Photo copyright The New York Times In the days following the violent riot at the Capitol on Wednesday, January 6th, President Trump faces the consequences of impeachment once again. Trump was the third president to have been impeached, and is…
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Congress’s COVID-19 Relief and Higher Education
Photo of Oregon State Capital, photo by Andreas Pagel licensed under Creative Commons The American Council on Education has analyzed that Southern Oregon is expected to receive over $3,000,000 after Congress passed the “largest federal emergency package in history,” according…
Twitter Announces Ad Blocks with 2020 Elections While Facebook Takes a Step Back
As political campaigns start ramping up and all eyes are on the politician, there’s one major difference with this election. Twitter announced it will stop promoting campaigns and ads showing support. The news broke this past month, but let’s go…
Congressman speaks to student veterans
Congressman Greg Walden visited SOU for Veteran’s Day last week, speaking to a crowd with many student veterans. Walden congratulated SOU for their work with the Reserve Officer Training Corps program, which is a school military program designed for future…
Congressional redistricting: Cause for Concern?
The redistricting used in the 103rd, 107th and 108th  (1994, 2002, 2004) United States Congresses rearranged the political map in favor of Republican politics — a move likely to frequently cause problems in the year to come. In most states,…