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The Conversation is an Opinion column written by two students of opposing political viewpoints, used to discuss current events from different perspectives.

The Biden administration and electric vehicles

Introduction 

On Wednesday, April 12, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), at the direction of the Biden administration, proposed that two-thirds of passenger cars and a quarter of trucks sold in the United States should be electrically powered.

Donald Trump’s indictment

Introduction 

Former President Donald Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. An indictment was released on Tuesday, April 4, detailing the charges against him.

Reaching the limit of the debt ceiling

Introduction

The U.S. has hit the debt ceiling, meaning that “the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow to meet its existing legal obligations, including Social Security and Medicare benefits, military salaries, interest on the national debt, tax refunds, and other payments.”

Biden’s State of the Union address

Introduction 

On February 7, President Joseph Biden delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.

Biden’s classified documents

This article was written by Marisa Powers & Tasha Khosla.

Introduction 

In November 2022, classified documents from the Obama-Biden administration were found at the Penn Biden Center.

A railroad strike for the holiday season

Introduction
For the past few weeks, two of the nation’s largest railroad unions have been threatening a strike due to poor working conditions, severe attendance policies, and staff shortages.

Biden’s talks of nuclear armageddon

Introduction

Following Ukraine’s recent successes on the battlefield in the war against Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that the war could escalate to nuclear conflict, vowing to “us[e] all our forces and means at our disposal.”

Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis: immigration policies

Introduction 

Over the past few months, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been bussing immigrants from Texas to Washington D.C., and more recently, having them disembark in front of Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence.

Biden’s loan forgiveness plan

This article was written by Marisa Powers and Tasha Khosla.

Introduction

On August 24, President Joe Biden announced his three-part plan to reduce student debt for low-middle class working families to “provide more breathing room” as they recover from the pandemic.

Freedom of speech, Twitter, and Elon Musk

This article was written by Marisa Powers and Tasha Khosla.

Introduction 

Elon Musk tweeted out a poll asking users if Twitter adheres to the principle of free speech being essential to a functioning democracy in which 70.4% of users voted no.