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Biden Lays Out His American Future
In his first speech to a joint session of Congress, President Biden laid out ambitious economic and infrastructure plans focusing heavily on jobs, education, and...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Bans Vaccine Passport
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis hasn't exactly covered himself in political glory since taking office on January 8, 2019, when the coronavirus pandemic was still in...
Deborah Birx Facing Criticism After Interview
When she graduated from Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with a Doctor of Medicine in 1980, the future looked set for Deborah Birx....
Vaccination Milestone For Biden
When the 46th President of the United States first sat behind the Resolute Desk in January, he made tackling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic one of...
Essential Info You Should Know About Biden’s Obamacare Enrollment Period
One of the first things Joe Biden has done after his inaugural was to extend uninsured Americans’ rights to purchase the Affordable Care Act coverage...
Are Texas and Mississippi Trying To Mask A Mistake?
Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have both made stunning announcements on Tuesday March 2 when they held press conferences declaring...
Everything You Should Know About Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan
Financial support for small business owners, increased stimulus checks, new programs for the unemployed or those struggling with hunger or facing evictions. These are just...
Fauci Says Biden Administration Feels ‘Liberating’ In a Post-Trump Era
Anthony Fauci is a name you may not have heard too many times before the coronavirus pandemic. However, 2020 has definitely turned him into one...
Dr. Anthony Fauci: Destroyed by Trump, Idolized by Biden
Anthony Fauci became the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease in 1984. He has led the research team when HIV/AIDS was...
Ivanka Trump Wretched After Saying Lockdowns Aren’t Based on Science
Ivanka Trump is no stranger to the spotlight – and she may have more eyes on her than ever now that her father is fighting...
Armed Police Raid Whistleblower COVID-19 Rebekah Jones’s Home in Florida
Rebekah Jones was in her Florida home with her husband and two children when it happened. A few sudden knocks at her front door and...
Trump Administration Refused to Buy Millions of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
At the beginning of 2020, our country was quite literally burning. Wildfires seemed uncontrollable and thousands have lost their homes. It didn’t take long until...

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10 Biggest Donors in the Midterm Elections
Political donors have been in American elections all the way back to the days when Andrew Jackson made his bid for the White House in...
Democrats Finally Get Trump’s Tax Returns
It has been a long time coming, but Trump's tax returns have finally been handed over to a committee of the US House of Representatives...
10 Crazy Things The Federal Government Has Funded
Implemented by President Abraham Lincoln in 1861 to financially support the Civil War, Federal taxes come out of your pocket as soon as you turn...
Falling Into a Terrifying Recession: 10 Things Every American Must Know
Have you ever wondered who the people who decide when the recession has come or not are? Because I seriously doubt that a very important...
Top 6 Economic Crises in the History of America
6 economical crises that almost ruined America: There has been a recently popular and extremely debatable belief among some economic observers that financial crises are...
Which Senators Get The Most Money From The NRA?
Like a recurring nightmare you just cannot seem to wake from, the horror of a mass shooting in our schools has once again torn into...
6 Politicians Who Misused Campaign Donations
Politicians relying on donations from the public and businesses to fund their campaigns can arguably trace its history back to Andrew Jackson's presidential campaign in...
A History of U.S Trade Wars
Trade is essential to the overall progress of the country. A healthy trade pattern truly boosts economic development, and countries that are open to global...
7 Most Powerful PACs In U.S. Politics
A Political Action Committee (PAC) is a popular term for a political committee whose purpose is to raise and spend money to elect governmental candidates....
Iconic American Companies Actually Owned By The Chinese
Popular American brands are, unfortunately, not always completely American owned. And while we would expect these iconic American brands to be owned by actual American's,...
10 Richest People in American Politics Today
Fundraising and campaigning as we know it may have begun with Andrew Jackson as he was the first politician without a powerful family name or...
6 Ways in Which Biden’s American Rescue Plan Can Change Your Life
If you’re one of the millions of Americans that need a bit of financial help during these trying times then you’re probably elated over President...
12 Infrastructure Stocks You Should Invest in Now That Biden Is President
What’s something that Democrats and Republicans can demonstrably agree on? If you thought ‘nothing’ then you thought wrong because there is at least one thing...
Stimulus Child Tax Credit FAQ: What You Should Know
Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package is probably one of the most ambitious political projects in our recent history – and it definitely comes during...
White House Clarifies Biden’s Tax Hike Plans
President Joe Biden sat down for an ABC News interview with George Stephanopoulos, which was aired on March 17, to outline his plans to follow-up...
Mary Trump Says Her Uncle (Donald Trump) Might Run Again in 2024 Just for Money
Donald Trump’s losing battle for re-election is mostly seen as the political failure of the decade (maybe excepting his presidency). Although he faced two impeachment...
What Is Budget Reconciliation (And How Can It Change Biden’s Plans)?
Right now, President Joe Biden and his team’s main focus is the COVID-19 bipartisan relief deal as the Democrats are trying to find new ways...
A ‘Room Full of Lawyers’ Is Working to Make the $15 Minimum Wage Happen, Sanders Says
  The declaration comes soon after President Biden himself sadly mentioned that he doesn’t think the wage increase ‘is going to survive,’ largely because of...
Everything You Should Know About Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan
Financial support for small business owners, increased stimulus checks, new programs for the unemployed or those struggling with hunger or facing evictions. These are just...
Trump Administration Refused to Buy Millions of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
At the beginning of 2020, our country was quite literally burning. Wildfires seemed uncontrollable and thousands have lost their homes. It didn’t take long until...
Was a Trump Supporter Duped Into Donating $2.5m Against Election ‘Fraud’?
Ever since Election Day took place on November 3rd, Donald Trump’s main focus has been trying to change the voting results. His main weapon of...
The War Against the WHO
Not since it was established by the constitution on 7 April 1948, has the World Health Organization had to butt heads with the office of...
5 US Politics and the Dynasties Who Built It
The idea of a dynastic power structure in US politics is something most Americans would see as tantamount to having an American royal family, the...
7 US Companies That Are Chinese Owned
Foreign investment has long been a welcome factor that helps boost the U.S. Economy. Many entrepreneurs, companies, or governments have been greeted with open arms...

Political History

5 Ways September 11 Changed America
When it comes to leaving an indelible mark on the modern American psyche, nothing comes close to the events of September 11, 2001. As we...
5 Politicians Who Were Guilty Of Murder
It will come as a shock to literally no one that politicians can be guilty of being a little on the untrustworthy side. You don't...
10 Celebrities Who Went Into Politics
Celebrities and politics have had a long history in 20th and 21st American society. You can go back as far as the 1920s to see...
6 SHOCKING Times America Got Involved in The Affairs Of Other Countries- Part II
6 Times America Got Involved in Foreign Countries’ Governments: The U.S. foreign policy did nothing but prompt scenes of horror everywhere in the world, seriously...
50 Strangest State Laws In America (Part Two)
As we showed in our last installment of strangest state laws, the United States may be a nation of law and order, but some of...
50 Strangest State Laws In America (Part One)
Our beloved Constitution ensures that states all over this great land retain the right to enact laws that are outside the purvey of the federal...
6 SHOCKING Covert Operations the U.S. Government Secretly Executed
Aside from the Cold War, the United States executed numerous secret operations, some of which included the infamous Project MK-Ultra, but also a heart attack...
6 Shocking Times When the U.S. Government Needed the Mafia’s Help
6 Times the U.S. Government Asked Mafia for Help Let's be honest: there have been many times in history when we needed to fight criminals...
10 Most Forgettable United States Presidents
From our “Founding Father” George Washington, who served as the first president of the United States, commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolution and...
7 Infamous Arrested Politicians
We would be kidding ourselves if we thought that everyone who decides to run for public office in the United States only has the public...
10 Historic Assassinations That Reshaped Our World
There are assassinations that completely changed the course of history. Whether we're talking about Julius Caesar, Mahatma Gandhi, or Russian spies, these assassinations occurred for...
Queen Elizabeth’s 7 Most Uncomfortable Presidential Meetings
It seems an odd quirk of history, seeing how we fought a war against her 3rd great grandfather King George III and the idea of...
8 Ridiculous Political Publicity Stunts
Top 8 Most Ridiculous Publicity Stunts in American Politics Politicians are no stranger to pulling questionable political publicity stunts to further some agenda or to...
4 U.S. Presidents That Had to Face Impeachment
4 U.S. Presidents That Faced Impeachment There were only three U.S. presidents who have been formally impeached by Congress, and that is Andrew Johnson, Bill...
40 Key Moments in the Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal
The Exact Timeline of Events in the Lewinsky-Clinton Scandal: In June 1995, Monica Lewinsky moved to Washington, D.C. Back then, she was just a 21-year-old...
6 Most Reliable American Allies
We all need friends right? Well, when it comes to American allies, we have got quite a few. With Russia waging an unprovoked war in...
How to Lose a Presidential Election in the 20th Century
When the presidential election cycle comes around every four years, candidates in the 20th century have learned many savvy and sometimes underhanded ways of making...
15 Unanswered Questions About JFK’s Assassination
Despite four American presidents being felled by an assassin's bullet, JFK's assassination on November 22, 1963, remains morbidly fascinating to people across the globe, mostly...
10 Worst Lies in History
When it comes to lies, I think it's safe to say that Americans are pretty good at it. In fact, we have become so good...
7 Wars Where the U.S. Army Lost the Most Lives
As you might know already, Americans have fought in various wars, and many of them were on foreign soil. As a matter of fact, ever...
9 Famous Female Gangsters
Even if they were idolized and villainized, the American women gangsters were just as bad as the male ones, but, naturally, they had a bit...
11 Must-see Movies About U.S. Politics
In recent years, politics and the political climate have played out like something out of the movies. And with the last few years of social...
How Did America Become The World’s Greatest Superpower?
In our relatively short 246 year history as a country, America has gone from a colony that fought the British because they wanted to be...
10 Most Memorable Political Moments Of the 20th Century
There are so many events that took place in the 20th century, that we might need an entire year to take thoroughly about them, especially...
10 Interesting Facts from U.S. Election History
The election cycle is upon us again and ever since Congress decided that January 7, 1789, would be the date that states would put forward...
11 Countries That Have NO Military
With war rearing its ugly head in Europe with Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine, many nations are bolstering their military spending in case the unthinkable...
10 Strange Facts You Didn’t Know About World Leaders
When it comes to world leaders who run a country, you would hope that the person in charge is a stable and responsible leader. While...
8 Times U.S. Presidents Were Almost Assassinated by Crazy Civilians
Presidents Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy were all assassinated in the course of our history. But this doesn't mean...
9 of the Most Horrific Mass Shootings in America
In modern US history, two of the deadliest mass shootings took place at only 24 HOURS' distance from one another. This was happening in 2019,...
Trump’s 4 Favorite Dictators
During his last trip to the G20 summit in Japan, former President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. There was a photo op...
Top 9 Most Corrupt States
If you think about it, the last three New York governors, which are all Democrats, have excited office because of a scandal, with Cuomo and...
6 Defining Moments From JFK’s Early Life
Our 35th president of the United States and the tragic events that took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 pm while riding in...
The 9 Most Divisive Cabinet Picks in US History
The Constitution of the U.S. clearly states that the Senate and the President hold the necessary authority to appoint governmental officers to hold a position...
7 Bills That Should Have Been Passed But Weren’t
Arguments over the delay will in general regress into moderately exclusive discussions about minority rights and majority rule. Yet, how about we ground this discussion...
How The Media Divided America?
Media is one of the strongest pillars of the foundation of a society, culture, and economy. The use of media in its many forms has...
10 Violent Uprisings in American History
The history of American rebellions started even before the American Revolution, which, of course, changed human history. But it got more potent when the revolution...

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