Schakowsky’s retirement set off a rush to replace her, and a whopping 15 candidates are running in the primary on March 17. One of them is Bushra Amiwala (she/her), who in 2019 became the first elected official in the United States from Gen Z when she was elected to the Board of Education in hometown of Skokie, Illinois. Bushra supports the organizations A Just Harvest, RefugeeOne, and The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. She is centering her campaign around the affordability crisis, Medicare for All, and the Green New Deal.
Read MorePresident Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” passed Congress, becoming one of the more notable pieces of legislation associated with his administration. While the name itself was informal and primarily rhetorical, the bill incorporated several of Trump’s core policy objectives. Framed as a sweeping legislative package encompassing immigration reform, tax policy, deregulation, and infrastructure investment, the bill reflects the ideological priorities of the Trump movement, and it carries significant implications for the nation’s future. Let’s break down what is included in such a bill, and what its passage means for the country:
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