College sports have had a rise in congressional attention in recent years, unsurprisingly yet warranted due to how badly the industry has treated college athletes. That said, with all the focus on the college sports industry, lawmakers and the general population alike are overlooking the silent crisis within the youth sports industry. Youth sports are […]
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Trump Expected to Sign Executive Order Dismantling the Department of Education
Today, Thursday March 20, President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order shutting down the Department of Education (D.O.E.) and returning all education-related decisions to the hands of the state. To begin this process, Education Secretary Linda McMahon slashed the D.O.E.’s workforce in half in compliance with the president’s directive. In response, 21 […]
Trump Awards Teen Secret Service Title After Beating Cancer
DJ Daniels was seemingly given a bad hand in life when he was diagnosed with brain cancer back in 2018. He was given only five months left to live, but he pressed on to beat cancer and live far beyond what doctors expected. His dream has always been to be a police officer, and his […]
Is Gen Z More or Less Politically Involved?
We as a nation constantly hear about Generation Z being the future of politics. But how politically active are they really? Popular media typically defines Gen Z as those whose birth years fall between 1997 and 2012. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gen Z makes up one-quarter of the U.S. population. Let’s look at […]
What Does Mitch McConnell’s Retirement Mean for the Republican Party?
On Thursday, February 20, Mitch McConnell announced that his current and seventh term as Senator of Kentucky would be his last. The 83-year-old will not be seeking reelection. The announcement, made on McConnell’s birthday in front of the Senate, comes amid growing concerns from his party and calls from those on the far right for […]
Trump Fires 18 Watch Dogs Overnight
Less than a week into his second Presidency, Donald Trump was accused of breaking the law by California Senator Adam Schiff after he fired 18 inspectors general late in the night on Friday, January 24, 2025. Schiff railed against the President in an interview with Meet the Press on Sunday following an admission from Republican […]
What is Gerrymandering, and How Does it Affect US politics?
Gerrymandering is a process of manipulating an electoral district’s boundaries to the advantage of a party or person. The act has often been criticized as unfair, dishonest, and an attempt to reg voter outcomes, yet both Democrats and Republicans utilize it in the US today. Gerrymandering comes into play usually once in a decade when […]
