More than a week after winning the presidency and the Senate, Republicans have finally completed the so-called trifecta and secured the 218 seats required for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. The AP declared the majority for the GOP Wednesday night. But just barely. A handful of races remain uncalled, and when the dust…
AU’s Alumni Association congratulates Eagles who ran for and won election in 2024. Former Rising Star Award recipient Sarah McBride, SPA/BA ’13, will become the first openly transgender member of Congress, representing her home state of Delaware. “I know how much this win would have meant to me as a young person as I faced…
The second of three monthly contests in Benzinga’s paper trading competition powered by TradeZero kicked off on Oct. 15, giving contestants a chance to take home a portion in the more than $30,000 in cash and prizes offered during the three-month run. The current leader of the second contest has posted an impressive gain thanks to…
Voters around Montana waited in line for hours on Election Day to register to vote and ultimately cast their ballot. Queues of six hours in places like Gallatin and Yellowstone counties meant final votes weren’t tallied until days later, a sign of significant voter turnout across the state — though not the most historically. The 2024…
It’s been a week since the 2024 election, and the administration of President-elect Donald Trump is taking shape. Trump has already named several people who will play key roles, including secretary of state (Sen. Marco Rubio), director of national intelligence (former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard) and attorney general (Rep. Matt Gaetz). Other picks for his…
Welp, that happened. Actually, there’s no past tense about it. Electing Trump is going to have repercussions for years… generations, really. The United States faced a question about who we wanted to be, and unfortunately, the answer is really ugly. The race was between a well-qualified moderate Black and Indian woman and a racist loudmouth…
Don’t be scared of your backlog of digital rights news, instead, check out EFF’s EFFector newsletter! It’s the one-stop-shop to keeping up with the latest in the fight for online freedoms. This time we cover our expectations and preparations for the next U.S. presidential administration, surveillance towers at the U.S.-Mexico border, and EFF’s new report on the use of AI in Latin America. It…
This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee is set to use its limited time in the lame-duck session to vote on a bill that would make the patent system even worse. The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (S. 2140), or PERA, would undo vital limits on computer technology patents that the Supreme Court established in the landmark…
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Voters cast their ballots in individual booths at a polling location in Fairfax on Nov. 5, 2024. Americans vote in the presidential election between Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump. (Photo by Ali Khaligh / Middle East Images / Middle East Images…
Paul OsborneEditor/Publisher As I’m writing this column, it has been a week since the General Election was held and I think most of us are ready for “politics” to take a back seat to football, basketball and the approaching holidays. It’s time to “unwind” from all of the campaign comments, polls and pleas for political contributions. Since…