by Ruby Chuang | Apr 17, 2026 | Boston University, Featured
Taiwan’s 2025 “Great Recall” campaign marked an unprecedented moment in the island’s democratic history. On July 26, voters were asked whether to recall 24 of 113 legislators—21% of the legislature—making it the first large-scale, coordinated use of recall provisions...
by Ceirra Bradway | Nov 17, 2023 | Salem State University
On September 28, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a speech commemorating the late senator John McCain, addressing the state of democratic backsliding in America, and warning Americans of the role that the upcoming presidential election will play in helping to...
by Kimberly De La Rosa | Oct 18, 2023 | Boston University
On October 3rd, 2023, Kevin McCarthy was removed as Speaker of the House of Representatives in a 216-210 vote, becoming the first person in American history to ever be removed from the position. The domino effect that led to the removal started much earlier in...
by Judith Zhang | Feb 25, 2022 | University of Chicago
Congress recently passed a short-term spending bill to narrowly avoid entering a government shutdown. The formal deadline to pass spending legislation was September 2021, but due to divisions in the Senate between Republicans and Democrats, neither side has been able...
by Astrid Weinberg | Feb 25, 2022 | University of Chicago
Impeachment trials are sensationalized events that capture American national attention and media focus. To date, no U.S. president has been removed from office as a result of an impeachment conviction. Such a statistic does not mean that impeachment is an ineffective...
