Congress

The 2014 November elections brought a record number of women to the United States Congress. For the first time in American history, there are more than 100 female lawmakers in the national legislature, with 20 female senators and 84…

President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) have been very public about their harsh political differences and strong feelings of contempt for each other. They disagree very openly, but Speaker Boehner recently made a political…

This past Tuesday night, Obama delivered his sixth annual State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress. Here are 10 things about his speech that you might have missed: 1. The President began by declaring, “The State of…

On Tuesday, America went to the polls. And after being barraged by commercials and campaign flyers, the North Country has chosen to send Elise Stefanik to represent them in Washington. St. Lawrence is located within the 21 Congressional…

Dr. Norman Ornstein, political commentator and best selling author, came to SLU recently and articulated his stance on the issues facing Congress today. According to Ornstein, the spirit of compromise has been lost between the parties in…