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State & National Politics

Students line up to vote in the Memorial Student Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

Donald Trump wins presidential election as Republicans sweep local offices, state races

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 6, 2024

Donald Trump has won the presidential election and will return to the White House for another four years. The 78-year-old president-elect surpassed his 2020 election margins and is set to become the...

Students line up to vote in the Memorial Student Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Abdurahman Azeez/The Battalion)

LIVE UPDATES: Aggies head to the polls for 2024 election

Nicholas Gutteridge, J. M. Wise, and Mikayla Martinez November 5, 2024

After an unprecedented campaign cycle, Election Day has arrived. Polls close at 7 p.m., but community members in line can vote if they stay in line. Throughout Election Day, this story will be updated...

Today, Sept. 1, federal student loan payments are set to resume,  months after the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan and a multi-year pause. Many Aggies aren’t worried, however.

Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan blocked again

Tenny Luhrs, News Writer November 4, 2024

President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan has been blocked again in federal court. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey obtained a court order to block the policy on Oct. 3, only 24 hours...

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage during a rally at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, TX on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

Kamala Harris’ surprise Texas rally

Stacy Cox, Senior News Reporter October 26, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris held a rally in Houston on Friday night with approximately 1.5 million registered online and 30,000 attending in person. On the same day, Trump traveled to Austin to be a guest...

Supporters react as Sen. Ted Cruz is welcomed on stage during a campaign stop in College Station at Shiner Park on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Cruz covers College Station

J. M. Wise, News Editor October 19, 2024

Texas senator Ted Cruz appeared at Shiner Park on Friday night as a part of his 53-stop bus tour around Texas for his reelection campaign. The junior senator held a rally with two Republican politicians...

Beto O'Rourke takes a picture with a supporter at Rudder Theater on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

Beto O’Rourke speaks on voting, youth participation

Tenny Luhrs, News Writer September 20, 2024

On Thursday, Sept. 19, Beto O’Rourke visited Texas A&M’s Rudder Theater as part of his Ready to Vote Tour, hosted by the Aggie Democrats, to give a speech and register students to vote. O'Rourke...

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What the presidential candidates promise students

Mikayla Martinez, News Editor September 12, 2024

A tale of two candidates — Vice President Kamala Harris met former President Donald Trump for their first debate on Tuesday, setting the stage for the election on Nov. 5. From foreign affairs to inflation...

The recent overturning of the long-standing Chevron Doctrine has shifted legal interpretations away from agencies and onto the courts to interpret and clarify unclear regulations and statutes. (Graphic by Chi-Chi Zhang/The Battalion)

The court ruling that will shape A&M

Stacy Cox, Senior News Reporter September 8, 2024

On June 28, the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron Doctrine through the Loper Bright ruling, leaving courts to interpret specific legislative issues that may need clarification.  In layman’s terms,...

LGBTQ+ minor offered at A&M has prompted Texan Representative, Bryan Harrison to question the integrity of the leadership at A&M for allowing taxpayer dollars to be spent on the minor. (Graphic by Ethan Mattson)

Texas representative criticizes A&M LGBTQ minor as ‘liberal indoctrination’

Stacy Cox, News Reporter March 3, 2024

Texas A&M has offered the LGBTQ+, studies minor for under a year. Texas Representative Brian Harrison said the minor is a waste of his constituents' tax dollars.  Two sociology professors at A&M...

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