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U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho announces he will not seek reelection
By Lina Ruiz | Dec. 10, 2019He has represented District 3 since 2013
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Republicans back Yoho despite unknown candidacy
By Lina Ruiz | Dec. 1, 2019A recent poll shows that Republican voters favor Congressman Ted Yoho despite his pledge to serve for only eight years.
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We can’t let politics break us apart
Nov. 24, 2019We live in a society where politics is the root of deep tension and disdain. While it is important to have individual political beliefs, we can’t let them ruin us.
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Darts and Laurels: Nov. 22
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 21, 2019A loud noise wakes you up from your midnight nap. It’s finally the end of the semester and you’re looking forward to winter break but definitely not exams. You haven’t been sleeping much, but the tables at Library West always serve as a nice substitute for a bed.
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Letter to the Editor: It's time to impeach Michael Murphy
Nov. 21, 2019Impeachment is a strong and often fearlessly used word, so much so that the popularity of the word on Merriam-Webster’s website jumped 3,600 percent the day House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. By all means, impeachment is a rallying cry that screams justice, accountability and the need for marginalized voices to be loud and clear in the face of adversity. It’s for these reasons that our conscience and decency as a student body force us to begin the process of impeaching president Michael Murphy.
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The age gap within the U.S. is getting out of hand.
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 19, 2019The internet is divided yet again, but this time it’s a battle between generations. It’s the old vs. new, or, millennials vs. boomers.
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Battling desensitization in today’s climate
By Lauren Rousseau | Nov. 17, 2019An excessive amount of headlines hurdle past your eyes by the second.
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University Police spent more than $10,000 for Trump Jr., Guilfoyle visit
By Ana Escalante | Nov. 13, 2019Protesters called Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle’s $50,000 visit to UF last month a waste of student funds. Now, they can add $10,000 to that bill.
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Darts and Laurels: Nov. 8
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 7, 2019You’ve spent an hour jogging on this nature trail, but you’ve already started regretting coming into existence. Walking along a bustling stream seems like a nice idea on paper, but no one ever talks about the mosquitoes in their poems.
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Students demand Student Body president’s resignation from SG at Senate meeting, some defend him
By Emma McAvoy | Nov. 5, 2019Students took to the Student Government Senate chamber Tuesday night to demand the resignation of the Student Body President from his office after emails were released last week between him and a President Donald Trump reelection campaign official.
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Durham criminal probe is unnecessary and troubling
By Jason Zappulla | Nov. 5, 2019On Oct. 24, The New York Times reported that the Department of Justice raised U.S. Attorney General John Durham’s probe into the origins of the Mueller investigation to a criminal inquiry. What does all this mean? And why is this concerning for our democracy?
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Kamala Harris’ Push to Ban Trump from Twitter is Dangerous
By Carly Sloane Gettleman | Nov. 3, 2019For those who are not familiar with Sen. Kamala Harris, she is one of 18 Democratic candidates vying to be the presidential nominee. She currently represents California.
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Rep. Ted Yoho Twitter account deactivated, reactivated
By Lina Ruiz | Oct. 31, 2019The personal Twitter account of Republican Congressman Ted Yoho was briefly deactivated this week but is now back up.
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Emails released between Student Body President and Donald Trump campaign official
By Alyssa Feliciano | Oct. 30, 2019Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle spoke at UF on Oct. 10
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Leave the racist costumes at the store
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 22, 2019Halloween should be fun, not problematic.
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Darts and Laurels: Oct. 18
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 17, 2019The air feels more crisp than usual. You look up to see a dark clouded sky framed by large pine trees and leaves rustling in the cool wind. You’re suddenly thankful you wore your hoodie and jeans. It seems like autumn is finally here. With midterms over, you have time to enjoy one of the finer things in life — pumpkin patches.
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Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died
By BRIAN WITTE | Oct. 17, 2019BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper's son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of one of the U.S. House committees leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, died Thursday of complications from longstanding health problems. He was 68.
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There’s no reason to impeach Donald Trump
By Anthony Leonardi | Oct. 13, 2019Over a week ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives was launching an official impeachment inquiryinto President Donald Trump. The announcement came after reports emerged of an anonymous whistle-blower complaint regarding a phone call between Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. It was thought that Trump had pressured Zelensky during the call for political dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden in exchange for foreign aid. And before any details were known about the call, Pelosi accused Trump of “betraying his oath of office,” invoking the founders’s constitutional vision of impeachment to remove a sitting president.
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Confronting protesters and talking politics: Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle speak at UF
By Ana Escalante | Oct. 10, 2019Donald Trump Jr. tried to address a crowd of more than 800 people at UF on Thursday evening.
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Darts and Laurels: Oct. 11
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 10, 2019You have three midterms next Tuesday, you’re three days late on rent and your mom won’t stop calling you about that post you made on Instagram last Saturday night.
