Congress Discusses Another Payout
This week’s story update on Election Central explains how Congress is strategizing to address the economic problems caused by COVID-19.. The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people out of work. But what about those who still have to report to their jobs every day: the nation’s “essential workforce,” who must, with every shift, potentially […]
Coronavirus Outbreak: How are States Responding?
This week’s story update on Election Central provides a quick summary of how some states are responding to the coronavirus outbreak. We are living in unprecedented times. As the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the United States–with more than 2,000 deaths nationwide so far–governors of each state are being tasked with coming up with a plan […]
Biden Takes Stronger Lead in Democratic Primaries
This week’s story update on Election Central catches you up in the results of last week’s Democratic primary contests and what might be happening in the coming months. Chances are, you were so distracted by the coronavirus pandemic that the most recent round of primary elections–held on St. Patrick’s Day–snuck in under your radar. If […]
COVID-19: What is the Government’s Role?
This week’s story update on Election Central focuses on the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and how the government plays a role in the problem. Depending on where you live in the country, the impact you are feeling from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is likely to range from inconvenience to a total lifestyle change. That’s because […]
Super Tuesday Shake-Up
This week’s story update on Election Central catches you up on the quick turn of events after Super Tuesday. March 3 was “Super Tuesday”–the day when Democrats in fourteen states went to the polls to cast their ballot for the candidate they want to take on the Republican nominee (most likely Donald Trump) in November. […]
South Carolina: A Turning Point in the Presidential Primary?
This week’s story update on Election Central tries to evaluate the importance of last weekend’s South Carolina primary voting results. First, there was Iowa . . . then New Hampshire and Nevada . . . and this past weekend, South Carolina. For many Democrats, the outcome of the South Carolina primary was a turning point, […]
California Apologizes for Japanese Internment
This week’s story update on Election Central looks at California’s public apology regarding Japanese internment in the 1940s. Is it ever possible to make up for the major historical wrongs of the past? This week, the state of California is attempting to do just that: by issuing a formal apology for the Japanese internment camps […]
What Happened to Joe Biden?
This week’s story update on Election Central gives an overview of the challenges faced by the Joe Biden nomination campaign. For the past year, a full slate of potential Democratic candidates have battled on-stage and off, vying to become the person to take on the Republican candidate (almost surely–but not yet officially–Donald Trump) in the […]
Trump’s Impeachment Trial Ends
This week’s story update on Election Central updates you on the ending of the Trump impeachment trial. Just like that, the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump is over. As you probably already know by now, he was not removed from office. This isn’t surprising: the other two presidents who have been impeached in the […]
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 […]