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Trump acquitted after violent insurrection prompts impeachment

February 16, 2021

In the entirety of American history, there have been four impeachment trials, three of which have occurred during many student’s lifetimes, and two of those three in the last two years. The impeachment of President Donald Trump during the final days of his term marks history as the first time a sitting president has been impeached twice, and the first time a president who has already left office endured an impeachment trial.

You cannot move on from the insurrection

February 9, 2021

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been known to ruffle a few feathers — as all smart, determined women tend to do. Last week she shared on a live stream that she is a survivor of sexual assault. No one should be surprised that AOC chose to share this personal piece of her life. Her progressive, unfiltered reputation is well known. She explained how trauma compounds itself. Every incident piles on top of the other. The mob attack on the U.S. Capitol brought to the surface the same harrowing feelings she went through when her body was attacked