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House of Representatives Passes Bill Granting Statehood For Washington DC

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The House of Representatives voted nearly along party lines on June 28 to grant statehood to Washington, D.C., the first time a...
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International Law

Iran Issues Arrest Warrant Against President Trump In Response To General Qasem Soleimani’s Killing By US Drone Strike

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Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump over the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in...
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Politics

Amid A Worsening Coronavirus Pandemic In US, President Donald Trump Announces Plan To Eliminate Federal Funding Of Coronavirus Testing Sites

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As Coronavirus cases continue to spike across the US, the nation on June 24 saw its largest daily increase in confirmed new infections since...
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Politics

Senate Vote On Police Reform Bill Fails

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A Republican-sponsored bill meant to rein in police misconduct in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis failed in the US...
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Politics

President Donald Trump Announces Year-Long Suspension of Employment-Based Immigration Visas

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President Donald Trump on June 22 issued a proclamation suspending some employment-based visas, including H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, through the end of...
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American Law

Supreme Court Blocks President Trump’s Efforts To Eliminate DACA Program

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In a major rebuke to President Donald Trump, the US Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration's plan to dismantle a program...
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International Politics

Amid Rising Tensions With NATO, President Trump Announces US Troop Cutbacks In Germany

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President Donald Trump said on June 14 that he plans on cutting back the number of US troops in Germany to 25,000,...
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American Law

Supreme Court Rules That Federal Civil Rights Law Protects LGBTQ Workers From Discrimination

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Federal civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender workers, the Supreme Court ruled on June 14. The landmark ruling will extend protections to millions of...
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OurWeek

President Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Outlining Better Police Practices

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Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 16 that he...
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American Economics

US Unemployment Rate Declines By 2.5 Million In May

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The American economy defied forecasts for a Depression-style surge in Unemployment this week, signaling the economy is picking up faster than anticipated...
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American Law

Minneapolis City Council Announces Plan To Dispand Police Department In Wake Of George Floyd’s Killing

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The Minneapolis city council has pledged to disband the city’s police department and replace it with a new system of public safety,...
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2020 Presidential Election

Presumptive Democratic Nominee Joe Biden Denounces President Trump For Response To Protests Over Racism & Police Brutality

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Presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden on June 2 blasted President Donald Trump’s response to US protests over racism and police misconduct,...
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OurWeek In Politics (December 30, 2020-January 6, 2021)

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Happy 2021! Here are the main events that occurred in Politics this week: 1. 117th Congress Sworn In
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Pro-Donald Trump rioters overwhelmed the Capitol Police and stormed Congress on January 6, interrupting the certification of Joe Biden’s Electoral College win...
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Georgia Senate Runoff Election Analysis

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Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats, and with them, the US Senate majority, as final votes were counted on January 6, serving...
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was reelected to lead the chamber as the 117th Congress convened on January 4, with the California Democrat...
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Here are the main events that occurred in Politics this week: 1. Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Begin The Senate confirmation hearing of President Donald...
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“The political economy of democratic transitions” Response

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In the article “The political economy of democratic transitions,” Stephen Haggard and Robert Kaufman explore the effects of socioeconomic factors on democracy. Since the...
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Theories of Democratic Transitions: “The Civic Culture”

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In the book “The Civic Culture: Political Attitudes and Democracy in Five Nations, An Analytic Study,” Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba present a study...
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