Khizr Khan, the parent of a fallen Muslim US soldier, spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. In his speech, he criticized Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, questioning if Trump had read the US Constitution. He offered to lend him…
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly on February 13. His unexpected death puts President Barack Obama in a unique position. The President of the United States is tasked with nominating new justices to the Supreme Court. New justices often share similar beliefs…
On Monday, February 1, people across Iowa gather for caucuses. But what is a caucus? Caucuses help political parties choose their candidate to run for president. For up to two hours, people can learn about and discuss the candidates. Then they pick which person…
Republicans won control of the Senate in the November 2014 elections. Since the party also held a majority in the House of Representatives, Republicans now control both chambers of Congress. Mitch McConnell, the Senate’s Republican leader, and President Obama, a Democrat, have promised…
Two new political parties joined the Democrats and Republicans in the November 2014 elections in Massachusetts. When candidates from each party — the Green-Rainbow Party and the United Independent Party — won at least 3 percent of the vote in…