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The Speaker of the House saga is getting old | Not to Get Political But

By Lauren Albano, Editor-in-Chief • October 20, 2023

It barley even matter who becomes Speaker of the House anymore, but somebody better quick, so the government can get back to governing.

Can someone move to vacate Matt Gaetz? | Not to Get Political But

By Lauren Albano, Editor-in-Chief • October 11, 2023

For the first time in United States history, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has been removed from his position. Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the speakership by a vote of 216-210 after a member of his own party, Rep. Matt Gaetz, introduced a motion to vacate.

EDITORIAL: Partisan polarization means politicians in power can do anything without consequence

By Editors • September 30, 2020

Political sentiment has evolved into a party-over-country mentality, and has resulted in a dog fight to keep certain parties in power.

Mass. House votes to eliminate term limits for Speaker of the House

By Caroline Lord • February 2, 2015

The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted in favor of a proposal Thursday to eliminate term limits for the Speaker of the House, a position currently held by Robert DeLeo, who’s serving his fourth...

RYAN: State Of the (New) Union

By Sara Ryan • January 22, 2015

To be quite honest, I’ve watched one or two State of the Union addresses in my young life. I’m a dork for political rhetoric, but there is something utterly boring about the address. The president...