Author: Maya Yang
The Trump campaign recently reported being hacked, with internal documents allegedly obtained illegally from foreign sources. Campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung attributed the hack to Iranian hackers aiming to interfere with the 2024 election. The campaign referenced a Microsoft report linking the hackers to the Iranian government, although specific details were not disclosed. This comes on the heels of an assassination attempt on Trump, where reports suggested a threat from Iran led to increased Secret Service protection. Additionally, a Pakistani man with ties to Iran was charged in a foiled plot to carry out political assassinations in the US, with Trump…
Former Los Angeles city council member and California state senator Nate Holden shared a shocking revelation about a helicopter ride he took with Donald Trump. In an interview, Holden recalled a harrowing experience during a 2018 helicopter inspection of wildfire damage, where Trump claimed to have gone down with former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown. However, Brown quickly refuted the story, stating he has never done business with Trump. Other key figures like then-California governor Jerry Brown and governor-elect Gavin Newsom were also present on the helicopter ride, debunking Trump’s narrative. Holden also remembered a separate helicopter trip with Trump…
The families of the victims of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are demanding more accountability in the wake of the indictment of the former Uvalde school police chief. Pete Arredondo and former police officer Adrian Gonzales face charges of felony child endangerment and abandonment, leaving the families feeling somber rather than celebratory. With memories of the tragic event still fresh, the families are pushing for more officials to be held responsible for the “cascading failures” that led to the delayed police response during the shooting. There is a sense of dissatisfaction among the families as they…
The US was once again rocked by a series of mass shootings early on Sunday, resulting in at least one fatality and 34 wounded individuals across New York, Alabama, Missouri, and Ohio. These incidents added to the growing number of mass shootings in the country, totaling over 240 so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Calls for stricter gun control measures have intensified as the frequency of such events has surged. Despite public outcry, the federal government has been slow to implement substantial changes. The recent decision by the US supreme court to lift a ban on…