Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister on March 14 after winning 86 percent of the vote in the Liberal Party of Canada’s leadership race. His victory follows outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation and comes as Canada faces a turbulent political climate, with an upcoming federal election and renewed tensions with Washington over President Donald Trump’s remarks suggesting Canada should become the United States’ 51st state.
As South Korea awaits the imminent ruling from the Constitutional Court on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, the nation is still grappling with the aftermath of his failed attempt to impose martial law in December 2024.
Whether emanating from Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, or, yes, Donald Trump, the charge that liberal America is pursuing a “war on faith” predates the rise of Trumpism but has proliferated exponentially since 2016. While stated emphatically and often to much applause, the narrative obfuscates the reality beneath.
On Feb. 5, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intentions to gain control over the Palestinian Gaza Strip.
Trump’s form of governance is different from what we are used to. To successfully navigate the next four years we must adapt. The issues of tariffs, the TikTok ban and birthright citizenship, provide key insights into how Trump operates and how we must in turn adjust our expectations and understanding of politics under this administration.
Politicians have thrown around the term “constitutional crisis” often in recent election cycles. As people grow desensitized to this phrase, we forget how significant constitutional checks and balances are to the health of our democracy.
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James Long: Tracking the Trump Trifecta
Despite initial concerns about the viability of their nominations, some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks were able to garner enough support to clear the bar for confirmation. Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard were each confirmed with minimal Republican defection, despite having been thoroughly questioned about matters from alcohol abuse to vaccine conspiracies.
On January 21, a panel of Republican strategists outlined how Republicans’ trifecta in the federal government could drastically alter the American political landscape during a conversation titled “What to Expect from a GOP Trifecta,” hosted by the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics).
It’s been a few months since the 2024 election, when Americans elected Donald J. Trump into office for his second term. His re-election has brought forth conversations in left-leaning circles on what this means for minority groups moving forward, with a new emphasis on community organization and collective action.
Halloween may have come to an end but something much scarier is approaching…the outcomes of the 2024 election. If October was the season of scary movies, then November is the season of political tension and events from the last four years culminating in one final decision.
Georgetown Disability Cultural Center recently hosted its Arts Celebrating Disability Culture event to recognize disability culture and self-expression.
Popular celebrities and artists have banded together once again to continue pressuring global leaders to bring an end to the humanitarian violence in Palestine, painting a deeper message into why art is a powerful platform.
On Jan. 20, in an executive order issued on his first day back in office, President Donald J. Trump officially withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO)—an action that has the potential to fundamentally alter the state of global health security and the ability of the world to handle the inevitable next global pandemic.
After a painful loss in the 2024 election and Republican domination of all three branches of government, the DNC hosted its final election forum in Gaston Hall last Thursday. While the forum helped decide the February 1st victory of Minnesota chairman Ken Martin, protestors in the crowd demonstrated the challenges facing him in his quest for party redemption.
Last Friday, On the Record spoke with the incoming GU Politics Fellows: Rodney Davis, Ashley Gunn, Alencia Johnson, Symone Sanders Townsend, Waleed Shahid, and Rick Wiley. We spoke to them about their goals, advice for students, and more. The fellows are eager to start their discussion groups and hear from students on September 23rd.
— Madison Lilly and Catherine Hughes