(Photo courtesy of Mariam Zuhaib) “The United States Capitol on Oct. 2, 2025” Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor For the first time in over six years, the United States will face a government shutdown, after both a deadlocked House and Senate failed to reach a funding deal over Obamacare subsidies. The shutdown, which went into effect…
Op-Ed: Trump’s national emergency doomed to fail
Trump declared a national emergency on Feb. 15. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) Troy Lafond Connector Editor On Friday, February 15, President Trump decided to declare a national emergency along the southern border of the U.S. in an attempt to finally get his wall built. Throughout his shutdown of the government, he had threatened to do so…
