“Today, it is my honor to nominate one of our nation’s most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the Supreme Court. She is a woman of unparalleled achievement, towering intellect, sterling credentials, and unyielding loyalty to the Constitution: Judge Amy Coney Barrett.” – President Donald J. Trump This past week,…
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Weekly Update on the 2020 Election: September 17
In less than two months, the American people will vote in one of the most contentious elections in U.S. history. According to both national and statewide polls, there is likely to be a new President of the United States. A poll conducted by The Economist has former Vice President Joe…
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Will Anti-Trumpism decide who wins the election?
Since 2016, many Americans have held their breath with distaste for the current administration. Not that this is particularly unique of this administration, but it’s worthy of exploration because President Donald Trump is one of the first presidents to inspire the sort of polarization that we currently witness in politics.…
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What happened at the Iowa Caucus
As the presidential primary nears, so does the Iowa caucus. Let’s first start with what the Iowa caucus actually is. CNN explains that if an Iowan wants to participate in the caucus, they must show up to their designated gym, church, library, etc. at a specific time and cannot be…
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Germany’s Election and Europe’s Future
The German Federal Election occurred Sept. 24, 2017. The incumbent German Chancellor Angela Merkel was reelected to a fourth and final term after her party, the Christian Democratic Union Party (CDU/CSU), emerged with a majority of seats obtained but not a majority in Parliament. Merkel was projected to retain her…
Read MorePiping up Trouble
A take on the North Dakota Access Pipeline protests post-election The North Dakota Access Pipeline has been in the news recently for its controversial construction and the effect it could have on a Native American reservation. The pipeline is 1,172 miles and spans across four states. It’s expected to tap…
Read MoreWikiLeaks and the Election
WikiLeaks, the website run by Julian Assange, may have influenced the outcome of the 2016 election. Donald Trump won the election due to several factors such as the overconfidence of the Democrats and the anger of voters. Wikileaks is responsible for exposing classified government documents from countries across the globe.…
Read MoreTrump is unqualified, ignorant and dangerous, but he’s still my president
March 17, 2011: that was the day that I lost all respect for Donald Trump. Up to that point, I thought of him as a silly-looking, somewhat crude, egotistical reality show host that, I’ll admit, I enjoyed watching at times. But in an interview with “Good Morning America,” he discussed his laughable…
Read MoreRecap of the national election
Photo courtesy of PopSugar.com The 2016 Election season is over. The national election concluded Wed. Nov. 9 at approximately 2 a.m. Donald Trump received 279 electoral votes, making him our 45th President. In comparison, Hillary Clinton received 228 electoral votes. However, she won the popular vote. The only other occurrences…
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