Adam Hosein

1 week ago | vanderbiltpoliticalreview.com | Adam Hosein

Categories: April 13, 2025 To call the second Trump administration thus far a whirlwind would drastically understate the magnitude of the past few months on the federal government’s structure. Chaos has permeated Washington, D.C. as tens of thousands of federal workers rapidly lose their jobs and longstanding federal departments are gutted by executive fiat.

1 month ago | vanderbiltpoliticalreview.com | Adam Hosein

As President Trump stood at a podium in the center of the Capitol Rotunda on Inauguration Day, behind him were the shadows of the CEOs of Google, Amazon, and Meta. Just a couple years ago, this show of political support by these figures would have been inconceivable, as these CEOs and their respective companies had often clashed with Trump during his first term.

2 months ago | vanderbiltpoliticalreview.com | Adam Hosein

The Green Lantern is a superhero who notoriously wields Power Rings that allow him to create practically anything he wants. Americans have long held a “Green Lantern” view of the presidency, expecting that the president they just elected will be able to unilaterally execute all of the promises they made during their campaign, ignorant of the realities of governance.

Sep 22, 2024 | vanderbiltpoliticalreview.com | Adam Hosein

It may sound absurd, but the 2024 presidential election may be poised to come down to one state: Nebraska. Based on current polling data, it appears that there is a plausible chance of Vice President Kamala Harris barely winning this election with exactly 270 electoral votes if she wins Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. But to pull off this victory, she would need to win one electoral vote from one of Nebraska’s congressional districts.

Oct 10, 2023 | vanderbiltpoliticalreview.com | Adam Hosein

On Oct. 3, the perhaps unsurprising news broke: Rep. Kevin McCarthy had been ousted as Speaker of the House. This unprecedented action naturally sent ripples throughout Washington D.C., as this was the first time a speaker had been removed. In January, after persisting through 15 ballots of voting for the speakership, McCarthy finally won the position after giving in to the demands of a small group of relatively extreme representatives within his own party.