By Cadence Chua Taking place on 3 November 2026, the US Midterm Elections are right around the corner. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives (the lower house of Congress) and 35 out of 100 seats in the Senate (the upper house) are contested. Critically, Congress serves as a check and balance to the…

By Cadence Chua With the new academic year, the Netherlands is welcoming a new batch of students from all over the world. As a newcomer to a country, one of the first things one might want to know is how the political system works there. This is your explainer to Dutch politics.  Government System Before…