This Week in Politics

February 25, 2019 / no comments / 1481 views

Monday, Feb. 18

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham vows to investigate alleged “bureaucratic coup” against President Trump.

Lee Radziwill, Jackie Kennedy Onassis’s sister, dies at 85.

Karl Marx’s tomb in London is vandalized with red paint.

Tuesday, Feb. 19

North Carolina’s State Board of Elections conducts hearings into voter fraud in a disputed race in the state’s 9th Congressional District.

California leads 16 states, including Virginia, in lawsuit against Trump’s national emergency declaration for border-wall funds.

Wednesday, Feb. 20

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam forgoes visit to Virginia Union University after student leaders ask him not to attend.

Thursday, Feb. 21

“Empire” star Jussie Smollett faces felony charge for allegedly filing a false police report stating he was a hate-crime victim.

Friday, Feb. 22

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is charged with soliciting sex in Florida day-spa case.

R. Kelly is charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

North Carolina’s State Board of Elections votes to hold new election in the 9th Congressional District amid voter fraud claims.

 

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Dana is a junior at Mason double majoring in Communications with a concentration in Journalism and Global Affairs with a concentration in International Development. She is the current Co Editor-in-Chief of Fourth Estate and has worked on stories ranging from in-depth coverage of donor influence at Mason to the arrival of Brett Kavanaugh as a visiting professor at Mason's law school.