Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands! When the democrats weren’t responding to the tours Charlie Kirk were taking to college campuses the National Ground Game Team stepped in. Traveling to college campuses across the country, the Unfuck America Tour is inspiring young voters, shifting perspectives, and directly fighting the propaganda conservative organizations like Turning Point USA are spreading. To learn more about the Unfuck America Tour, read on.
Read MorePresident Donald Trump built a large part of his campaign on the promise to not get the U.S. involved in a war. During the late afternoon on Feb. 27, he gave the orders to move forward with an operation titled “Epic Fury.” Throughout the early morning hours of the 28th, the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran. Since then, it has been reported that over 1,000 people, including more than 150 schoolchildren, have lost their lives.
Read MoreOn Jan. 30, over 3 million pages of files related to the investigation into the Epstein case were released by the Department of Justice. These files included over 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. Trump is named over 1,800 times alongside mention of other powerful figures including Elon Musk and Bill Clinton.
Read MoreSince the beginning of his first term, President Trump has had his eyes set on Greenland, though he has been unsuccessful in any attempt to acquire the territory. Now a year into his second term and he has doubled down on such aspirations, only this time he has upped the aggression behind his threats.
Read MoreOver the last 17 years Iranians have taken to the streets to protest their theocratic regime, but recently demonstrations have seen rapid growth. Alongside that increase, thousands of protestors have been severely injured and killed as a result of riot police force’s tear gas and live ammunition.
Read MoreFor months the Trump administration has been running a pressure campaign on Venezuela and its autocratic leader, Nicolás Maduro. This campaign was an effort meant to push Maduro from power as the Trump administration has accused him and his government of being involved in drug-trafficking and terrorism. More specifically, Trump blames Maduro for sending the fentanyl that has contributed to the American opioid crisis and for the rise of Venezuelan immigrants in the United States.
Read MoreTensions between Ukraine and Russia have been extremely high for years and although recent progress of peace negotiations have opened up the possibility of a better future for the two, we have yet to see a decrease in targeted attacks.
Read MoreAs the first year of Trump’s second term in office nears its end, we have watched as our own lives and the lives of those around us are turned upside down. Now, new changes enacted by the U.S. Department of Education are bringing even more life altering news.
The definition of “professional degree” program has been updated to exclude several important professions. This is just one of the many shifts that has come alongside the implementation of Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
Read MoreThe Epstein files have been on the back burner for the past few weeks, not completely forgotten about, but sat aside to simmer in the background as we shifted our focus to deal with the latest political issue, the recent government shutdown. On November 12, the House Oversight Committee released over 20,000 pages of Epstein emails, effectively bringing Trump's involvement with Epstein right back to the forefront of everyone's mind.
Read MoreJust days after the Trump administration approved a multibillion-dollar financial lifeline for Argentina as it faces a major economic crisis, Trump hosted Argentine President Javier Milei at the White House, on October 14.
Read MoreKrishanti Vignarajah (she/her) has had quite the successful career. After immigrating to the United States from Sri Lanka at the age of nine months, Krish grew up in Maryland and attended Yale University. Krish returned back to Maryland and became involved in local politics, and interest that started in her youth. Krish worked her way up to the Obama White House, where she was First Lady Michelle Obama’s Policy Director. After leaving the White House, Krish became the CEO of Global Refuge, a nonprofit organization that has helped over 800,000 immigrants get settled and begin their lives in America. Read on to learn more about the amazing work that Krish Vignarajah has done!
Read MoreAfter Democrat and Republican Senators were unable to agree on health policy, the federal government was driven to a shutdown on Oct. 1. The issue at hand relates to the cost of premiums for healthcare plans individuals purchase through the Affordable Care Act. The enhanced tax credits for these premiums are set to expire at the end of the year and have been a major factor at play in keeping ACA plans affordable for the millions of people who rely on them.
Democrats voted against Republican’s proposed short-term funding bill for a few different reasons, one of the main ones being because it did not include an extension for these enhanced tax credits. This issue will impact the more than 24 million Americans who don’t get health insurance through jobs and public programs like Medicare or Medicaid, but instead buy it through the ACA.
Read MoreKnown anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appointed lead of the Department of Health and Human Services by President Donald Trump. With a long history of publicly making false medical claims, including linking the cause of autism to vaccines, Kennedy now holds the power to impose his medical beliefs on the whole of America through the United States’ top health agency with his “Make America Healthy Again” campaign.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, August 27th, the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minneapolis marked the United States’ most recent school shooting. With over 57 school shootings having taken place just this year, America’s ongoing challenge with mass amounts of yearly school shootings cannot be ignored.
The biggest debate happens amongst the ways in which we can work towards solving this devastating issue. One popular side says we should be arming teachers and staff while the other calls for tighter firearm regulations. Both solutions would mean changing government policies.
Read MoreToday we are profiling Aurin Chowdhury (she/they), a Gen Z daughter of working-class Bengali immigrants who was elected councilwoman for Ward 12 on the Minneapolis City Council who is running for re-election on the Democratic-Farmer-Labor ticket. This former community organizer’s platform includes addressing homelessness humanely and with dignity, shaping public safety with community, standing strong on police accountability, and building a just and equitable climate resilient city.
Read MoreIt is now three months away from the 2025 elections and more candidates are running for November races! Today we are profiling Nicole Zelen (she/her), a millennial who is passionate about transparent governance, community collaboration, sustainability, environmental preservation, and evidence-based policymaking. Nicole and her husband both ride vintage Honda motorcycles (photo below) and have two cats.
Read MoreBlue states contribute a great deal to the U.S. government and economy. As of 2024, about 47 percent of the U.S.’ GDP is composed of contributions from blue states, with the total GDP being around 23.54 trillion and blue states contributing around 11.116 trillion of that total, California, New York, and Illinois being the top three contributing blue states.
While red states do make up more of the U.S.’ GDP, at about 50.5 percent/11.89 trillion with their top contributors being Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania, it is important to note that there are 31 red states and only 19 blue states (red & blue states as defined by recent presidential election voting results). Even though there is a large number of red states compared to that of the blue states numbers, the blue states’ impact is almost on par with the red states' impact. This shows just how important and strong the blue states are to the U.S.’ economy.
Read MoreHouse Republicans have just recently proposed a new healthcare bill that is supposedly the cost-saving centerpiece for Trump's “big, beautiful bill”. In reality, this legislation is anything but beautiful.
The expansion of Medicaid was one of the most impactful effects of the Affordable Care Act, helping eliminate cost barriers to care and allowing more individuals access to healthcare coverage. With this new healthcare bill being introduced, important parts of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid will be affected and likely leave millions of Americans without access to healthcare coverage.
Read MoreWith the recent election results putting Trump into office once again, the fear of his second term bringing even worse consequences this time around is widely shared. Many Americans have been heavily considering leaving the country to try and counteract the effect his presidency will have on them.
Though, with every big decision comes its positives and negatives. Here are a few pros and cons to leaving America that you should consider before making your decision.
Read MoreWith the annual birth rate in the US near a record low, the Trump administration is looking for a new way to encourage women to have children. The current solution in discussion within the administration is a money incentive. They believe offering women a $5,000 ‘baby bonus’ after delivering will influence more women to give birth.
While offering women this small sum of money to have a child might seem like a generous idea, it cannot solve such a complex decision.
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