Daily updates: Senate continues impeachment trial proceedings, House managers present impeachment argument
by Kathy Fang and Arushi Saxena
January 23, 2020
As the Senate proceeds with the historic impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump, this article will be updated with the latest news. Check Harker Aquila for more updates. Jan. 23 The House impeachment managers continued their case regarding the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump before t...
President Donald Trump becomes third president impeached by House
by Kathy Fang and Eric Fang
December 18, 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment today against President Donald Trump this evening, marking the third time in American history that a president has been impeached. After nearly 12 hours of debates across both sides of the House and months of testimonies from ...
Harker Aquila’s guide to tomorrow’s House vote on articles of impeachment
by Kathy Fang, Editor-in-Chief
December 17, 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on impeachment tomorrow in the culmination of a historic series of investigations, trials and testimonies. Tomorrow, a full House of 233 Democratic, 197 Republican and one independent representatives are expected to vote on two articles of impe...
Moments in Washington
by Erica Cai, Kathy Fang, Catherine Feng, Lauren Liu, Arely Sun, Nicole Tian, and Gloria Zhang
November 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As our reporters explored Washington, D.C., we collected memories and experiences from various places around the city. Here are some of the moments that our reporters found around the capital.
“For the change in humanity”: Members from global environment movement participate in hunger strike
by Sara Yen and Saloni Shah
November 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday afternoon, several upper school students gathered in front of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s office, hoping to speak to her. One student knocked on the dark lacquered door, and after a few seconds, a young man emerged in the entrance, peering out. “Is Nancy P...
Longest government shutdown in history ends as Trump reaches temporary deal
by Kathy Fang and Arushi Saxena
January 26, 2019
Thirty-five days into the longest government shutdown in history, President Donald Trump reached a deal to reopen the federal government until Feb. 15. The deal came amidst tensions between Republicans and Democrats over funding for Trump’s proposed southwest border wall, which would require billions...