Despite having only been in office for a few days, Biden has already taken great pains to differentiate his administration from his predecessor’s. The new President signed 17 executive orders throughout his first day in […]
Donald Trump: A Threat to American Democracy
Biden’s lead in the polls has left Democrats highly hopeful of the future, yet victory may be further away than they think. Amidst President Trump’s attempts to discredit mail-in voting and refusal to commit to […]
‘Bernie Blindness’: Criticism as Iowa Caucus Fails to Deliver Promised Clarity
The Democrat candidate race has sparked wide-spread criticism of the media’s treatment of Bernie Sanders. In a Reddit thread titled ‘Covering the Bernie Blackout’, members of the public criticise leading media outlets around the world […]
Donald Trump is Under an Impeachment Investigation… So What?
I’m really quite tired of the stream of hysterical Guardian articles asking whether this time he will actually be removed’ …were the words of my housemate as we entered another turbulent week in US politics. […]
Donald Trump Just Dismissed The Notion Of Democracy In One Simple Action
Last month, the President of the United States admitted defeat (for now) and signed a government funding bill, preventing yet another shutdown, with just $1.375bn of the $7bn he wanted for the border wall between […]
Are They “Likeable” Enough To Be Madam President?
If you have been following any events in America over the last couple of years you have probably heard the phrase ‘watershed moment’ more than once or twice. It was a watershed moment when the […]
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Donald?
The United States government today entered its twenty-seventh day of a partial shutdown in what is now the second-longest shutdown its history. 800,000 government employees have gone without pay, with some such as airport security […]
The Democrats Gearing To Take Trump On
November 3rd, 2020 seems like a lifetime away but several prominent Democrats are already eyeing up the next U.S. election and getting themselves ready to run against Republican President Trump. One big-name Democrat has already […]
As Things Finally Start to Look Up for the Democrats, a Constitutional Showdown Looms
The midterm elections have come and gone, and what was once a political side-show marked by comically low voter turnout has been recast as a battle for America’s future, and, crucially, a referendum on the […]
Can Trump And The Democrats Work Together?
Now the midterms are over and the Democrats have regained control of one chamber in Congress, it seems more unlikely than ever that Republican and Democratic divides can be overcome. Just one day after the […]
The US Midterms: What Is The State Of Play With One Week To Go Until Election Day?
The U.S. midterm elections are a vital, but often overlooked, part of the U.S. democratic process Every two years, one-third of the Senate – the upper chamber of the law-making branch of the government, and […]
US Government Shutdown: The End Or Just The Beginning?
Senate Democrats in the capitol hill agreed to reopen the government on Monday after it was in a state of shutdown for three days, by voting for a temporary funding bill along with the Republicans. […]