Elizabeth Cummings, NC - Editor-in-Chief  During Christmas time each year, a viral clip of then Senator Kamala Harris expressing outrage at Americans celebrating what is the most sacred Christian holiday resurfaces. “How dare we speak Merry Christmas?” Harris screams to a crowd gathered to protest the closing of the border,  “How dare we?”   But for most Americans, especially the George Washington College Republicans, we not only dare to “speak Merry Christmas,” but we also c

Ben Tulmuty, Ireland - Writer Every December, American campuses manage to turn the most unmistakably Christian holiday on the calendar into something vague enough that nobody can object to it. The result is a season that feels strangely hollow. Schools, including GW, bend over backwards to talk about “winter celebrations,” “happy holidays,” or whatever new phrase is considered safest, but they tiptoe around the obvious: Christmas is a religious holiday, and pretending otherwi

Colin Slechta, CA - Writer Students mingle with one another at the Christmas party.  On Dec. 6, the George Washington College Republicans Club hosted its annual Christmas party on the rooftop of the Hotel Hive to celebrate a great semester and holiday cheer. The event had a great turnout, with attendees enjoying good food, drinks, and company.  “There were a lot of faces I had not seen before, and it was nice to meet a variety of people ranging from board members to intereste

Max Schwartzman, FL - Editor-in-Chief Decorated boats parading down the Washington Channel On Dec. 6, Washington hosted its annual Christmas boat parade on the Washington Channel, with spectators enjoying the more than 60 vessels decked out in lights and decorations, followed by a firework display. The parade is a yearly tradition at the D.C. Wharf, which began in 1992  with just a small handful of boats and has turned into a Washington holiday institution. Its popularity has

Peri Stevens, VA - Writer The first lady, Melania Trump, decorated the White House ⁠ with patriotic, alluring decor; gingerbread houses, Lego portraits, and puzzles of past US presidents in the Green Room, as well as 51 festive trees and 75 wreaths throughout the decked halls, completing the home for the Christmas season. The decorations display the White House’s theme for the 2025 holiday season: “Home Is Where The Heart Is.” The centerpiece tree in the Blue Room of the Whit

Peri Stevens, VA - Writer ”Trump Must Go Now” sign held by Refuse Fascism campaign supporters outside of Funger Hall and the Smith Center. ​ The anti-Trump rally started around 11 a.m. at the Washington Monument on November 6th, with older protesters singing throughout the streets and carrying anti-Trump messaging in support of the D.C. band, Waking Stone. Signs decorated D.C., heading into GW’s campus on 1776 G Street, with written statements on them such as “No More Ice, No

Colin Slechta, CA - Writer.  Incumbent Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey secured reelection against State Senator Omar Fateh on election night Tuesday. Minneapolis’s ranked-choice voting system meant that no candidate received the majority needed to win the election in the first round. Mayor Frey won the second round after securing 50.03%  of the vote to Fateh’s 44.37%. Fateh ran a progressive campaign modeled on Zohran Mamdani’s in New York City and was endorsed by the Twin Citie

Kamdyn McClain, NY - Writer Far before President Trump announced his global reciprocal tariffs on “Liberation Day,” the credentialed class was sounding the alarm about the potential devastating impacts of higher tariffs. The President’s April 2nd announcement not only seemed to amplify these fears, but it also seemed to confirm them. The scale to which these tariffs were imposed was far bigger than any expert’s predictions, with some countries’ rates hitting as high as 104%.

Nathaniel Thomas, NY - Writer ​ On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the GW College Democrats and GW College Republicans participated in yet another campus debate. Despite an agitated, one-sided audience and a College Democrat cohort indifferent, if not actively hostile, to the rules of the debate, College Republican debaters Colin Slechta and Paul Lieb effectively stated the GOP’s agenda of a safer, more prosperous nation for every American. Where the Democrats focused on hunting quotable

Parker Malphrus, SC - Guest Writer You may have heard me say this in the Nov. 12 debate, and I would be happy to enlighten y'all on how this budget works. The Schumer shutdown has been going on for over a month now, and there was a proposal that was voted on multiple times that Democrats voted against.  ​Firstly, some background on how the Senate works. A filibuster is in place for most contested bills, except for reconciliation bills. If a bill is contested, meaning one sena