Weekly Politics Update

Former Vice President Joe Biden continued his winning streak on Tuesday, winning all three of the primary elections in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona. From this, he garnered 381 new delegates to his name, stretching his lead over Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to around 296 at the time of writing. This was likely the last chance the Sanders campaign had at resurrecting his all-but hopeless presidenti...

The S&P500, one of the main indices used to measure the status of the stock market, currently stands at about 2400 points, up from a low of 2300 just days ago, at the time written. A month ago, it stood at 3400. The last time it fell as low as 2300 was two weeks after President Trump’s inauguration in early 2017. Trump has long touted robust stock market growth during his term as a major ...

The coronavirus outbreak has upended national politics, with the 2020 campaign largely on hold as senior lawmakers are forced to deal with the wide-ranging impacts of the epidemic. Perhaps the most notable effect that the virus has had on politics thus far are the two congressmen, Ben McAdams (D-UT) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), who have become infected with the virus. Several other lawmakers are a...

The coronavirus pandemic has shut down nearly all parts of American life. Sports, restaurants, bars, public beaches (except in Florida), just to name a few, have all been affected by the virus. However, it remains to be seen the extent to which it will impact the country’s electoral process, which is currently underway. Ohio’s recent delay of the democratic primary has served to highlight a virtu...