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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5_1d1295-e5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5_1d1295-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5_1d1295-e5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading5_1d1295-e5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5_1d1295-e5\">The Communication, Politics and Law Association (CPLA) at Emerson College<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5_cdbd94-33, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5_cdbd94-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5_cdbd94-33\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5_cdbd94-33 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5_cdbd94-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5_cdbd94-33\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5_cdbd94-33 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5_cdbd94-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5_cdbd94-33\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading5_cdbd94-33 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5_cdbd94-33\">was founded to foster interest and involvement in policy, law, civic engagement, social advocacy, and global diplomacy. Members engage with professionals and alumni in the public and private sectors to learn how to transfer&nbsp;the communication and critical thinking skills they gain in the classroom to ignite real policy change in their greater community. Our organization is dedicated to furthering the College\u2019s mission to expand diversity, inclusion, and civic engagement within the Emerson community and beyond.&nbsp;&nbsp;The membership of the CPLA is open to any currently enrolled undergraduate student of Emerson College.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id5_75d046-62 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5_75d046-62 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id5_75d046-62 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id5_75d046-62 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id5_75d046-62 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5_1953fb-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5_1953fb-8a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5_1953fb-8a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5_1953fb-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5_1953fb-8a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading5_1953fb-8a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5_1953fb-8a\">This student-run publication serves as a platform for thoughtful discussion, analysis, and critique of political issues from diverse perspectives. In articles, essays, opinion pieces, and interviews, we explore the complex topics occurring in our region, country, and world alike.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-posts-id-5_dc30b4-6b .kb-post-list-item{display:grid;}<\/style><ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-5_dc30b4-6b content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-2 grid-lg-col-3 item-image-style-above\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-52 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nation\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/cpla\/nation\/the-speaker-saga-three-weeks-of-uncertainty-and-dysfunction\/\" aria-label=\"The Speaker Saga: Three Weeks of Uncertainty and Dysfunction\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/cpla\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2023\/11\/mike-johnson-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Speaker Saga: Three Weeks of Uncertainty and Dysfunction\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/cpla\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2023\/11\/mike-johnson-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/cpla\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2023\/11\/mike-johnson-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/cpla\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2023\/11\/mike-johnson-820x461.jpg 820w, https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/cpla\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2023\/11\/mike-johnson.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/cpla\/category\/nation\/\" class=\"category-link-nation\" rel=\"tag\">Nation<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/cpla\/nation\/the-speaker-saga-three-weeks-of-uncertainty-and-dysfunction\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Speaker Saga: Three Weeks of Uncertainty and Dysfunction<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-11-01T14:34:31-04:00\">November 1, 2023<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-01-27T23:00:38-05:00\">January 27, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>The United States House of Representatives then went more than three weeks without a Speaker, plunging the lower chamber of Congress into uncertainty amidst multiple international crises.&nbsp; 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