The Urban Legend

Meet your POTUS candidates

Ella Chen, Editor in Chief (Creative) • May 3, 2023

As the contentious 2024 presidential election approaches, multiple politicians have officially announced their candidacy. There remain many unsolved economic, climate-related and international issues that...

Current abortion access in the United States

Sofia Arango, Staff writer • February 6, 2023

In November 2022, the first midterm elections after Roe v. Wade was overturned took place. It was a contentious election, with a joint ABC News and Washington Post poll citing 62 percent of Americans...

Urban’s 2020 Election Predictions

Wes Peters, News Editor • November 2, 2020

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Catching up on the race for the presidency

Zella Lezak, Managing Online Editor • December 1, 2019

With the presidential elections just around the corner and the primary elections approaching fast, it is time for America (and even some Urban students) to decide who they want to be the next President...

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...