Jess Lahitou

It’s early 2008 in Iowa. Hillary Clinton had been leading in the early polls, but her numbers have been steadily dropping when she is suddenly – shockingly – bested by a young, almost unknown senator from Illinois.

Nothing about his sexism is complicated. Right? According to election results, wrong.

The year ahead promises to be a whopper of political intrigue, events, and (probably) scandal. Here are the top stories to watch as we head into the hype that comes but once every four years: A presidential election.

Four years ago, my husband took a job transfer to Bogota, Colombia.

This last Friday happened to be the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

Silicon Valley companies defending sex trafficking has made me question if good people — or even baseline-human people — actually exist anymore.

Never before has a group of college students expressed such clever commitment… to the tax code.

That headline is a bit of false advertising, as I am in not quite qualified to proclaim myself a “Thanksgiving Pro.”

Perhaps you’ve noticed that Democrats and Republicans aren’t getting along so well these days.

On Thursday night, 17 Republicans sparred in two debates for a record-breaking audience of 24 million, and 15 months before voting day.