Juliet Procope, DE - Writer & Director of Marketing Protesters during the walkout in front of Kogan Plaza. Photo credit: Juliet Procope. ​ On Tuesday, Jan. 20th, GWU students walked out of classes to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Trump administration, following reports that participation had been actively solicited in residence halls the day prior. The walkout disrupted afternoon class as students gathered in front of Kogan Plaza at 4:45 p.m. By ap

Nathaniel Thomas, NY - Writer ​ The White House in the wintertime. Photo credit: Talan Maskivish 2025 has come to a close, and thanks to the tireless efforts of the Trump administration and the Republican trifecta in their first years, it was a wonderful year for the United States of America. Our nation became stronger at home, brought peace abroad, and envisioned a better present and a brighter future for all Americans. As our nation begins its 250th year of independence, Am

The Right Angle Editorial Board  The bright young life of 19-year-old Brown College Republicans Vice Chair Ella Cook was taken from her on Dec. 13th, 2025, at Brown University. Ella was one of two students killed in the attack that also injured nine others.  The killer, a foreign national, potentially targeted Cook specifically for her political beliefs, according to College Republicans of America Chairman William Branson Donahue . “Ella Cook has been identified as one of the

Colin Slechta, CA - Writer  The Trump administration released its National Security Strategy  earlier this month, which is a document that defines American foreign policy interests and how these ends should be realized. The document champions America First principles, advocating for reindustrialization, hemispheric defense, and stability in the American sphere of influence. The conception that America is a “post-national” state, lacking a real telos outside of spreading liber

Raj Bishnoi, TX - Guest Writer ​ United States Capitol Building. Photo Credit: Talan Maskivish. In 2020, John Cornyn won the Texas Republican primary with 76% of the vote. In 2026, however, a very different kind of primary seems in store for the candidate. A three-way race between candidates John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, and Wesley Hunt is taking place to determine which Texan will best represent the views of the Texas Republican Party and Texas as a whole. ​ John Cornyn, the curr

Max Schwartzman, FL - Editor-in-Chief ​ We are currently in the midst of one of the greatest falls from grace in modern political history. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, formerly the Vice Presidential candidate and a prospective 2028 presidential candidate, has had his entire career completely unravel in the past few weeks. ​ Tim Walz built his career on carefully pretending to be a Midwestern moderate, despite governing with aggressive, often disastrous, progressive policies t

Nathan Kaufman, MN - Guest Writer President Trump announces the kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro via Truth Social. Photo credits: President Donald J Trump's Truth Social Account Early on the morning of Jan. 3, Special Forces stormed and captured former president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, in the highest-risk special forces mission since the Bin Laden raid. This operation followed a significant military buildup in the Caribbean and is reminiscent of Teddy Roosevelt's foreign po

Elizabeth Cummings, NC - Editor-in-Chief Zohran Mamdani delivers remarks after swearing into office on January 1. Photo credits: New York government official photo. In a crowded press room in 1986, Ronald Reagan warned Americans of what he deemed as the “nine most terrifying words in the English language…: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” Unfortunately for New York voters, it was already too late to turn back when the recently elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, del

Ben Tumulty, Ireland - Writer On the ground in Miami, FL ​ Photo from Official White House Gallery Despite an extraordinarily successful run of campaign rallies coming to a seemingly permanent end last year, MAGA is once again sending President Trump across the country. ​ The reason is simple: the economy has not meaningfully improved for ordinary Americans, despite multiple attempts from the current administration, which faces the Herculean task of cleaning up the previous p

Peri Stevens, VA - Writer  Over $110,000,000 was discovered to provide funding to fraudulent day care centers in Minnesota ; money that could’ve been used to help children receive food, clothes, and shelter has been used to fund ineffective operations within Somali daycare centers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Department of Health and Human Services has stated that it will withhold child care payments to Minnesota after the discovery of rampant fraud within the child care sy