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Unlike in most United States presidential elections, third-party or independent candidates in 2024 have the potential to impact its result, since victory will come down to margins.
— Alessia Coluccio
Pennsylvania is one of the states that gathers enormous traction during election season - specifically during the presidential election season. Why? It’s a swing state.
— Christina Tucholski
With key players like Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley making huge moves in the 2024 primary elections, it seems like the Republican Party is ushering in a new era that embraces South Asian voters. Yet, Haley, who is still in the race, fails to connect to her Indian identity and campaign towards South Asian voters.
— Maya Mohosin
Biden has had a lot on his plate recently, from worsening political gridlock, to women’s reproductive rights being increasingly restricted as well as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis and an economy recovering from COVID-19. He had a lot of ground to cover in this historical event. Here is a list of the most memorable and notable moments from Biden’s address to the nation.
— Srishti Khemka
A year since the pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. The Capitol on January 6, 2021, America urgently needs action on the role of social media platforms in political polarization.
— Carly Kabot
A work requirement will significantly diminish the effectiveness of the Child Tax Credit by requiring recipients to endure administrative burdens.
— Takuya Amagai
Recently, former President Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner for the upcoming 2024 election, has commented on the United States’ commitment to NATO, leaving the other allied countries questioning their safety amid the War in Ukraine.
— Christina Tucholski
Speaking in the Lohrfink Auditorium at an event sponsored by Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo praised the “incredible opportunity we have as a nation to unleash the next generation of American innovation, protect our national security, and preserve our global economic competitiveness.” She was, of course, speaking of the recent, under-the-radar passage of the CHIPS and Science Act, along with new Biden administration trade rules.
— Asher Maxwell
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered what will likely be regarded as among the most notorious speeches in modern history. His very first grievance in the address was perhaps the most critical, as he parroted a line long professed by ardent Russian foreign policy apologists: preventing NATO expansion.
— Zach Fotiadis
The Atlanta shooting has highlighted America’s reckoning with racism targeted toward Asians. Nonetheless, it is critical we do not haphazardly ignore the intersectional issue of violence against women, nor irresponsibly conflate individuals of Asian descent with policies of Asian states.
— Robin Huang
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, country music is experiencing its own racial reckoning. Black country artists and Black rural voters share a lot in common: they exist in mostly white environments where they face oppression and rejection, yet their influence continues to grow.
— Junior Mwemba
You see phrases like “white silence is violence,” but the silence from the South Asian community in regards to racial justice for the Black community can be quite deafening as well. More than silence, there is active prejudice against the black community.
— Srishti Khemka
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is fighting back after his arrest on federal charges. His arrest has faced much scrutiny, with both liberal and conservative commentators viewing it as an abuse of federal power.
The size of the federal government has long been a hallmark of conservative political talking points and anger. However, federal employment actually increased under George W. Bush and during President Donald Trump’s first term, even if slightly. But Trump’s second administration has taken a different turn, shedding about 323,000 jobs from the federal government’s payroll in just one year, including many expert and vital employees. Additionally, the Trump administration has stripped many federal employees of their collective bargaining rights.
While the Olympic Games insist on political neutrality, the recently concluded Milano Cortina 2026 Games reaffirmed that their global platform makes true neutrality impossible.
In October 2025, President Donald Trump threatened to carry out strikes in Nigeria in response to alleged anti-Christian violence. In November, American-owned data center provider Equinix announced its ambitious plans to open a new facility in Lagos, backed by $22 million in funding.
As National Guard deployments quietly packed up and left in Chicago, Portland, and Los Angeles, they left an undoubtedly controversial wake behind them. Many of the residents they were there to protect—alongside Americans around the country—are wondering the same thing: was it worth it?
As New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump converged on the White House last week, onlookers braced for a collision worthy of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. Yet what happened instead was a remarkable showing of bipartisanship—one that each and every one of us can learn from.
Student free speech is under attack. In October, administrators at Indiana University pulled all news content from the student paper’s homecoming edition. It is one of many instances of censorship and self-censorship.
In a sweeping generational uprising, under-28 Africans—often described as “Gen Z”—have taken to the streets in multiple countries, signaling a rapidly emerging challenge for governing elites and the legitimacy of existing democratic institutions. The youth-led protests, particularly in Madagascar and Morocco, reveal not just frustration over public services but a deeper crisis of governance and trust.