Over the past few weeks, voters in Iowa and New Hampshire have taken part in the first presidential primary elections for the 2024 election cycle. The Iowa caucuses are the very first contest of the year, but for the first time in decades, there would be no Democratic primary. Last year, the Democratic National Committee, […]
Author: Brendan Sheehan
McCarthy Ousted as Speaker of the House
U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy (R, CA-20) was removed from his post as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the first time a Speaker has been removed in American history. Matt Gaetz (FL-1), also a member of the Republican Party, introduced against McCarthy what is known as a “motion to vacate”—punishment for working with Democrats […]
New Jersey Senator Indicted on Federal Charges
United States Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, was indicted on federal bribery charges on Friday, September 22. Menendez and his wife, Nadine, are accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of bribes and payments in exchange for Menendez to use his position of power to enrich the businessmen that were bribing […]