What is the Iowa Caucus?
This week’s story update on Election Central teaches you about the Iowa caucus and how it works. For the past year–and more!–the nation has watched while Democrats have vied to become the candidate who will take on the Republican nominee (presumably, Donald Trump) in the upcoming 2020 presidential election. The pool of people to watch […]
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Rigged Election Leads to Political Chaos in Bolivia Here in the United States, we’ve heard some accusations about the possibility of voter fraud and rigged elections. Right now, the nation of Bolivia is facing fallout from just this situation. Last month, President Evo Morales was elected to a fourth term in office. But an audit […]
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Impeachment Trial Moves to Public Hearing Phase The impeachment inquiry continues this week, with two days of public hearings scheduled before the House of Representatives. On Wednesday, November 13, the House will hear from William Taylor, the acting ambassador to Ukraine. Then on Friday, November 15, House committee members will hear from Marie Yovanovitch, the […]
The Fourth Democratic Debate
This week’s story update on Election Central gives you more information on the most recent Democratic debate, held in the suburbs of Ohio. The fourth round of Democratic presidential primary debates took place on October 15 at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. Twelve candidates participated in the three-hour-long event, which was […]
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Fourth Debate Shapes Up It’s October, and you know what that means? It’s almost time for the fourth round of Democratic debates. In this round, twelve candidates have qualified. Rather than split the event into two nights, all of the candidates will take the stage at the same time. Up until now, the limit on […]
Walsh 2020?
This week’s story update on Election Central takes a look at a Republican who wants to challenge the renomination of Donald Trump. Up until now, when you’ve heard news about the upcoming 2020 presidential election, it’s probably been about the Democratic primary. In recent weeks, the pool of twenty Democrats all vying to be the […]
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A Plan for Peace and Safety After the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Valentine’s Day in 2018, students across the United States came together to protest gun violence. On March 24, 2018, the group marched on Washington, D.C., with over 880 sister marches taking place at the same […]
California vs. Trump
Despite continuing pleas from Democrats and ongoing legal battles, Donald Trump still refuses to release his tax returns. The state of New York even tried to sue for them, but that case remains tied up in court. Now, the state of California has responded by creating a new and controversial law that may even change […]
Democratic Debates: Round Two
This week’s story update on the Election Central Web updates you about the second Democratic Party debate. On August 30 and 31, the second round of Democratic Party presidential debates was held in Detroit, Michigan. The same twenty candidates participated this time as in the first round, but the outcome and tone of this round was quite […]
Democratic Debates: Round 1
This week’s story update on the Election Central Web updates you on the first nights of debates for the Democrats running for their party’s presidential nomination. What happens when twenty candidates are all competing to become the next Democratic challenger for president of the United States? In this case, the debate was split into two […]