The DP’s political coverage this year followed how the Penn community reacted to this year’s biggest moments in local and federal politics.

One day after Trump announced his third bid for presidency, Lauder was the third GOP mega donor to announce he would not financially support Trump's third run for the presidency.

Trump made the annoucement on Nov. 15 at his Mar-a-Lago residence. In his announcement, Trump spoke about his vision for America — reflecting on what he called the “successes” of his own time in office.

The anonymous survey, which ran from Oct. 11 to Oct. 26, garnered 346 responses from the Class of 2023 through the Class of 2026. 

Lee argued that Yale fired her in response to her 2020 tweets, which said that “just about all” of Trump’s supporters were suffering from “shared psychosis."

Judge Bruce Reinhart is reported to have signed off on the search warrant that FBI agents then executed to descend on the Mar-a-Lago estate where Trump — a 1968 Wharton graduate — calls home.  

Over 100 Pennsylvanians voted at Penn polling locations during this year's primary election on May 17.

During the event, Bolton answered questions about topics ranging from the Russian-Ukrainian war to his relationship with former President Donald Trump. 

As campus reopened and students returned to Locust Walk, in-person life allowed Penn's political clubs to restart in-person programming and voter mobilization efforts for both local and national elections. 

Although Trump’s net worth remains an estimated $2.5 billion for the second year in a row, a higher cutoff of $2.9 billion leaves him $400 million behind the list’s lowest spot.

Wharton professor Eric W. Orts and Penn alumnus Stephen Sheller, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, penned an open letter on Feb. 18 requesting that the University begin an investigation of the former president’s alleged fraud.

Students and professors expressed a sense of optimism towards the Biden-Harris administration as they look forward to the reversal of several Trump-era policies.

1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump, the only Penn graduate ever elected to the presidency, has been impeached for the second time after inciting a deadly attack against the Capitol.

Some alumni believe Wednesday's Capitol riots should be the final straw in pushing Penn to revoke Trump's degree, with some citing the University's unique silence on his actions as reason to cut their donations. 

Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett called efforts to undermine the election “assaults on the political freedom of all citizens" — but their statement did not include any explicit condemnation of Trump, a 1968 Wharton graduate, for inciting the mob.

Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett wrote that Penn condemns "threatening incitements and assaults on the political freedom of all citizens."

The least the University can do is distance itself from its most famous graduate and set the record straight: Donald Trump may have earned his degree from Penn, but he represents the antithesis of the University's values and the fact-based pursuit of reason for which this school stands.