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 […]
ERA . . . Yes?
This week’s story update on Election Central checks in on the possibility of the states finally passing the Equal Rights Amendment. Nearly 100 years ago, the Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed, offering women “equality of rights under the law.” The problem? The ERA was never ratified. Four generations later, however, the amendment is making […]
Update on Impeachment Aftermath
This week’s story update on Election Central looks ahead to what happens next following the impeachment of Donald Trump. On December 18, 2019, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump. Then the holidays happened, and then escalating tensions with Iran began to take over the most recent headlines. So, what’s happening right now […]
Impeachment Update
This week’s story update on Election Central gets you up-to-date on the most recent details of the impeachment inquiry. By now, you’re no doubt familiar with the impeachment inquiry against Trump, who is accused of withholding Congressional-approved military aid to Ukraine unless its president agreed to investigate potential 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden and his […]