Learn Politics and History

House

The Fluidity of the MAGA Coalition, and if it will last

Much has been said about President Trump’s actions in relation to the Iran War. While Democrats have obviously condemned the war, the more interesting reactions are the ones of Trump’s republican supporters. While the majority of prominent conservative politicians and officials, like Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Speaker of the House […]

The Fluidity of the MAGA Coalition, and if it will last Read More »

How the 2025 Election Results have emboldened Democrats in next year’s midterms

The democrats had a great night this election day. While the biggest of the night from the media was Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York Mayoral Race, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo in a campaign largely defined by affordability, it wasn’t actually the biggest story of the night. For example, Democrats won

How the 2025 Election Results have emboldened Democrats in next year’s midterms Read More »

Gerrymandering, Explained

A few months ago, Texas made waves after its Republican government revealed that they were planning to redistrict the state’s congressional seats. The reason: to make Texas districts more conservative, by either packing many liberal areas into one district, or cracking a heavily liberal area among multiple districts. In this, the GOP legislature’s goal is

Gerrymandering, Explained Read More »

What the 2023 Elections say about 2024

Joe Biden is not popular. One year before the 2024 election, the 80-year-old commander in chief has a meager 39 percent approval rating, the worst since Jimmy Carter, who went on to lose reelection by a landslide. Adding to Biden’s apparent unpopularity, a recent NYT-Sienna poll shows Trump leading Biden in 5 swing states. However,

What the 2023 Elections say about 2024 Read More »

How Congress Averted a Government Shutdown, and what’s next to come

This week, a lot has happened in Washington. New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez has been indicted on bribery charges, longtime California senator Dianne Fienstien died, and most importantly, Congress was able to avert a government shutdown. But how? Earlier this morning, a shutdown seemed all but certain. Let’s get into it. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

How Congress Averted a Government Shutdown, and what’s next to come Read More »

The official 2020 US census came out – and it has big implications.

Today, the new 2020 census results came out, and it means a lot for a wide range of things – not the least of it being electoral and congressional representation. The results show that people from the Midwest and Northeast are moving to the south. The states of Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and

The official 2020 US census came out – and it has big implications. Read More »