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Mid-decade Redistricting Battle Unfolds Ahead of 2026 Elections
The Texas state legislature has moved forward with a plan to redraw districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, hoping to pick up more seats in the House of Representatives and secure the Republican majority there. This plan was pushed for by Trump, the success of whose legislative agenda will be affected by the outcome of the 2026 election. In addition to the current Republican majority in the House being quite slim, midterm elections historically favor the minority party
Leana Sung
Aug 284 min read


Ahmed Al-Sharaa of Syria
After twenty four years of power, Bashir Al-Assad was removed from power in 2024. Demonstrations against Al-Assad in 2011 would lead to the death of over two hundred thousand civilians. After thirteen years of conflict, Al-Assad was finally overthrown by ex-Al-Queda member Ahmed Al-Sharaa. This has raised the question to whether he is a valuable, or vulnerable asset to western powers such as the United States.
Hassan Azam
Aug 283 min read


New State Laws Banning Cell Phones in School
School leaders have been debating the role of handheld electronics in classrooms since before smartphones even existed. In the 80s, pagers were the most desired communication of the century among teenagers. By the 2000s, smartphones became the new desired object.
Garavi Trivedi
Aug 122 min read


Weekly News Blast | July 28 - August 4
President Trump and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick established on Sunday that if countries do not initiate a deal with the U.
Sharbin Sajadpour
Aug 42 min read


DeSantis’ Dispute with Disney
On April 26, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ selected board voted to nullify two agreements that gave Disney vast control over the c...
Danielle Uehara
Jun 27, 20234 min read


The North Carolina Blackouts
Shadowed by a national cold front, tens of thousands of North Carolinians were also left without electricity. As the potential for domest...
Dhruti Pattabhi
Jan 29, 20232 min read


Caitlyn Jenner's Run for Governor
Caitlyn Jenner has declared that she will be running for governor of California, beginning a campaign to recall and replace current...
Hayleigh Evans
Jun 22, 20215 min read


The Decades-Long Debate over the Equal Rights Amendment
Nearly a century after its initial proposal, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has returned to the forefront of politics. Although the...
Ashley Kim
Feb 11, 20203 min read
Virginia Governor's Late Term Abortion Controversy
📷 Pro-life and Pro-choice supporters have been lobbying for their beliefs ever since the Supreme Court ruling in 1973, Roe v. Wade,...
Krischan Jung
Feb 21, 20193 min read
Reproductive Healthcare Act in the State of New York
📷 In 1973, the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade set a precedent that it was unconstitutional to restrict or criminalize abortions. Three...
Daibik Chakraborty
Feb 7, 20192 min read
California Water Tax
The California water crisis has been a huge issue for families concerned over the amount and safety of the drinking water they are...
Krischan Jung
Feb 3, 20192 min read
LAUSD Teacher Strike
📷 Los Angeles Unified School District is the largest school district in all of California, and the second largest in the entire United...
Lindsey Kim
Jan 29, 20194 min read
The California Supreme Court and the Second Amendment
📷 Any American resident would know the headlines of at least a few of the following events: Las Vegas. Parkland. Sandy Hook, Columbine....
Lindsey Kim
Jan 9, 20195 min read
The Right to Vote for Florida Felons
In the eyes of many Americans, the right to vote has been and remains to be the most treasured American civil liberty. The right to vote...
Niccolo E. Sohn
Dec 4, 20183 min read
Legal Drug Injection Sites
Four decades ago, President Nixon declared the War on Drugs to combat drug use and narcotic trade. The United States has taken measures...
Krischan Jung
Nov 29, 20182 min read
New California Measure to Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Hold Public Office
(Edited by Daibik Chakraborty) On April 30, 2018, California Senate Bill 174 (SB174) was introduced by Senator Ricardo Lara. The bill, co...
Krischan Jung
Aug 17, 20181 min read
The Cal 3 Initiative
📷 In April of 2018, venture capitalist Tim Draper declared that he had collected over 600,000 signatures for the Cal 3 initiative, a...
Daibik Chakraborty
Jul 3, 20182 min read
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and its Effects
At the moment, 89 independent countries, including most of Europe, have adopted comprehensive information policy laws. Excluded from this...
Krischan Jung
Jul 2, 20182 min read
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