Why Trump Won
In a stunning reversal, Donald Trump won the popular vote in the November 2024 election, leading a Republican wave that took control of the presidency and both chambers of Congress.
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Visible Minorities: Kamala Harris and Shorter US Elections
Could the Harris campaign be a case for a new playbook streamlining the wasteful American political process?
Yemen Strikes Revive US War Powers Debate
The US Biden administration couldn’t resist the temptation to launch major military strikes against Houthi forces in Yemen. In doing so, it brought renewed attention to the fact that the presidential exercise of war powers has become routinely unconstitutional.
Israel Lobby Aims to Eliminate Progressive Lawmakers
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the main pro-Israel lobbying group in the United States, is reportedly gearing up an effort to entirely eliminate progressive lawmakers from the House of Representatives in the 2024 election cycle with over US$100 million in planned spending.
US Establishment Losing Its Proxy War in Ukraine
The US political and media establishment is beginning to wake up to the fact that, having lost the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War, it is now on the path toward losing its proxy war in Ukraine as well.
Ilhan Omar Calls Out Republican Islamophobia
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Sunday contended that some of her Republican Party critics—led by US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy—are trying to oust her from the US House Foreign Affairs Committee because she is a Muslim refugee from Somalia.
Biden Outpaces Trump on Oil and Gas Permits
Although US President Joe Biden vowed on the campaign trail to phase out federal leasing for fossil fuel extraction, his administration approved more permits for oil and gas drilling on public lands in its first two years than the Trump administration did in 2017 and 2018.
Democrats Abroad Japan Soft on Student Debt Crisis
When it comes to highlighting issues affecting US citizens such as the student debt crisis, Democrats Abroad Japan has taken a passive approach, focusing mainly on voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts, rather than promoting a progressive agenda for positive change.
Warren Accuses Pentagon of Undercounting Civilian Deaths
Senator Elizabeth Warren and other US lawmakers are demanding that the Pentagon stop its systematic undercounting of civilian deaths after more than two decades of the so-called Global War on Terrorism.
US Progressives Call for Saudi Accountability Over Yemen War
US progressives in recent days have renewed efforts to push President Joe Biden and Congress to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for its atrocities, including war crimes in Yemen and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
