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President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a campaign rally Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

AP– Sticky impeachment trial questions: How long? Who testifies?

MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Nov 27, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — What will the impeachment trial look like? While a Senate trial of President Donald Trump now appears inevitable, details of how it will unfold remain unknown. How long will proceedings...

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., reads a statement announcing a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pelosi orders impeachment probe: ‘No one is above the law’

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, acquiescing to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply...

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President Donald Trump

OPINION: State of our disunion

Austin Belet, Opinions Writer Feb 6, 2019

The State of The Union Address of 2019 has been delivered and the traditional Trump taglines have been delivered with it. On one hand, I heard several things from the President that I can get behind;...

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President Donald Trump

What does President Trump’s transgender ban for military personnel mean for LGBT soldiers?

Paolo Cesar Feb 3, 2019

After a rough period in 2017, the Trump Administration’s anti-transgender ban for the armed forces came back in force in January right on the heels of the government shutdown. Director of the LGBT...

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How tariffs are affecting UNF

Morgan Holbrook, Copy Editor Jan 24, 2019

On Jan. 4, 2019, UNF Associate Professor Joshua Gellers tweeted that he won't be getting his university-commissioned computer due to the "#Trump #tariffs” of 2018. Political Science and Public...

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OPINION: Midterm elections Blue trickle, red sea

OPINION: Midterm elections Blue trickle, red sea

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor Nov 8, 2018

Once again, we were promised a blue wave. And once again, the Democrats got the results we’ve all come to expect: disappointment. Yes, the Democrats now control the House, barely, but in the run-up to...

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Associate Professor David Schwam-Baird. Photo courtesy of the University of North Florida

US sends military in response to migrant caravan

Steven Thompson Nov 8, 2018

The Pentagon is sending more than 7,000 U.S. troops to the Southwest border to support Customs and Border Protection agents, in response to the massive migrant caravan that is heading to the U.S. According...

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Activists gather outside of the Duval County Courthouse in response to the recent death of transgender community members.

OPINION: The Trump administration’s latest attack on transgender Americans

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor Oct 28, 2018

On October 30, 2016, Donald Trump was photographed holding a rainbow flag at a campaign rally—the flag, handed to him by a supporter, was upside-down and had “LGBTs for Trump” scribbled on it with...

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Graphic by Sam Chaney

OPINION: How Not to Protest

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor Sep 7, 2018

Protest, mass action and rebellion have been a part of the American political conscience since the nation’s tumultuous beginning. From historical actions such as turn of the century labor actions, the...

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Ogier Gardens vandalized

Ogier Gardens vandalized

Ronnie Rodgers Nov 9, 2017

  The Ogier Gardens was found vandalized on the Tuesday morning after the Florida v. Georgia tailgate last weekend. Someone kicked the gate in before they drew male genitalia, bongs and the...

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Many students took a knee on the Green during the BLM protest. Photo by Andy Castro

Black Lives Matter Rally: Take a Knee UNF

Ronnie Rodgers Oct 11, 2017

https://youtu.be/IWl3HG0EwBI Video by Jas Chung-Campbell and Andy Castro  Students of all types flocked to the Green on Oct. 11 for Take a Knee UNF, a rally hosted by the Students for a Democratic Society...

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Venezuelan students react to new travel restrictions

Venezuelan students react to new travel restrictions

Tierney Harvey Oct 3, 2017

UNF students from Venezuela have mixed opinions about new travel restrictions affecting the country. The restrictions announced by the Trump administration Sept. 25 affect certain foreign nationals from...

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