Matthew Inui
- May 28
Supreme Court Lands Blow to EPA’s Jurisdiction Over Wetlands
The ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate water pollution has been severely limited by the Supreme Court ...
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Matthew Inui
- May 28
- 3 min
Supreme Court Lands Blow to EPA’s Jurisdiction Over Wetlands
The ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate water pollution has been severely limited by the Supreme Court ...
Lolita Chowdhury
- Apr 26
- 3 min
Tik Tok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s Appearance Before House Panel
The CEO of TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23 to address concerns surrounding the ...
Danielle Uehara
- Apr 15
- 4 min
Devastating Storms Strike Mississippi and the South
On March 24, an unusually powerful tornado struck western Mississippi, killing 26 people and shocking meteorologists. That weekend, sever...
Breanna Crossman
- Mar 25
- 4 min
Who’s Running in the 2024 Presidential Election So Far?
The 2024 Presidential election season is approaching fast, with new faces joining the contentious race for the Oval Office. Here is an ov...
Matthew Inui
- Mar 7
- 4 min
Spy Balloons Spell Uncertainty for Already Fraying U.S.-China Relations
On January 28, a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was detected in U.S. airspace near the Canadian border. After transiting over Can...
Breanna Crossman
- Feb 16
- 5 min
The Contentious 2022 Midterms - Who Won, and What’s Next for the Nation
The midterm elections of 2022 shaped the 118th Congress of the United States and were one of the most influential elections of the past d...
Matthew Inui
- Jan 30
- 4 min
McCarthy Wins The Speaker Election, But At What Cost?
On January 6, exactly two years after protestors stormed Capitol Hill and breached the halls of Congress, Republican Representative Kevin...
Magdeline Gomes
- Jan 29
- 2 min
World's Largest Volcano Erupts in Hawaii
Mauna Loa is among one of four volcanoes that make up the Big Island of Hawaii, which is the southernmost island in the Hawaiian archipel...
Husnain Malik
- Jan 28
- 3 min
Trump Calls For Termination of U.S. Constitution After Release of Matt Taibi’s ‘The Twitter Files’
On December 3, former U.S. president Donald Trump took to his proprietary social media platform ‘Truth Social’ and called for the termina...
Magdeline Gomes
- Dec 30, 2022
- 3 min
Student Loan Relief Update
President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan has been blocked from proceeding by the U.S. Court of Appeals. The plan is one that c...
Lolita Chowdhury
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
Trump's Tax Fraud Trial Starting - What it Could Mean for the Trump Business Going Forward
Former U.S. president and businessman Donald Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, is currently on trial for possible criminal tax fra...
Magdeline Gomes
- Oct 24, 2022
- 3 min
COVID-19 Update: Biden Declares that the Pandemic is Over
Biden’s recent appearance on the CBS show “60 Minutes” has sparked an uproar regarding his announcement regarding the state of the COVID-...
Danielle Uehara
- Oct 12, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act
On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. A less ambitious version of Build Back Better, the la...
Breanna Crossman
- Oct 12, 2022
- 3 min
Biden’s Plan for Student Loan Debt Forgiveness
President Biden made an announcement to forgive student loan debt for Americans in late August, fulfilling a long-awaited campaign promis...
Mahsa Forghani
- Oct 12, 2022
- 5 min
The Truth About Truth Social
The removal of Donald Trump from Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and many more social media platforms on January 8, 2021, quickly rose to be ...
Matthew Inui
- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
Affidavit for FBI Mar-a-Lago Raid Released
On August 8, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents executed a search warrant at former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort ...
Emily Zavala
- Sep 17, 2022
- 3 min
The Long-Awaited Passing of the PACT Act
The Senate finally passed the PACT Act after much debate and controversy in the previous weeks leading up to the Senate revote on August ...
Breanna Crossman
- Sep 7, 2022
- 10 min
Culture Wars, Book-Banning, and Identity Politics: Symptoms of a Crumbling Democracy?
America today is one of the most divided nations in the world, according to Pew Research Center. Among 17 countries in Europe, Asia, and ...
Matthew Inui
- Aug 6, 2022
- 4 min
Democrats Announce Economic Deal Investing in Energy and Health Care
On July 18, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that he and moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin had compromised on a new...
Emily Zavala
- Aug 5, 2022
- 3 min
The Gun Control Controversy Comes to Light
Gun control has long been a controversial issue in the United States. With heated arguments over protecting the country’s...
Matthew Inui
- Jul 10, 2022
- 4 min
Surprise Testimony from Staffer Provides Insight into Trump’s Response to January 6
Created “to investigate and report upon the facts and causes relating to the January 6, 2021, domestic terrorist attack...
Emily Zavala
- Jun 30, 2022
- 3 min
The Biden Administration’s Fight at the U.S.–Mexico Border
Since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020, we have seen a steady rise in cases. Not only has the pandemic affected...
Matthew Inui
- Jun 26, 2022
- 4 min
Leaked Audio Spells Uncertainty for McCarthy’s Political Future
On April 21, New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns published their book This Will Not Pass. In exploring...
Breanna Crossman
- Jun 17, 2022
- 5 min
School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas Prompts Reevaluation of Gun Laws
Since Salvador Ramos fatally shot 19 students and 2 teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, officials have...
Danielle Uehara
- Apr 27, 2022
- 4 min
The End of Title 42: Opening Doors to Immigrants
After much conflict and debate in court, President Biden announced on April 1 that Title 42 ― a policy that has both quickened and...
Danielle Uehara
- Mar 9, 2022
- 4 min
Understanding the January 6 Investigation
The nation watched as a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Now, a year later, the investigation continues...
Breanna Crossman
- Feb 18, 2022
- 4 min
Democrats Fail to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Historic voting and election reforms have been introduced in the Senate after the disputed results of the 2020 election...
Dhruti Pattabhi
- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min
The Oxford Shooting: A Drastic Change in Normalcy
Between 2020 and 2021, Oxford High School in Oakland County, Michigan housed around 1,603. But in the span of three days...
Hayleigh Evans
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
A Grand Jury for Trump in Georgia: Meddling in 2020 Presidential Election
Donald Trump, runner up of the 2020 presidential election, faces criminal charges on multiple levels from Georgia’s district attorney...
Hayleigh Evans
- Oct 29, 2021
- 4 min
The Supreme Court Reconsiders Abortion Laws
In Texas and Mississippi, the Roe v. Wade court case from 1973 has fallen under reconsideration. Roe v. Wade has stood strong for nearly...
Audrey Kim
- Sep 18, 2021
- 5 min
An Overview of the Justices of the Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. With its power of judicial review, which allows the Court to...
Hayleigh Evans
- Sep 16, 2021
- 5 min
Paving the Way for the Future: The New Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
President Biden has implemented a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill which, according to a statement from the White House, aims to...
Mahsa Forghani
- Sep 5, 2021
- 4 min
The Resignation of Governor Cuomo and What it Means for New York
On February 24, 2021, Lindsey Boylan, a former aide to Andrew Cuomo, published an article on her personal website detailing...
Mahsa Forghani
- Aug 8, 2021
- 3 min
Updates on Biden's Economic Policy
In the aftermath of economic recession, the White House must work efficiently to achieve recovery ― the aim of much of President Biden’...
Dhruti Pattabhi
- Jul 26, 2021
- 3 min
Voting Rights: From Legislation to State Laws and the Partisan Divide
Having stirred up different opinions and controversies over the ages, the issue of voting rights remains a disputable and sensitive...
Ashley Kim
- Jul 6, 2021
- 5 min
Debating the Narrative of History
Politics is very much a discussion about the future. But politics is also framed by the past. The question of what kind of a nation...
Hayleigh Evans
- Mar 25, 2021
- 6 min
Reflecting on Domestic Terrorism in America
After violent incidents in recent years, domestic terrorism has emerged as a major concern throughout the U.S. Even more than before...
Audrey Kim
- Mar 20, 2021
- 6 min
The Biden Administration: COVID and the Economy Updates
It is difficult not to acknowledge the similarities between the first 100 days in office of recently inaugurated President Joe Biden and...
Ariel Donato
- Mar 8, 2021
- 5 min
Fake News: A Dangerous 21st Century Oxymoron
During most of the 20th century, Americans could generally trust news reports to relay factual material without partiality. Standards...
Audrey Kim
- Feb 13, 2021
- 6 min
How Fragile Is Democracy?
Based on America’s prosperity and wealth, many assumed this experiment in democracy succeeded. But in recent years...
Michaela Dumlao
- Jan 28, 2021
- 4 min
A Busy Road Ahead: President Biden’s Plan for His First 100 Days in Office
A deadly pandemic, an economic crisis, and an extremely divided America ― regardless of political affiliation, it is undeniable that...
Audrey Kim
- Jan 13, 2021
- 4 min
Impeachment: Capitol Riot Aftermath
Many officials, Democrat and Republican alike, have expressed their disappointment and frustration in President Trump’s instigation of...
Ashley Kim
- Jan 9, 2021
- 7 min
Trump Supporters Storm the Capitol: Implications and Fallout
On Wednesday, January 6, a crowd of pro-Trump supporters descended on the Capitol building and broke into the Senate and House chambers...
Audrey Kim
- Jan 2, 2021
- 4 min
An Overview of Biden's Cabinet Elects
The Cabinet of the United States is part of the executive branch of the federal government of the U.S. Cabinet members include...
Jana Abulaban
- Dec 10, 2020
- 7 min
A Comprehensive Overview of Key Congress Members
An overview of the significant members of Congress: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senator Mitch McConnell, and Rep. Betty McCollum...
Audrey Kim
- Nov 16, 2020
- 5 min
A Breakdown of Political Polarization
Political polarization has maintained an overwhelming influence on the realm of politics for a number of years...
Alexssa Takeda
- Nov 8, 2020
- 5 min
The Rivalry Between Fauci and Trump
Dr. Anthony Fauci is a physician and immunologist who has advised six presidents. But now, he is also known as President Trump's rival...
Abigail Newhart
- Oct 20, 2020
- 4 min
Who is Amy Coney Barrett?
Amy Coney Barrett was nominated by President Trump to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court. The Senate proceeded in her hearings.
Alexssa Takeda
- Oct 16, 2020
- 6 min
Black Lives Matter: A Local Movement with a Global Impact
The Black Lives Matter movement has risen to an international scale and has the potential to change the results of the 2020 election.
Ariel Donato
- Oct 15, 2020
- 6 min
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Making of a "Notorious" Supreme Court Justice
Few jurists are as known to the masses, or have affected as many American lives as Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In this, she stands alone.
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