Marco Rubio, a U.S. Senator from Florida, has been nominated to be Trump’s Secretary of State. He serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and was a Republican candidate for president in 2016. Many Democratic Senators have voiced their support for his experience and qualifications. Pam Bondi is Trump’s nominee to be the next Attorney […]
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President-Elect Trump And President Biden Meet in the Oval Office
On Wednesday, Nov. 13, President-elect Donald Trump met with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the While House to discuss transition plans. Their meeting began with Biden telling the President-elect “Welcome back” in an apparent nod to his previous stint as Commander in chief. Biden also promised Trump, “Everything we can to make […]
2024 Election Results: Republicans Sweep Democrats Nationwide
Donald Trump has been projected the winner of the 2024 presidential race, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. For Trump, it marks his largest Electoral College win, defeating Harris 312-226. Trump overperformed virtually everywhere, winning all seven battleground states while his numbers among major voting demographics surged. Trump also appears to be on track to narrowly […]
College Democrats & Republicans hold final events of election season
On Wednesday, Oct. 30, the College Republicans set up a “Lemonade and Liberty” lemonade stand at the Rebecca Stafford Student Center. College Republicans Chairwoman Giavanna Cangialosi and Xiomara Martinez, a member, handed out free lemonade with stickers encouraging students to vote. According to Cangialosi, the club handed out more than 50 cups in their first […]
Election day 2024: What you need to know
President: The race for the White House is no doubt the most covered race in the 2024 general election.Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, and former president Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, will face off in what is largely considered the closest, most consequential election in modern history. In the presidential race, there are […]
On the issues: College Democrats and College Republicans discuss their parties views on important issues in the upcoming election
College Democrats (Answered by President, Owen Bros) Abortion: “The government should not be involved in your body in any way. Period. When abortion is on the ballot, such as most recently in Ohio, the American people overwhelmingly vote to protect the right to an abortion. If you are a person that thinks it is morally […]
“Traumatic,”“Scary,”“Terrifying”: Monmouth students remember one year anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel
It has been one year since Hamas launched a devastating attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas, designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, broke an existing ceasefire deal when they launched the worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Hamas killed about 1,200 people, including 46 Americans, and took […]
A Conversation with Polling Institute Director Patrick Murray
The Monmouth University Polling Institute was founded in 2005 and has since been led by Director Patrick Murray. The Institute is located on the first floor of the Plangere Center. Last year, FiveThirtyEight, a nonpartisan polling database, ranked Monmouth’s Polling Institute fifth in the nation out of 589 polling centers. Why is Monmouth’s Polling Institute […]
Who are your favoritecelebrities endorsing?
With the presidential election coming up in less than 50 days, celebrities have taken this time to announce who they will be voting for this November. In honor of National Voter Registration Day this past week, we are going to take a deep look at endorsements, specifically celebrity endorsements. Starting with the Democratic Party, several […]
Monmouth reacts to Harris-Trump Presidential Debate
Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off in their first, and potentially only, presidential debate before the 2024 election. The debate, hosted by ABC News, was roughly 90 minutes covering topics such as the economy, abortion and immigration. Following the debate, both candidates declared victory over the other on […]