by Lizzie Casazza | Mar 9, 2026 | University of Houston
Should a president always be held accountable for crimes committed in office if he claims they were necessary to doing his job? In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court essentially ruled no. Under the 2024 ruling, a president would have absolute immunity from...
by Sadie Kennedy | Feb 17, 2026 | Boston University
In 2021, Trump gave a speech at his “Save America” Rally, where he repeated false claims of election fraud. Shortly after the rally, a crowd of MAGA supporters broke into the US Capitol and attempted to stop congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential win. In...
by Matthew Bergin | Feb 13, 2026 | Boston University
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has long decried the integrity of elections, now seeking to bring control of elections under the federal government, or at least comply with his standards. An October 2025 executive order, later blocked by a federal...
by Will Speight | Feb 13, 2026 | Boston University
In what has been a polarizing series of comments, president Donald Trump has recently gone on record expressing his strong desire to “nationalize” elections in the US. Trump has cited a list of reasons why he wants this to happen, among which are claiming that there...
by Alexa Smith | Feb 12, 2026 | Boston University, Featured
On January 31, 2026, Tunisian President Kais Saied extended the country’s state of emergency once more, now marking ten consecutive years of its being in effect. While he initially framed this as a temporary measure when he first extended it in 2021, its continual...
