• The White House

    A Blast from the Past: Gerontocracy and US Presidents

    Emma Burgess ‘Welcome to the race Sleepy Joe’ – a direct quotation from United States President Donald Trump’s 2019 tweet about his opponent, Joe Biden, when he announced his presidential candidacy. ‘But if you make it, I will see you at the Starting Gate!’. From the introduction of Biden’s...
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    Trump and Transphobia

    Amelia Cropley Progressivism, we have come to learn, is known to be a process where every step brings us to a brighter, safer, equal society, or at least that is the goal. A process which, whilst maybe slow moving, is constantly advancing, tackling inequality one step at a time,...
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    Nepotism and Presidential Pardons- Is Joe Biden a hypocrite for granting his son clemency?

    Ella Koeppern At the start of December, US President Joe Biden issued an official pardon for his son, Hunter Biden. The decision came as Biden’s presidency approaches its end, with the nation preparing for Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2025. Hunter Biden was convicted and due to face sentencing...
  • US House Bill Threatens TikTok Ban

    On 13 March, the US House of Representatives passed a bill forcing a sale of the social media app TikTok. The bill, however, has the potential to ban TikTok should a sale not go through in the name of protecting national security from threats imposed by China....
  • Truss Courts Controversy In US

    Former Prime Minister and current Tory MP Liz Truss has found herself embroiled in controversy following a recent bout of interviews and speeches in the US, during which she made claims her resignation was the result of a ‘deep state’ plot....
  • Biden Wins South Carolina Democratic Primary

    President of the United States Joe Biden has conclusively won the first Democratic primary, beginning his largely unchallenged march towards regaining his party’s presidential nomination....
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    What happens if Former US President Donald Trump goes to jail?

    Former US President Donald Trump made remarks of “I’m willing to go to jail (To protect US Democracy - The context)”, in a rally held in Iowa, Ohio. This comes after US District Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed a partial gag order on the Former President over the election interference...