Speaker’s Out: What Happened + Budgeting 101
It has been an interesting week for U.S. democracy. In the last fourteen days, U.S. lawmakers have averted a government shutdown. Currently, the Biden administration…
Read MoreU.S. departs from Afghanistan after 20-year war
After 20 years, the United States’ longest war is over. A day before President Joe Biden’s deadline of Aug. 31, the U.S. evacuated Afghanistan of…
Read MoreDemocrats mull potential changes to the Supreme Court
On April 14, Congressional Democrats proposed legislation that would expand the Supreme Court to 13 justices, as opposed to nine – the longstanding standard since…
Read MoreKey provisions of the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress and signed by President
After weeks of debate, President Biden officially signed his historic $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The massive financial relief package is the first major piece…
Read MoreDemocrats debate student loan forgiveness
Student loan debt in the United States has swelled to over $1.5 trillion collectively held by over 42 million borrowers. The massive size of this…
Read MoreOpinion: It’s time to abandon tribalist American politics
“However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by…
Read MoreRecapping President Biden’s early actions in office
After his swearing-in Jan. 20, President Biden took over the @POTUS handle on Twitter and created an Instagram account. Biden’s social media accounts exemplify a…
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