Isabella Ramirez

Breaking News Intern

Isabella Ramírez is a rising junior at Columbia University studying Sociology, and the University News Editor for the Columbia Daily Spectator, an independent student newspaper. She has also worked as a Columbia Undergraduate Research Fellow and as the Program Assistant for CantoMundo, a literary organization for Latinx poets.

Donald Trump holds a face mask during the COVID pandemic.

‘VANITY’

Trump Hated Masks Because They Ruined His Bronzer: Ex-Aide

Cassidy Hutchinson writes in her new book that Trump snapped when she told him his classic orange shade was all over the straps of his white mask.

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A picture of female Marine Corps officers. The Marine Corps announced Wednesday that it was dropping its mandate requiring that female staff noncommissioned officers and officers wear skirts for their evening dress uniform.

FINALLY

Female Marine Corps Officers No Longer Forced to Wear Skirts

The service said in an update that female staff sergeants and above could wear high-waisted slacks.

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A picture of Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis. Ron DeSantis’ once loyal base of Florida Republicans is growing weary of the governor and his aggressive tactics, Politico reported Friday.

‘FAKING IT’

‘Slow-Motion Coup’: Florida GOPers Are Tiring of DeSantis

“There’s no love lost between the Legislature and DeSantis,” one lobbyist told Politico. “...They are waiting long enough to see the king drained of all his power.”

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