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Zara Kulish, Staff Writer February On Feb. 3., Judge James Robart of the District Court of Western Washington blocked the executive order that President Trump signed that would ban immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. The executive order would resurface twice before being implemented and Robart would not be the only federal judge to block it,Continue reading “2017: Year in Review”

Hannah Gabel, Staff Writer   On Oct. 22, Japan re-elected its Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. Samuel Osborne, a writer for The Independent, took note of Abe’s promises to his country, detailing his plans on how he hopes to improve the safety of the Japanese people. Abe won the election in a landslide, predicting many futureContinue reading “Japan re-elects Prime Minister Shinzo Abe”

Julia Lucas, Staff Writer   President Donald Trump’s new nine-page tax plan has received mixed reviews from Republicans and Democrats alike. Trump has gone on record saying that his plan, which primarily involves cutting taxes, will increase economic growth. The new plan features several major changes in tax brackets and cuts in funding and hasContinue reading “President Trump releases new tax plan”

Zara Kulish, Staff Writer   Seattle is preparing for its upcoming mayoral election. The candidates for the election are former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan and urban planner and activist Cary Moon, both Democrats. While both candidates received advanced degrees from top universities, some have disputed Moon’s qualifications, saying she doesn’t have enough concrete achievements inContinue reading “Seattle to elect first female mayor since 1926”

Hannah Gabel, Staff Writer   There are many upcoming changes to the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, all of which are taking place in the next two years. With the signing of a new executive order on Oct. 12 by President Donald Trump, there are five main alterations that will change the currentContinue reading “Upcoming reforms to the Affordable Care Act”

Mariah Partin, Staff Writer In the summer of 2015, President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, more commonly known as the “Iran nuclear deal,” after two years of negotiations. The basics of this deal left Iran with a nuclear program, but impeded and limited production. Iran confirmedContinue reading “Trump backpedals on Iran nuclear deal”

Julia Lucas, Staff Writer   “Do you want Catalonia to become an independent state in the form of a republic?” This question was posed in the form of a referendum by Catalonia’s president, Carlés Puigdemunt. The referendum was meant to determine whether the citizenry wanted to secede from Spain, but has also sparked the worstContinue reading “Catalonia struggles for independence following referendum and ensuing political crisis”

Mariah Partin, Staff Writer   Seattle is home to the headquarters of the world’s largest internet-based retailer, Amazon. What began as an online bookstore, started by Jeff Bezos in 1994, has grown to sell almost anything you can think of. Amazon is constantly exceeding expectations and surprising its customers with innovative ways to take overContinue reading “Amazon to open second headquarters, incites bidding war between cities”

Mariah Partin, Staff Writer   On Sept. 25, the decision for Iraqi Kurdistan to gain independence from Iraq was put to a vote.  With an overwhelming 93 percent vote in favor, the independence referendum passed, despite opposition from Baghdad, the U.S. and other countries in the region. Relations between the Kurds in northern Iraq andContinue reading “Iraqi Kurds vote 93 percent in favor of independence for Kurdistan”

Hannah Gabel, Staff Writer   On Sept. 24 President Donald Trump released a new and recent announcement regarding his travel ban. As the original travel ban comes close to ending, Trump decided to extend the travel ban for several countries. Instead of having a set ending date, the ban will end via country cooperation regardingContinue reading “Trump introduces new travel ban”