-Chief June 30, 2023

In a 6-3 vote on Friday, June 30, the Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan that would’ve eliminated debt for millions of U.S. citizens.  President Joe Biden...

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Takeaways from the 2023 State of the Union address

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief February 13, 2023

On Feb. 7, 2023, President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union Address to congress. During the 70-minute speech, Biden outlined his administration’s achievements and his hopes for the future....

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Biden says ‘the pandemic is over’ — What do OU students believe?

Autumn Okuszka, Editor-in-Chief October 5, 2022

On Sept. 14, President Joe Biden visited the Detroit Auto Show with 60 Minutes and was interviewed on a wide range of topics — from rising gas prices to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Huntington Place...

President Biden at the 2022 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

2022 Detroit Auto Show: Biden’s visit, absent companies and one giant inflatable duck

Leticia Cezário Santos, Marketing Director September 21, 2022

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is back in Detroit after almost three years. The annual exhibition brings to the public and industry experts new models, market tendencies, new technology...

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OU students comment on President Biden’s student debt relief plan

Autumn Okuszka, Editor-in-Chief September 14, 2022

On Aug. 24, 2022 President Joe Biden announced his three-part student debt relief plan, a plan that had been a campaign promise since March 2020. The plan promises to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt...

Congressional hearings began on March 21 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ketanji Brown Jackson to be confirmed to the Supreme Court

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief March 30, 2022

On Monday, March 21 congressional hearings began to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.  President Biden appointed Jackson after Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement from...

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer (pictured here) announced his retirement on Jan. 27.

Poli-Sci student, professors on Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement

Grace Lovins, Senior Reporter February 9, 2022

On Jan. 27, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer officially announced his retirement from the court after serving a term of nearly 28 years. Justice Breyer, 83, was nominated by former President Bill Clinton...

President Biden has extended the pause on student loan repayment plans.

Student loan repayment plans scheduled to resume May 1

Alexander Gustanski, Senior Reporter January 12, 2022

President Biden extended the pause on student loan repayment plans that were previously set to expire on February 1. This comes as a response to the millions of student debtors still coping with the impacts...

The Biden administration announced a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for U.S. companies with 100 or more workers. The mandate will be enforced starting Jan. 4, 2022.

Federal vaccine mandate usurps state and judicial power

Tanner Trafelet, Contributor November 17, 2021

As reported by the Associated Press, the Biden administration recently announced a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for the U.S. companies with 100 or more workers. This mandate will be enforced for 84 million...

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