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The Advocate

The Student News Site of Albuquerque Academy

The Advocate

The Student News Site of Albuquerque Academy

The Advocate

A Cheat Sheet for President Trumps Indictments

A Cheat Sheet for President Trump’s Indictments

Anagha Devarakonda '26, School and Local Editor September 10, 2023

Former president Donald Trump’s tenure in American politics has been marked by a plethora of unprecedented moments. From tweets that became internet sensations to being the first president in the U.S.’s...

The Persistence of Islamophobia

The Persistence of Islamophobia

Maysarah Javed '25, Writer October 14, 2022

Fumes burst as ash and dust filled the air; you could hear the sound of people, screaming, as they crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center -- September 11, 2001 is a day no person will forget....

Supreme Court has been busy this summer making landmark rulings.

What SCOTUS did on Your Summer Vacation

Darin Eberhardt '25, Opinion, News, and Features Editor September 9, 2022

The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) held an eventful 2021/2022 term, with several landmark decisions including the historic overturn of Roe v. Wade, decisions on gun control, EPA authority, Indigenous sovereignty,...

Supreme Court has been busy this summer making landmark rulings.

Biden Makes Historic Supreme Court Nomination

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor March 1, 2022

On February 25, 2022, President Joe Biden picked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the United States Supreme Court seat soon to be vacated by Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced his retirement earlier...

Courtesy of J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press file photo

NM Senator Ben Ray Lujan Suffers a Stroke

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor February 2, 2022

On February 1, 2022, Democrat Senator Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico suffered a stroke that left him hospitalized. He is expected to make a full and fairly quick recovery, though the implications of the scare...

Biden Administration Faces a Range of Challenges

Biden Administration Faces a Range of Challenges

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor January 20, 2022

One year into President Biden’s administration, he is at an inflection point. The President and the Democratic-controlled Congress have had undeniable success on issues like the COVID-19 vaccine rollout,...

Protests Erupt in Kazakhstan

Protests Erupt in Kazakhstan

Elizabeth Hiller '25, Writer January 19, 2022

On January 2, protests erupted across Kazakhstan as fuel prices spiked after a price cap was removed, but the riots expanded to encompass a broader discontent with social and political concerns. Protestors...

Dole in 1974

Bob Dole, a Champion of Bipartisan Cooperation, Dead at 98

Elizabeth Hiller '25, Writer December 16, 2021

Bob Dole, a former senator from Kansas, died on December 5, at the age of 98. Dole was born in 1923 in Kansas and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After his time in the military, Dole went...

Hitler Youth Burn Books, 1938

Texas Launches a War on Books

Kira Small '22 December 14, 2021

Everything’s bigger in Texas, particularly the list of books that State Representative Matt Krause is pulling from public school libraries. In a letter to education officials, Krause demanded that the...

Florida Senatorial Candidate Val Demings

2022 Senate Elections Hold the Future of the Biden Presidency

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor November 30, 2021

With about 11 months until the 2022 midterm elections, Americans are getting an increasingly clear look at many unfolding Senate races across the country. There is no definitive guess about who will control...

Why China is Winning

Why China is Winning

Kira Small '22 November 22, 2021

In 2017, President Xi Jinping banned the phrase “Winnie the Pooh” after online bloggers posted memes comparing him to the cartoon bear. On May 6, 2021, American actor and professional wrestler John...

Infrastructure Bill Becomes Law

Infrastructure Bill Becomes Law

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor November 16, 2021

On November 15, President Joe Biden signed the historic one-trillion-dollar Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs act into law. This came after a hard-fought congressional victory that saw Democrats utilize...

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