The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board President Donald Trump’s Twitter has been a shrine of cringe-worthy rants, accusations and boastings since before he took his seat in the Oval Office. But a tweet from Friday, Feb. 17 has us – and every news organization in the country Read More
Flynn Fired Story by Matthew Parks, Staff writer During his campaign, many cited concerns over Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia, and this week’s events have done nothing to assuage those fears for many. After some media controversy, Michael Flynn, security adviser for the Trump Administration, tendered his resignation on Monday after he admitted to omitting Read More
Story by Matthew Parks, Staff writer Betsy DeVos was confirmed Wednesday as the Secretary of Education after a historic and contentious confirmation process. For the first time in United States history, the vice president was called to the Capitol to break a tie vote, declaring DeVos as the education secretary after an all-night debate session Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Opinion Editor During the election season, there was a Maya Angelou quote that circulated around Facebook walls and opinion sections, primarily focused on Trump: “If someone shows you who they are, believe them.” Last week, Trump signed an executive order banning travel from seven Muslim -majority countries – Syria, Iraq, Iran, Read More
A wall, a ban, and a whole lot of backlash Story by Matthew Parks, Staff writer Rex W. Tillerson, was confirmed on Wednesday as the 69th secretary of state with a 56 to 43 vote. Tillerson is the former chairman and chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp. His confirmation comes after days of opposition from Read More
Story by Matthew Parks, Staff writer On his first day of office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order rolling back and limiting the power of Former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act by ordering the health secretary to limit “the maximum extent permitted by the law” and the “financial burden” the act creates on Read More
Story by Matthew Parks, Staff writer Despite Hillary Clinton earning 2.8 million votes more than her opponent, Donald Trump won the 270 electoral college votes to grab hold of the presidency. On Saturday, he will officially become the 45th President of the United States. The inauguration events will begin early Friday morning on the West Read More
Story by Emily Williams, Contributing writer Approximately 30 Murray State students drew a crowd to Waterfield Library Wednesday morning by implementing a peaceful protest in response to the 2016 presidential election results in an effort to advocate for individual rights. Cole Lawrence, senior from Benton, Kentucky, said he organized the protest because he believes many Read More