This column is now being written by Mia George and Daniel de Beer. We are excited to take over and hope that we can continue to inform our readers of politics and current events.
Colombians protest...
The Master of the Senate
In divided government, compromise yields progress. Though the recent passage of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package on party lines may have blurred that fact, its reality will...
Haitian instability warrants U.S. concern
Haiti, a country within a region this column has yet to cover, has fallen into chaos in recent days.
President Jovenel Moise, according to the opposition,...
Biden eyes bipartisan compromise
In a moment of intense polarization, rare discussion between two political caucuses is refreshing, especially in Washington. But we forget that discussion is simply...
Biden starts with a bang
Van Jones said it best. On CNN, former President Obama’s senior advisor, gave a refreshing take on the new administration's adherence to normality: “It's mesmerizing just...
Capitol calamity yields Trump’s second impeachment
Insurrection, impeachment and inauguration. In U.S. history, these three events are seldom found in the same year, nevermind the same month. Yet,...
Brexit clock ticks toward midnight
The U.K. and the E.U. are stuck in a stalemate, negotiating terms of exactly how the two should sever ties. Talks in Brussels, debates in Parliament, a media whirlwind....
As Biden transitions to power, Senate runoffs loom
The 2020 U.S. election puzzle will need to wait until 2021 to be completed. We know exactly who will be taking the seat in the White House and in those...
The end of the Trump-Fox romance
Trump’s exit from the White House, filled with kicking and screaming, could be preceded by a similarly messy breakup with Fox News. After four years of an oddly impassioned...
A troubling Trump response
Delivering a speech in the West Wing of the White House Nov. 4, as supporters wildly clapped him on and his children smiled phonily, U.S. President Trump declared himself...
To preface this Politics Update, we simply did not expect to be writing this column with incomplete election results. Thus, instead of reflecting on the winners of the 2020 election as we presumed we would...
Biden and Trump spar one last time
After the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, many were left wondering if it would be the last showing between...
