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Michigan congressional retirements leave Democratic seats vulnerable in swing districts

by Meaghan Downey | Feb 17, 2024 | Politics, Topics

U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee has traveled back-and-forth from his home state of Michigan to Washington, D.C., for the last 10 years, and he had planned on doing that for another term representing Central Michigan. But after considering the pros and cons, he surprised himself...
Biden’s policy toward Gaza and Israel raises concerns in swing states

Biden’s policy toward Gaza and Israel raises concerns in swing states

by Juliann Ventura | Feb 15, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Layna Martinez, an alum of Biden’s 2020 election campaign, said that she’s having an identity crisis. The 36-year-old considered herself a lifelong Democrat having worked on political campaigns for the party since before she could vote, but now, she...
Texas’ struggle with the government over border security continues one month after a migrant family died

Texas’ struggle with the government over border security continues one month after a migrant family died

by Anastasia Mason | Feb 14, 2024 | Immigration, Politics

WASHINGTON – Tensions between the Biden administration and Gov. Greg Abbott continued to heighten after a mother and two children drowned in the Rio Grande last month as they tried to cross the border from Mexico into the U.S. The drownings occurred near Eagle Pass’...
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators interrupt Biden campaign speech

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators interrupt Biden campaign speech

by Anastasia Mason and Juliann Ventura | Feb 14, 2024 | Politics

MANASSAS, Va. – At their first joint campaign event in the 2024 presidential race, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris rallied voters around abortion access and reproductive rights at a northern Virginia university campus, but several Pro-Palestinian...
Nikki Haley supporters haven’t slowed down, despite polling numbers

Nikki Haley supporters haven’t slowed down, despite polling numbers

by Meaghan Downey | Feb 13, 2024 | Politics

NEWBERRY, S.C. – Nikki Haley supporters gathered outside the historic Newberry Opera House on Saturday morning clad in pink feather boas and beaded necklaces and holding “Pick Nikki” signs. There, she made the first of four stops this weekend in her...
Biden likely would not be able to fulfill promises on abortion policy

Biden likely would not be able to fulfill promises on abortion policy

by Nicole Norman | Feb 12, 2024 | Politics

Hoping to capitalize on the hottest issue for Democrats running for office in the past two years, President Joe Biden has made abortion a major plank of his re-election campaign. However, legal experts question what can be accomplished in such a polarized government....
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