Tag: U.S. Senate
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Nation & World
Black voters take the wheel
Voting rights activist LaTosha Brown explains how decades of painstaking activism culminated in Black voters’ decisive and historic role in the 2020 election.
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Nation & World
Where are we now after a second impeachment?
The U.S. House of Representatives made history by impeaching a president for a second time.
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Nation & World
Democrats have both Congress and the White House — but not a free hand
In addition to winning the White House, Democrats will soon take control of Congress for the first time since 2007 after last week’s historic Senate runoff victories by the Rev.…
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Nation & World
John McCain: A maverick who matters
Harvard analysts reflect on the life and legacy of ailing Arizona Sen. John McCain, who says in a new memoir that this will be his last term in office.
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Nation & World
For politics, a ray of hope
At a time when American politics are beset by deep divisions and regular paralysis, five U.S. senators told a Harvard Law School audience that there is real reason for concern and yet some hope for their institution and the country.
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Nation & World
A new chapter for Congress
Forty-seven Harvard alumni will be part of the 114th Congress, which began this week.
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Nation & World
Colleagues recall Kagan’s years at Harvard
At Harvard, new Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is remembered as an insightful intellectual, a tough-minded basketball player, and a colleague who had grit, graciousness, and patience.