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WU law professor works with ACLU to sue Trump administration over decision to sanction those who work for the International Criminal Court

When Washington University professor of international criminal law Leila Sadat heard the news that former President Donald Trump had signed an executive order designating the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a “national security threat,” June 11, she was shocked.

| Senior News Editor

‘Clearly grounds to impeach’: 8 WU political scientists sign open letter calling for Trump’s removal, condemn Hawley

Eight Washington University political scientists signed an open letter calling for the removal of President Donald Trump either through impeachment or invoking the 25th Amendment due to his refusal to accept legitimate election results and incitement of violence at the United States Capitol last week.

| Senior Editor

‘I’m not surprised’: WU students react to Trump’s acquittal

Following the news that the United States Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump of both Articles of Impeachment, finding him not guilty on charges of abuse of power and obstructing Congress, members of the Washington University community reacted with mixed feelings.

Elizabeth Phelan | Staff Reporter

On Trump’s gun control proposals: The devil is in the details

While President Trump’s suggestions on gun control lack of specificity of the details of his ideas prevents them from either being legally applicable or practical.

Tyler Sabloff | Staff Writer

Students write open letter, petition Hillel International to rescind endorsement of Trump nominee

Due to Kenneth Marcus’ policies on campus sexual violence, students wrote an open letter against his nomination.

| News Editor

The unique horror of watching a Trump State of the Union

After a year marked by bigotry and incompetence—and probably felonies—Republicans still stand by President Trump.

Sean Lundergan | Staff Writer

Hunting season: Trump’s war on public lands

Since President Donald Trump took office, I’ve tried to figure out why oft-repeated lines lambasting his endless shortcomings—his feuds with Gold Star families, his barely comprehensible Twitter rampages, his lack of knowledge about the government he runs—stir in me such a strong sense of annoyance.

| Staff Writer

Gold Star father Khizr Khan addresses Islamophobia in America

Gold Star father Khizr Khan spoke at the on-campus panel “Speaking Truth to Power,” where panelists discussed discrimination and Islamophobia in America in Wilson Hall Friday, Nov. 3.

Emily Getzoff | Contributing Reporter

Protest on the field and on campus: Thoughts on the wave of NFL protests and their effects on universities

The NFL national anthem protests have now reached the tuft fields of America’s college football teams.

Isaac Jacobson | Staff Reporter

Association of Latin American Students protests end of DACA program

The Association of Latin American Students organized a peaceful protest against the Trump Administration’s proposal to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Friday, Sept. 22.

Jessica Bigley | Contributing Reporter

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