As Georgetown University students, we all have a thread. Some of us hold it loosely, unaware it is there at all. Others grip it tightly because they know...

For years, scientists have insisted that science is not political. This has always been fiction. Yet recently, the politicization of science and scientific...

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) (SFS ʼ66, LAW ʼ69), who is retiring from the U.S. Senate at the end of his term next year, offered students advice about pursuing...

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) (LAW ’66) announced Jan. 7 he will not seek re-election in 2026 after serving over four decades in Congress. Georgetown University...

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced Nov. 25 that she will not run for re-election in the 2026 mayoral race, sparking mixed reflections on...

Now in its fourth week, the government shutdown has resulted in thousands of layoffs, billions in economic loss and millions of unpaid federal workers...

The more time I spend in and around Washington, D.C., the more I see and hear the same words over and over again: democracy, freedom, liberty. They hang...

Experts on Israeli and Palestinian politics argued for leadership reform and a fresh approach to Israeli-Palestinian relations amid shifting political...

It’s the night of the 2024 presidential election Nov. 5 and Andrea Smith (CAS ’25) has been awake for 20 hours.  Smith is in Virginia, closely...

The Center for Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) at the McCourt School of Public Policy launched a Medicare Policy Initiative, which will provide quick,...

It’s 6 p.m. on a Tuesday night and Luke Hughes (SFS ’27) is ready to lock in. He has a single earbud in blaring Zach Bryan, a slice of pizza on a paper...

Linguistics professors and other academic experts discussed the political misuse of language and the current state of public discourse in a March 14 event.   The...