A 20-year-old student journalist broke the news of a key State Department resignation amid the Trump-Ukraine firestorm

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A 20 -year-old student journalist broke news on Friday that a key State Department official had quitted amid a political firestorm over President Donald Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president. Andrew Howard, a managing editor of The State Press student newspaper, reported that Kurt D. Volker stepped down from his persona as the State Department’s special emissary for Ukraine. Howard said he knew about Volker’s ties to the McCain Institute and decided to see if he could get information about him from his work with the university. “It’s great for our article, ” Howard said. “It’s awesome that we proved student reporters can do the same reporting everybody else can.” Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more narratives .

PHOENIX( AP) — A 20 -year-old student at Arizona State University broke the news that a key State Department official who was involved in talks between President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian government had stepped down from his post.

Andrew Howard, a managing editor of The State Press student newspaper, reported Friday evening that Kurt D. Volker stepped down from his persona as the State Department’s special envoy for Ukraine.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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