/channels/taxonomy/term/21784/all en /channels/channels/news/how-new-hampshires-cantankerous-independence-will-make-its-mark-unusual-2024-presidential-election-354641 <p>January 20, 2024 | In this opinion piece by <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/david-shribman">David Shribman</a>, he talks about the first primary of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and the significance of the location, New Hampshire. New Hampshire has been the staging ground over a long period for so many people, providing more memorable moments than any other venue. Shribman walks the reader through the memorable primaries and significant moments in previous presidential campaigns that took place in New Hampshire.</p> Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:51:44 +0000 webfull 196875 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-house-republicans-open-joe-biden-impeachment-inquiry-350933 <p>U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he is directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family's business dealings. McCarthy said the House investigation has found a "culture of corruption" around the Biden family. Members such as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz, representatives from Georgia and Florida, respectively, have been among those pushing for an inquiry. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-house-biden-impeachment-inquiry-1.6964053">CBC News</a>)</p> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:57:11 +0000 webfull 192689 at /channels /channels/channels/news/chinese-spy-balloon-latest-chapter-history-high-altitude-espionage-and-surveillance-globe-and-mail-346093 <p>February 9, 2023 | The story of the flight of the Chinese balloon created a near-hysteria in political circles of not on the ground and, in breathless cable coverage, suggested a frightening new frontier in international spycraft, said <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/david-shribman">David Shribman</a>. In his Op-Ed Shribman highlights the significant similarities between the American spy plane travelling to China airspace in 1952 and the recent Chinese spy balloon spotted in Canadian and US territory. </p> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:07:52 +0000 webfull 187242 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-kevin-mccarthy-offers-deal-end-republican-deadlock-over-speaker-vote-344759 <p>The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House Speaker have begun to emerge after three grueling days and 11 failed votes in a political spectacle unseen in a century. Republicans are trying to elect their new House Speaker — this time, against the backdrop of the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mike-mccarthy-republican-speaker-house-congress-1.6705575">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from UUÖ±²¥ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:50:21 +0000 webfull 185833 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-us-midterm-elections-343417 <p>Control of the U.S. Congress hung in the balance early Wednesday as Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden's low approval ratings would drag the party down. (<a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/fr">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from UUÖ±²¥ who can provide comment on this issue:</p> <p><strong><a href="/sociology/contact-us/faculty/eidlin">Barry Eidlin</a>, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology </strong></p> Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:31:29 +0000 webfull 184375 at /channels /channels/channels/news/biden-vows-end-filibuster-ahead-voting-rights-bills-will-mark-turning-point-us-history-globe-and-336472 <p>January 12, 2022 | Joe Biden isn't the first president to push for expanded voting rights, <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/david-shribman">David Shribman</a> comments in his article for <em>The Globe and Mail</em>. "If the working definition of news is a departure from the normal, then Joe Biden's speech Tuesday pressing Congress to preserve and expand voting rights for minorities barely qualifies," Shribman writes. "American presidents have been making that speech for more than a half-century."</p> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:36:26 +0000 webfull 176499 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-one-year-anniversary-january-6-us-capitol-riot-336039 <p>President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks to mark the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The insurrection, which began as members of Congress worked to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, commanded the nation's attention as violent scenes of rioters attacking officers and destroying parts of the Capitol were broadcast live across the country. (<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/politics/biden-january-6-speech/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a>)</p> Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:35:25 +0000 webfull 176042 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-facebook-board-upholds-donald-trump-suspension-330965 <p>Former U.S. President Donald Trump won't return to Facebook – at least not yet. Four months after Facebook suspended Trump's accounts for inciting violence that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the company's quasi-independent oversight board upheld the bans. But it told Facebook to specify how long they would last, saying that its "indefinite" ban on the former president was unreasonable. The ruling, which gives Facebook six months to comply, effectively postpones any possible Trump reinstatement and puts the onus for that decision squarely back on the company.</p> Mon, 10 May 2021 19:47:00 +0000 webfull 170481 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-united-states-set-rejoin-paris-climate-agreement-327902 <p>U.S. President Joe Biden returned the United States to the worldwide fight to slow global warming in one of his first official acts Wednesday and immediately launched a series of climate-friendly efforts that would transform how Americans drive and get their power. Biden signed an executive order rejoining the Paris climate accord within hours of taking the oath of office, fulfilling a campaign pledge. (<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/biden-signs-order-rejoining-paris-climate-accord-hours-into-presidency-1.5275650" target="_blank">CTV News</a>)</p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:09:12 +0000 webfull 167122 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-joe-biden-wins-us-presidential-election-326232 <p>Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, November 7, positioning himself to be a leader who "seeks not to divide but to unify" a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. Biden crossed the threshold of 270 electoral college votes with a win in his home state of Pennsylvania. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-trump-us-election-saturday-1.5793885" target="_blank">CBC News</a>)</p> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:30:59 +0000 webfull 165262 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-2020-us-presidential-election-325503 <p>With early voter turnout setting a record and U.S. business districts boarding up for fear of election day unrest, U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden stumped on the campaign's last day on Monday November 2 in states expected to decide who wins. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-biden-last-day-campaign-1.5786141" target="_blank">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from UUÖ±²¥ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:17:04 +0000 webfull 164822 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-democratic-us-presidential-nomination-320807 <p>To avoid a contested convention and block the path of Sen. Bernie Sanders to the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination, the field of contenders needed to get smaller and the vote of Democratic moderates had to coalesce behind one candidate – in less than a week, both of those requirements have now been fulfilled. Former vice-president Joe Biden's stunning performance in the Super Tuesday primaries not only resurrected his foundering third attempt for the U.S.</p> Thu, 05 Mar 2020 18:24:34 +0000 webfull 159390 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-trump-impeached-abuse-power-and-obstruction-congress-302655 <p>Donald Trump became the third U.S. president to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him on two counts on Wednesday, December 18. The first count charges him with abuse of power for allegedly pressuring the president of Ukraine to investigate his Democratic rivals while crucial U.S. security aid was being withheld. The second charges him with obstruction of Congress for stonewalling investigative efforts. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/scannable-trump-impeachment-vote-1.5401967">CBC News</a>)</p> Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:56:51 +0000 webfull 156744 at /channels