According to CNN, former President Donald J. Trump became the first former president to officially face criminal charges when he was indicted in New York on Thursday by a Manhattan grand jury for more than 30 counts related to business fraud. Trump’s criminal charges come following a cover-up of hush...

Biola begins Women’s History Month with celebrations that will be held throughout March. In partnership with the Committee on Women, the library will have an exposition on the first floor to showcase the “academic and literary contributions of female Biola professors and/or alumnae,” according...

Search efforts for survivors in Turkey and Syria continue as both countries grapple with the damage caused by two earthquakes that rocked the Turkey-Syria border on Feb. 6.  The first earthquake, a magnitude 7.8 quake which struck in the town of Gaziantep, stretched 62 miles along the fault line, flattening...

This last week in politics presents a national debt crisis, progress on former president Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the unfolding story of President Joe Biden’s classified documents. Read more for a quick rundown.   NATIONAL DEBT CEILING  On Jan. 13, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen...

Xi Jinping faces backlash as protesters in China and the U.S. decry Xi's “zero COVID” strategy that he is enforcing in China. This strategy imposes strict restrictions, even going as far as denying entrance to tourists.  The strategy has led to multiple demonstrations that have made their way...

On Nov. 17, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi announced that she will step down from her role. Pelosi made history in 2007 as the first female speaker of the House.  “And with great confidence in our Caucus, I will not seek re-election to Democratic Leadership in the next...

Just a day after the nation received news of delayed rail services due to anticipated strikes, President Joe Biden announced the deal that eased tensions. The negotiations took place in a 20-hour consecutive timeframe.  Rail workers were planning to go on strike on Sept. 16 after failing to reach...

After 27 years of service, Justice Stephen Breyer announced his impending retirement from the Supreme Court. The 83-year-old liberal justice faced pressure from the left to retire while the Democrats maintain power in the White House and Senate, NBC reports.  Even before Breyer’s retirement announcement,...

The Supreme Court is scheduled to see cases about affirmative action, specifically in higher education. According to The New York Times the affirmative action policies at both Harvard University and at the University of North Carolina will take the stand. DEFINING THE PROBLEM The Chronicle of Higher...

After one year in the oval office, President Joe Biden received a failing approval rating from citizens of the United States, the New York Post reports. With countless cargo ships  full of supplies still stuck off the coast of California and inflation rates reaching a 40-year high, many voters became...

Most Americans are not politically extreme. However, when reading mainstream media or during passionate debates with family members who refuse to listen to other perspectives, politics can seem extreme. The past few years were particularly politically polarizing—from presidential candidates to pandemic...

On Nov. 1, bulldozers arrived to clear a homeless encampment from the area surrounding the Veterans Affairs campus in Los Angeles County. Officials took action following several months of outreach to roughly 40 veterans living outside the Veterans Affairs campus, according to the Los Angeles Times. The...