Tag: Politics

Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz, a professor of Politics and Latin American Studies at Bates College, has received the highest award that can be given at the institution, the Kroepsch Award. Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz’s Family was from Mexico, and she was born in Monterrey but migrated to the United States at a very young age. She graduated from the […]

In a recent statement by the current President of the United States, Donald Trump, it appears that he has suggested the United States may resume testing nuclear weapons after three decades of no nuclear detonations. He said that it would be at an equal level to that of Russia and China. In a post on […]

Recently, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the single largest union for federal workers, has come out and called for an end to the government shutdown. They have come out and protested the hold on the government and have called for those in power to pass a “clean” bill to provide funding and reopen […]

In a recent trip to Japan, President Donald Trump visited the newly elected prime minister of the nation, Sanae Takaichi. Trump came to Japan to speak with several people, including US troops who were stationed on an aircraft carrier. Sanae Takaichi, the new Prime Minister of Japan, a close aide of former Prime Minister Shinzo […]

The American Federation of Government Employees’ (AFGE) president, Everett Kelley, has recently put out a statement calling for Congress to end the shutdown with a “clean” resolution bill. Everett Kelley wrote in a statement, “Both political parties have made their point, and still there is no clear end in sight,” Everett He continues, “It’s time […]

In a recent meeting between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and former Governor Andrew Cuomo, Adams came out and showed his support for Cuomo to win the race to replace him as mayor. This endorsement came just two days before the early votes can be cast. In a statement from Adams, he said, “Andrew […]

In the past few days, President Donald Trump has made moves to begin renovations of the East Wing of the White House. The current President has made his intentions clear to demolish parts of the East Wing to create a new ballroom for the White House. This act has caused significant controversy among Democrats and […]

In a recent election in Japan, Sanae Takaichi was elected the 104th prime minister of Japan. This is a historic event as Sanae Takaichi is the first female prime minister in the history of Japan. She was elected this last Tuesday, October 21st, after winning the votes of both the upper and lower houses. Sanae […]

Recently, citizens have begun organizing and protesting the current government shutdown and the impact it has had on the citizens and the healthcare industry. A group of lobbyists, with both Republican and Democratic members, has begun lobbying the government to continue to fund medical research amidst the shutdown and to continue funding after the shutdown. […]

This last weekend, protests started across the nation to protest the current president, Donald Trump. This round of protests comes as a second wave of initial protests that were conducted back in June. The No King’s protests were organized by No King’s, a network of organization who are in direct opposition of President Trump’s agendas […]

Yesterday, on Thursday, October 16th, the first general election mayoral debate for New York City was held. The debate was between three candidates: Zohran Mamdani, the democratic nominee; Andrew Cuomo, the independent candidate; and Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee. Zohran Mamdani is a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America. In […]

Recently, a new press policy was introduced within the Pentagon by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. This new policy would require reporters to swear a pledge not to spread unauthorized information, even if the information is not classified, or risk losing their access. In response to this new policy, almost all reporters have walked out of […]