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 Abigail Tuufuli | Mar 4, 2026 | Arizona State University
An updated version of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE, Act was passed by the House of Representatives on February 11th of this year. Meant to “[ensure] the integrity of elections” – in the words of Speaker Mike Johnson – the SAVE America Act would...
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 Charlie Bowie | Feb 13, 2026 | Boston University
On February 6, 2026, the Office of Personnel Management released a rule authorizing the reclassification of tens of thousands of “policy-influencing” positions within the executive bureaucracy, effectively stripping vital civil service protections from these...
by Adelina Rodriguez | Feb 13, 2026 | Boston University
The Democratic and Republican parties of the US are strongly divided, with 80% of US adults saying that voters from both parties not only disagree on policy, but also on basic facts. This should come as no surprise, as over the last decade, tension between the...
