The Race to 2024

2024 Presidential Election Former Vice President Mike Pence has dropped out of the presidential election race. In the 2016 and 2020, he was Donald Trump's running mate. After the 2020 election, Mike Pence decided to part ways with Donald Trump. What the News Is Saying  Politico posted an article titled " It ended in Sin City. But Mike Pence’s campaign was DOA for months " that discusses how Mike Pence's campaign failed. They state it is because of "Trumpism". This article discusses how Mike Pence became a politician and how long he was one. They believe that the moment Mike Pence aligned himself with Trump, it caused his downfall. According to Allsides , Politico has a left leaning bias.  Reuters posted an article discussing how Mike Pence announced he was dropping out of the race. It also discusses other people's reactions. For example, Donald Trump said Mike Pence should endorse him. Mike Pence's campaign financial status was disclosed. Reuters h...

  The Fiasco If you have been keeping up with politics recently, then you have heard about representative Kevin McCarthy being removed as speaker of the house. This is the first time in United States history that a speaker of the house has been voted out according to Forbes . Forbes has no bias towards any political party according to AllSides . Eight republicans and all of the democrats voted to remove him. This leaves the house without a speaker. Many republicans decided to vote for representative Jim Jordan as the new speaker of the house. After three voting rounds, Jim Jordan has not received enough votes to become the speaker of the house according to Forbes . A lot of people would say that this is one giant mess. Let's look and see what the news is saying. The Media In an article discussing this topic by the Guardian , it uses the words "dysfunction", "screaming matches", and "death threats". This article tends to criticizes the republican party....

  Avoiding a shutdown According to  Brookings , on October 1st congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown with minutes to spare. To do this, congress passed a stopgap spending bill. This funds all federal agency by how much it was funded last year. However, this only last for 45 days.  What happens during a shutdown During a shutdown, many federal employees do not report to work. Essential employees like air traffic controllers will still report to work according to Brookings .  Brookings notes that government shutdown has a very low affect on the economy. They state that during the five week partial government shutdown in 2018 and 2019 11 billion dollars were lost for the GDP. This was mostly federal workers pay and delayed government spending.  What the people think According to a  Axios poll 65% of democratic voters and 45% of republican voters believe that a government shutdown will affect them. 68% of respondents stated that a government shutdown...

    Dianne Feinstein  According to  AP News , democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein passed away at the age of 90. At the time of her death, Feinstein was the oldest sitting Senator. Senator Feinstein's biography states that she was elected in 1992. She holds the record for the longest time a women has spent in the Senate. She led several bipartisan groups. One of these group passed legislation to increase fuel efficiency in vehicles. Senator Feinstein also held a roll in the passing of the 1994 federal Assault Weapons Ban. This law expired in 2004. Some of her political stances include: LGBTQ+ rights, commonsense gun laws, and reducing climate change.  News Before her death, some news outlets stated that she should step down. According to a  Fox News article that interviewed a former senator, Senator Feinstein was hurting her legacy. Fox News reported that Feinstein's daughter had power of attorney over her. This led Fox News to believe she was not compete...

  Scandal  Stepping away from the presidential election, we must discuss democrat Senator Robert Menendez's recent scandal. According to United States Attorney's Office , Senator Menendez accepted money, gold bars, and a luxury car from three New Jersey businessmen in exchange for using his political power protect the businessman's businesses. The United States Attorney's Office also alleges that Senator Menendez used these bribes to benefit Egypt's government.  Senator Menendez is up for reelection 2024. He has made it very clear that he will not be resigning and will continue to run for reelection. He claims that he did not accept anything from the businessmen. He states that he takes his money out of the bank and keeps it in his home because of what his family went through in Cuba. He is being charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery, one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit extortion. If found g...

  Roe v. Wade  In 1973, "Jane Roe" filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas regarding its abortion laws. The lawsuit went all the way to the Supreme Court. In a 7-2 decision according to FindLaw , the Supreme Court stated that states cannot regulate abortions done in the first trimester. They could not make abortions illegal in the first trimester. They cited the due process clause in the 14th amendment as the reason behind this decision. According to the Supreme Court, the due process clause grants citizens the right to privacy.  In June 2022, the Supreme Court issued an opinion about Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health according to FindLaw . In this case, the state of Mississippi called for a overturning of Roe V. Wade. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court essentially overturned Roe V. Wade. Now, states can restrict abortion in the first trimester. Political Significance Most people have really strong opinions about abortion. Some state have lowered the amount of weeks so...

    The Story of Hunter Biden Robert Hunter Biden is the son of Joe Biden and his late wife Neilia Hunter. His mother and sister died in a car accident in 1972. This was the same year Joe Biden was sworn in as a United States Senator. Hunter got his bachelors degree from Georgetown University and a juris doctorate degree from Yale. According to  Biography.com , Hunter Biden was once in the Navy Reserves. What the Media is Saying If you keep up with politics, then you know how many controversies have surrounded Hunter Biden. As the President's son, this could hurt the Biden campaign.   First, let's start with a media company that has a neutral rating according to AllSides . In an article titled Hunter Biden's problems are also his legitimately his Dad's " by The Seattle Times, it is discussed how Hunter Biden used his family's name in order to get business contracts in China, Ukraine, and other countries. While The Seattle Times maintains that this is in no way...