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10/25/2016

GVH Live

Abortion rights is one of the social issues that most divides millennial opinion with over 40% of the demographic arguing for and over 40% arguing against its legality. Though recent polls show Americans shy away from the labels “pro-life” and “pro-choice”, the issue is undoubtedly on their radar, and it was about time the candidates address such a contentious issue directly when the subject was brought up in the third and final Presidential Debate on October 19th. Unsurprisingly Donald Trump and Secretary Clinton’s views were distinctly polarized.

Our digital series provides the millennial perspective on this hot topic and our latest Huff Post blog by Molly McElwee reexamines the issue post-presidential debates. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gvh-live-/could-spotlight-on-aborti_b_12643354.html

Few topics divide the American populace as sharply as abortion rights. Young people are just as polarized as the rest of the country, holding fairly fluid positions on the topic that policy makers cannot quite put their fingers on.

10/18/2016

Not Voting is a

A recent Gallup poll showed that only 47% of U.S. adults, ages 18 to 35, would "definitely vote in the upcoming presidential election. Our Jacob Smith talks to Kwame Jackson at Millennial Week about why he feels not voting would be a

10/17/2016

History Favors Trump but He Could 'Shatter Historical Patterns'

The history of presidential elections is, at times, polarizing and unpredictable and this year's election seems to top them all, but a professor at American University, Allan Lichtman, says that history has already revealed a winner.

10/03/2016

Millennials want Pragmatism from the Candidates, Disillusioned on Debate Night

More than 84 million people tuned in to watch the first Presidential Debate of the 2016 race, making it the most watched in debate history. Our Molly McElwee went to a Washington, DC watch party to gain perspective from those in attendance.

09/15/2016

Clinton’s Weekend Collapse: Trust Issues Could Threaten Millen...

Hillary's health conspiracy has suddenly become a reality. Are millennials beginning to turn on her?

09/15/2016

There's Little Hope for Criminal Justice Reform Beyond Obama

Nearly a quarter of millennials believe the next president should make criminal justice reform their top priority. Yet, here we are, debating over whether Hillary is healthy enough to run and how deplorable Trump supporters are.

09/14/2016

Clinton or Trump? Either way, millennial employment unlikely t...

There aren't many job opportunities out there for millennials, and that's unlikely to change under a Trump or Clinton presidency.

09/07/2016

Washington Weekly: Dear Next President - The Opioid Epidemic

People are ashamed to talk about the disease that's killing them: addiction. In the year 2014, alone, 28,000 people died from drug overdose due to addiction to prescription opioids.

09/02/2016

Really, Donald? You Think You Have the Black Vote?

Emily Ekins: What Trump is really trying to do is assuage white voters’ fears, so they feel better about voting for him, because they don't want to vote for a bigot or racist.

09/02/2016

Really, Donald? You Think You Have the Black Vote?

Pollster: What Trump's outreach will do is kind of soften his appeal among white educated voters, who are reluctant to vote for a candidate that many view as bigoted or even racist.

Whether he's pointing out "his African American" at one of his rallies or politicizing tragedy via Twitter, Donald Trump is no stranger to using unprecedented tactics to galvanize minority voters. A few months ago, Trump called out an audience member at his rally in Redding, California simply becau...

08/29/2016

Trump Pitches to Blacks & Latinos, Alienates Them Instead

Trump: "What do you have to lose by trying something new like Trump? What do you have to lose? You live in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs, 58 percent of your youth is unemployed. What the hell do you have to lose?” Now on HuffPost Politics

By, Siraj Hashmi Donald Trump...

08/25/2016

Trump Pitches to Blacks & Latinos, Alienates Them Instead

Donald J. Trump is "losing every key electorate in this election at this moment" and currently trails Hillary Clinton by as many as 10 points in some polls. For more: http://goo.gl/860Ue7

08/16/2016

Minorities Aren't Buying What Trump is Selling

When we hear from these representatives of minority communities at the RNC, they’re really trying to blanket some of Donald Trump’s more dangerous ideas.

08/15/2016

Washington Weekly: Dear Next President - Gun Control

Gun violence isn't a white thing or a black thing, a young thing or an old thing, it's an American thing.

08/13/2016

HuffPost Politics

"Vet Only Raises $60K to Send Donald Trump to War. Sad!" in now on HuffPost Politics

For more on Cameron Kerr's fundraiser, go here: https://www.gofundme.com/ph4trump
For more on this story by Siraj Hashmi, go here: http://goo.gl/6ckD3z

Donald J. Trump said he "always wanted" to earn a Purple Heart. An Army veteran has raised over $63,000 to help him do just that.

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08/11/2016

Vet Only Raises $60K to Send Donald Trump to War. Sad!

An Army veteran raised over $60,000 to send Donald Trump to the combat zone of his choosing to earn his very own Purple Heart through this GoFundMe campaign (https://www.gofundme.com/ph4trump), because you're never too old to follow your dreams.

08/04/2016

Op-Ed: A Non-Trump Supporters' Experience at a Trump rally

"Despite being summer interns, for all intents and purposes, we were the “dishonest media” that Donald Trump has waged war on." -Nicole Holloway Hyman & Shiori Okazaki

By: Nicole Hyman & Shiori Okazaki Chants of “We Want Trump!” layered over ominous echoed throughout the auditorium for nearly thirty minutes prior to Donald Trump’s speech at a Tuesday rally in Ashburn, Virginia. The music and the chanting set an anxious tone for what was to come throughout Donald T...

08/04/2016

Millennials Won't Let Media Circus Spoil Their Love for Trump

With the youth unemployment rate hovering above 10 percent, millennials want jobs. And they think Donald Trump may be their best bet at creating them.

By, Siraj Hashmi Donald Trump...

08/04/2016

Millennials Won't Let Media Circus Spoil Their Love for Trump

Even though Donald Trump is having quite possibly his worst week yet, his millennial supporters won't let his recent gaffes and feuds affect their impression of him.

08/01/2016

Washington Weekly: Dear Next President - Gun Control Trailer

There are more guns in America than there are people, according to a Congressional Research Service report. Is it time that the government take fi****ms away from everyone, including law-abiding gun owners, or should gun control activists admit that gun violence simply cannot be prevented even with comprehensive reform?

07/27/2016

DNC Leak Fallout: Millennials Vindicated, But Not Satisified

The general sentiment is that while progress is being made, problems within the Democratic Party remain.

Dem chickens have come home to roost. After months of deflecting accusations from Bernie Sanders and his campaign, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced on Sunday that she would be resigning after the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia this week. Floridians l...

07/25/2016

Amidst the Tragedy of Today's Times

After the horrific shootings in San Bernardino, Orlando, the shootings of multiple unarmed African American Men, the tragic shooting of men and women in uniform, and multiple terrorist attacks in all corners of the world from Nice, to Baghdad, to Istanbul and beyond, is it possible that I’m beginning to think of gun violence as normal?

After a night of board games, movies, ice cream, and general good feelings with a few good friends on Friday, July 1, I retreated upstairs to my apartment around1:00 am. Shortly after I got back, I heard a very loud, very sharp, piercing noise. A few seconds later I heard it again. And again. This s...

07/18/2016

Who China Prefers to be the Next President?

"Regardless of who becomes president, the relationship between China and the United States is going to be more difficult than it was during the Obama Administration."

Although U.S.-China relations are said to be the most important bilateral relationship in the world today, tensions between the two countries have been rising, particularly in respect to the South China Sea. China is allegedly provoking its neighboring countries that are also claiming sovereignty by...

07/11/2016

Donald Trump is No Friend of the Gay Community

The LGBTQ community feels it's being ignored.

As the election nears, the deck continues to stack against communities across the nation as undocumented immigrants fear deportation and Muslims worry about a ban. What about LGBTQ equality? Although President Barack Obama stands out as an ally of the community for much of his time in office, there’...

07/07/2016

Donald Trump is No Friend of the Gay Community

"People really need to take a look at who Donald Trump is surrounding himself with... some of the most toxic, vitriolic, anti-gay, anti-LGBT activists in America today."

07/06/2016

Who China Prefers to be the Next President?

U.S-China relations are heading down even murkier waters.

07/01/2016

Undocumented Valedictorians are the New Normal

A high school valedictorian came out as undocumented during her graduation, and set off a firestorm on the internet in the process.

06/28/2016

Washington Weekly: Dear Next President - Abortion

Few topics divide the American populace as sharply as abortion rights. Young people are just as polarized as the rest of the country, holding fairly fluid positions on the topic that policy makers cannot quite put their fingers on.

06/27/2016

HuffPost Politics

While abortion remains, largely, a state-to-state issue when it comes to legislation, momentum in the 2016 presidential race has put reproductive rights high on the list of voters’ priorities and both sides are dug into the trenches.

"I think as millennials, it's hard to imagine a world in which you have to drive 500 miles to access a women's health clinic if you need to. But that's the reality, and it's not fair."

06/24/2016

Would Dems Trust Donald Trump with No Fly List?

Would you trust Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton with the No Fly List if it meant your constitutional rights could be suspended?

Arvin Vohra explains why the "No Fly, No Buy" gun control proposal is a horrible idea.

06/21/2016

Dem Rep: Orlando Shooting About Gun Culture, Not Radical Islam

Rep. John Garamendi: Radical Islam had something to do with the Orlando shooting, but nothing to do with Sandy Hook or Columbine.

06/21/2016

Sanders’ Fallout is Clinton’s Way Forward, But Can She Capitalize?

But there is one group still keeping her up at night...

Sanders’ Fallout is Clinton’s Way Forward, But Can She Capitalize? Hillary Clinton can finally breathe easy now that her eight-year battle for the Democratic presidential nomination has finally bore fruit. Unless a drastic event combines with wishful thinking, it is safe to say Clinton will be facin...

06/17/2016

Why Background Checks Can't Stop Mass Shootings

If we've learned anything about mass shootings, if someone has the will to commit mass murder, they'll find a way to get their hands on a gun: legally or illegally.

06/15/2016

Now that Young White Adults are Dying from Addiction, the Nati...

Why is it suddenly a public health emergency when white people in suburbs start dying from drug overdose, but poor minorities in the cities have been suffering for decades?

For more, read here: http://goo.gl/5IuCFS

06/14/2016

Millennials Approve of Obama's Visit to Hiroshima, Polls Suggest

When it comes to the American use of the atomic bomb against Japan during WWII, YouGov reported that 45 percent of Americans, under the age of 30, thought that it was the wrong decision.

While critics condemned President Obama’s historic visit to Hiroshima, Japan, most millennials would approve of his actions to make amends for the United States dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. In May, Mr. Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visi...