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Congressional communications director discusses room for bipartisanship in the House of Representatives

Eli Gordon, Managing Editor • February 27, 2019

After eight years in the minority, Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2018, flipping 39 seats. They now control 235 out of the 435 total voting seats. Calling the...

Midterm Madness Part IV: What Happened

Kian Nassre, Web Editor • December 20, 2018

Democrats took the House and Republicans held the Senate, but so much more happened on Nov. 6. When the blue wave crashed down, the fundamental balance of power in dozens of states was shifted in ways...

Midterm Madness Part III: What to Watch

Kian Nassre, Web Editor • November 1, 2018

What in God’s name is ARGENT? With Part III of this series comes my forecasting model for House, Senate and Gubernatorial elections: ARGENT. Created by me and named in honor of 538 founder Nate Silver,...

Midterm Madness Part II: What to Know

Kian Nassre, Web Editor • October 25, 2018

Will the House of Representatives flip on Nov. 6? Are Democrats doomed in the Senate? In Part II of Midterm Madness, I will explain the various political battlegrounds of 2018 from a macroscopic view....

Midterm Madness Part I: What’s Going On

Kian Nassre, Web Editor • October 17, 2018

In light of the upcoming midterm elections, I will be writing a series of articles explaining various aspects of the election season. Part I will inform readers on several key issues that have defined...

GOP’s Obamacare replacement passes House of Representatives

Kian Nassre, staff writer • May 13, 2017

On Thursday, May 4, the American Health Care Act passed the House of Representatives 217 to 213. The vote came just one day after Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA) announced that the House would...