Tag: Congress
Prosecute Trump or risk American Democracy
“Hang Mike Pence!” The events of Jan. 6 shocked the nation. Never before had a violent mob stormed the capital and threatened the lives...
President Biden’s call to end the filibuster was too little, too...
Last week, President Joe Biden made a full-throated call for the end of the filibuster. Many Democrats and activists have been calling for an...
Georgia’s new election laws are a direct attack on voting rights
Republican lawmakers in Georgia have pushed voting legislation that has been described by protesters as “Jim Crow 2.0.” The new legislation that was quickly...
Double the Pell: It’s time for Congress to prioritize low-income students
Low-income college students are in dire need of assistance, and it needs to come from doubling the Pell Grant. Doubling the Pell would be...
Your vote is your voice, and it says far more than...
Issues ranging from systemic discrimination, healthcare, pandemic management, the nomination for the SCOTUS, among many more create a tense environment surrounding this election, making...
ASUCR Office of External Affairs urges Congress to pass Supporting Students...
The ASUCR Office of External Affairs is encouraging students to email their congressional representatives to pass a federal COVID-19 student relief stimulus...
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides opportunities for...
Signed into law on March 27, 2020 by President Donald J. Trump, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocates...
Students cautious yet motivated about midterm voting
Two years after the election of President Donald Trump, the midterm elections are once again slated to take place nationally.
The midterm elections, held...
Updating the U.S.’ asylum laws is a matter of life or...
It is often stated that the U.S. is a nation of immigrants; this fact holds true today as much as ever, as nearly 1.5...
Supreme Court holds back critical step against gerrymandering
Judge James A. Wynn Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit struck down North Carolina’s congressional districting map, claiming...