Wikipedia:WikiProject Politics/American politics
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Scope
[edit]This task force covers all pages related to the Politics of the United States. It attempts to organize and coordinate the efforts of editors and create standards for constructing good articles. An easy way to figure out what is in the scope of this project is to look at the category tree below.
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| 425 | Killing of Renée Good | B |
| 310 | Operation Metro Surge | Start |
| 181 | Proposed United States acquisition of Greenland | C |
| 111 | ICE recruitment during the second Trump administration | Start |
| 99 | Federal investigation into Jerome Powell | C |
| 93 | Donald Trump | B |
| 87 | American Communist Party (2024) | B |
| 84 | 2026 United States House of Representatives elections | C |
| 80 | William Z. Foster | C |
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Participants
[edit]- Mr. Guye, especially in
Minnesota politics. — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs) 22:19, 14 May 2017 (UTC) - Jon698, especially in
US Third Parties and Third party politicians and
Wyoming politics Jon698 (talk) (contribs) 22:38, 6 August 2017 (UTC) - MJL, especially in
Connecticut politics. –MJL ‐Talk‐☖ 17:31, 18 December 2017 (UTC) - Wei4Green, especially in recent presidential elections (not an expert though). —Wei4Green | 唯绿远大 (talk) 00:32, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- HeartGlow30797, especially in
Kansas politics. But I will deal with all local, state, and federal: Senates, House of Representatives, Supreme Courts, and Governors. I will also look into Cabinet Members (and Cabinet member equivalents, I will look into executive branch individuals in each state as well), presidential elections, ambassadors, US Courts, State Agencies, Local School Boards and State Courts. - Cliffmore, especially in
Texas politics. Cliffmore (talk) 15:55, 17 December 2020 (UTC) - Politicsfan4, mainly
US national politics, especially presidential and congressional elections, as well as politicians. - IP75. post 1932 national elections, BLPs
- JTZegers, especially in
New York politics, but I can help with
US national politics as well. Just leave a message on my talk page with anything you need help in! - Bneu2013 - especially
Tennessee politics, politics of the Southeastern United States, and current events/major issues. - Fakescientist8000 - especially
Massachusetts politics, as well as politics of
New England. - Iamreallygoodatcheckers,
United States politics and
Texas politics Iamreallygoodatcheckerst@lk 03:31, 29 January 2023 (UTC) - Estar8806 (talk · contribs),
United States politics particularly
New York politics--Estar8806 (talk) 18:33, 5 March 2023 (UTC) - FormalDude, especially biographies of politicians. ––FormalDude (talk) 23:55, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
- Ktkvtsh -
USA - Politicians and elections - HistoryTheorist -
USA mostly national politics, minor edits on grammar/citations, and narrations with a focus on midcentury politics. May dabble in a bit of
Washington politics as well. ❤HistoryTheorist❤ 05:23, 1 August 2023 (UTC) - Wispinn -
USA - Electoral politics, with specific interest in federal political campaigns, political action committees, Campaign finance in the United States, and some state-level politics and historical reference in
Tennessee,
Iowa, and the Appalachia region. --Wispinn (talk) 10:54, 7 August 2023 (UTC) - Doughbo, especially in the
San Antonio,
Texas region. Doughbo (talk) 07:31, 2 January 2024 (UTC) - Red0ctober22, especially in
Pennsylvania politics. - JustAGrook, especially in
Illinois politics. JustAGrook (talk) 17:35, 6 March 2024 (UTC) - DukeOfDelTaco, particularly
California and
Los Angeles area as well as federal elections and politics. 02:15, 7 April 2024 (UTC) - Superb Owl, USA politics, media ~04:02, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
- Knowledgework69, Federal Politics, and the Constitution, as well as Foreign Affairs.
- Sm8900, have written numerous articles, including modern histoy, regarding US politics
- AnonymousScholar49, American politics nerd.
- User01938, Proud American, Democrat from Arkansas
- Jcoolbro, Big American Politics nerd
- Jcgaylor, Republican party politics, state elections; election results
- EarthDude: Primarily modern politics
- Marco Kotze Araujo (Modern US Politcs: Political Parties)
- AndreJustAndre
Inactive
[edit]- TxStateAlum17, especially in
Texas politics. TxStateAlum17 (talk) 15:39, 4 October 2017 (UTC)TxStateAlum17 - Ed. Jishnu, especially in
Oklahoma politics. - Havashahaba, especially in
Louisiana politics, supreme courts, voting rights - AbledAtol, Third Parties, Right wing Politics,
Texas
Nebraska Right-Wing Extremism(American Militia Movement, Boogaloo Movement) - Mcbenseigs, especially in
Wisconsin politics, but I can certainly help with Congressional, Executive, and polling articles — - TheGothPoet I can assist with current
US national politics as well as current
Kentucky politics. - kegill,
USA national politics as well as federal political campaigns, misinformation, media criticism. Selected
Washington state and Seattle politics. 07:05, 9 March 2024 (UTC) - Roastedbeanz1, mainly Northeastern United States politics; state house of representatives. ~20:18, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
Todo
[edit]Todo items for members of American politics task force
[edit]- Find editors who have shown interest in this subject and ask them to take a look here.
- Review importance and quality of existing articles
Todo items for anyone
[edit]- Identify articles for creation
- Identify articles for improvement
- Create and expand articles on members of state legislatures, whom are inherently notable. — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs) 00:10, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
- Article for creation suggestion: Draft:List of attacks against journalists by Donald Trump -> List of conflicts between Donald Trump and journalists - Anyone is free to create this article using some of the existing info on my old draft template. Alexandraaaacs1989 (talk) 21:18, 28 August 2025 (UTC)
Project guidelines
[edit]Tagging and assessment
[edit]Any articles that are within the scope of this project should be tagged with the project banner of WikiProject Politics. You should add |American=yes to their banner, {{WikiProject Politics|American=yes|American-importance=}} as this will automatically put the page in the appropriate categories, such as Category:American politics task force articles. Add |American-importance=[na, Low, Mid, High, or Top] to the same banner to rank its importance in American politics.
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[edit]Today's featured articles
- 04 Feb 2026 – Rosa Parks (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb
Did you know
- 09 Jan 2026 – Mike Enzi (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Jon698 (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Jan 2026 – 1699 May Day orations (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Pbritti (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Dec 2025 – 2014 Isla Vista killings (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Shoot for the Stars (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 19 Jan 2026 – Beto Altamirano (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by BottleOfChocolateMilk (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 18 Jan 2026 – Grace Lyu Collins (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Notedolly2 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 18 Jan 2026 – Allegations of CIA assistance to Osama bin Laden (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Longhornsg (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 12 Jan 2026 – Lauren Bis (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Iseult (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
- 12 Jan 2026 – Federal investigation into Jerome Powell (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by ElijahPepe (t · c); see discussion (20 participants; relisted)
- 01 Jan 2026 – List of political disinformation website campaigns in the United States (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JohnMizuki (t · c); see discussion (17 participants; relisted)
- 07 Jan 2026 – American hybrid warfare against Greenland during the second Trump administration (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Doug Weller (t · c) was closed as no consensus by OwenX (t · c) on 15 Jan 2026; see discussion (85 participants)
- 05 Jan 2026 – Influence of severe weather on American politics (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Bobby Cohn (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 13 Jan 2026; see discussion (14 participants)
- 01 Jan 2026 – Political scandals in Logan County, West Virginia (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Premeditated Chaos (t · c) was closed as delete by OwenX (t · c) on 08 Jan 2026; see discussion (3 participants)
- 18 Dec 2025 – Donald Trump's comments on John McCain (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by TheInevitables (t · c) was closed as delete by Eddie891 (t · c) on 25 Dec 2025; see discussion (7 participants)
Proposed deletions
- 20 Jan 2026 – 1829 Virginia gubernatorial election (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Nathaniel Greene (t · c): No gubernatorial election was held in Virginia in 1829. William Branch Giles was re-elected for the final time on December 6, 1828. It was later determined that Giles's term expired on March 4, 1830. The election of Giles's successor was orig ...
- 16 Jan 2026 – Grupo De Apoyo a la Democracia (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by ThatTrainGuy1945 (t · c): Not notable, orphan, nothing links here, only one source, seems to be a regular article, no lasting impact
Categories for discussion
- 14 Jan 2026 – Category:Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Woko Sapien (t · c); see discussion
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- 14 Jan 2026 – Category:Members of the Montana House of Representatives (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Woko Sapien (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jan 2026 – Category:Members of the Missouri House of Representatives (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Woko Sapien (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jan 2026 – Category:Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Woko Sapien (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jan 2026 – Category:Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Woko Sapien (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jan 2026 – Category:Members of the Michigan House of Representatives (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Woko Sapien (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jan 2026 – Category:Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Woko Sapien (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jan 2026 – Category:Members of the Maryland House of Delegates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Woko Sapien (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jan 2026 – Category:Members of the Maine House of Representatives (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Woko Sapien (t · c); see discussion
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Templates for discussion
- 20 Dec 2025 – Template:USgovtPOV (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Thebiguglyalien (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 19 Jan 2026 – Western alliance (talk · edit · hist) →NATO was RfDed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jan 2026 – Former Vice President Quayle’s (talk · edit · hist) →Dan Quayle was RfDed by TheSilksongPikmin (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jan 2026 – Make America Racist Again (talk · edit · hist) →Protests against Donald Trump was RfDed by A1Cafel (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Jan 2026 – Real World Libertarian Caucus (talk · edit · hist) →Libertarian Party (United States) was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Jan 2026 – Real world libertarian caucus (talk · edit · hist) →Libertarian Party (United States) was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Jan 2026 – Free New Mexico Party (talk · edit · hist) →Libertarian Party (United States) was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Jan 2026 – Mike Ferguson (Missouri politician) (talk · edit · hist) →Libertarian Party (United States) was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jan 2026 – George Warshington (talk · edit · hist) →George Washington was RfDed by Thepharoah17 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jan 2026 – Chester A. Arthur's (talk · edit · hist) →Chester A. Arthur was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Dec 2025 – Alaska 2025 (talk · edit · hist) →2025 Russia–United States summit was RfDed by GreenLipstickLesbian (t · c); see discussion
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Files for discussion
- 13 Jan 2026 – File:Dan Vacek, Dennis Schuller, Anthony Walsh, Christopher Seymore, 2024.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Anthony Walsh (author)) was FfDed by Iruka13 (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 12 Nov 2025 – Watergate scandal (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by HAL333 (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 16 Jan 2026 – Russell Vought (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ElijahPepe (t · c); start discussion
- 06 Jan 2026 – Charles T. Moran (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ElijahPepe (t · c); start discussion
- 31 Dec 2025 – Inside CECOT (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by CSGinger14 (t · c); start discussion
- 30 Oct 2025 – Rachel Riley (consultant) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ElijahPepe (t · c); start discussion
- 15 Oct 2025 – Paul Wiedefeld (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Y2hyaXM (t · c); start discussion
- 07 Sep 2025 – David Warrington (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ElijahPepe (t · c); start discussion
- 02 Sep 2025 – Steven Cheung (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ElijahPepe (t · c); start discussion
- 27 Aug 2025 – Karoline Leavitt (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Daniel Case (t · c); start discussion
- 19 Aug 2025 – Sovereign citizen movement (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Gommeh (t · c); start discussion
- 06 Aug 2025 – Amy Gleason (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ElijahPepe (t · c); start discussion
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Featured article reviews
- 10 Jan 2026 – Douglas MacArthur (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Featured list removal candidates
- 18 Jan 2026 – List of first ladies of the United States (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for FL removal by CookieMonster755 (t · c); see discussion
Good article reassessments
- 14 Jan 2026 – Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by TenPoundHammer (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Jan 2026 – Gun show loophole (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 19 Jan 2026 – Greenland crisis (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Doug Weller (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jan 2026 – 2020s Minnesota fraud scandals (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by ~2026-32437-2 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jan 2026 – Nick Shirley (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Some1 (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Jan 2026 – Donald Trump (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Space4Time3Continuum2x (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Jan 2026 – Military–industrial complex (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Uhoj (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Dec 2025 – September 11 attacks (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Sdkb (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 11 Nov 2025 – Stephen Miller (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by ElijahPepe (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Oct 2025 – Cold War (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Protoeus (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Nov 2022 – Mexico–United States border (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Meganfarley65 (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 19 Jan 2026 – 2025 Alvarado ICE facility incident (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2025 Alvarado ICE facility shooting by Carguychris (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Jan 2026 – First ladies and gentlemen of Alabama (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to List of first ladies and first gentlemen of Alabama by CookieMonster755 (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jan 2026 – William R. King (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to William R. D. King by ~2026-35536-1 (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Jan 2026 – 2010s in United States history (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2010s in the United States by Vvvvv12345 (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Jan 2026 – 2020s in United States history (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2020s in the United States by Vvvvv12345 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jan 2026 – Proposed United States acquisition of Greenland (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Proposals for the purchase of Greenland by the United States by Bjerrebæk (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jan 2026 – Lockheed Martin shooting (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2003 Lockheed Martin shooting by Raskuly (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Jan 2026 – Trumpism (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to MAGA movement by Forteur (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jan 2026 – American hybrid warfare against Greenland during the second Trump administration (talk · edit · hist) move request to Greenland crisis by Bjerrebæk (t · c) was moved to Greenland crisis (talk · edit · hist); see discussion
- 11 Jan 2026 – Utah prisoner of war massacre (talk · edit · hist) move request to 1945 Utah prisoner of war massacre by Raskuly (t · c) was moved to 1945 Utah prisoner of war massacre (talk · edit · hist) by Favonian (t · c) on 18 Jan 2026; see discussion
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Articles to be merged
- 17 Jan 2026 – Robert F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy by Longhornsg (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Dec 2025 – Media coverage of Bernie Sanders (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Bernie Sanders by ~2025-43106-03 (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Jan 2026 – Donroe Doctrine (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to Foreign policy of the second Trump administration by Cambalachero (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles to be split
- 19 Jan 2026 – Radical right (United States) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by CommunityNotesContributor (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jan 2026 – Republican Party efforts to disrupt voting after the 2024 United States presidential election (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by CommonKnowledgeCreator (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Nov 2025 – Libertarian authoritarianism (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Howardcorn33 (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Oct 2025 – Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by MountainJew6150 (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Feb 2025 – List of Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign non-political endorsements (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Yoshi24517 (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Jan 2025 – UFO conspiracy theories (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Feoffer (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Nov 2024 – Democratic Party (United States) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by TornadoLGS (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Oct 2024 – List of Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign political endorsements (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Braganza (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Aug 2024 – New Mexico Legislature (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by M2545 (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Aug 2024 – Libertarian Party (United States) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Braganza (t · c); see discussion
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Articles for creation
- 08 Jan 2026 – Draft:1980 West Virginia Secretary of State election (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Emfri1188 (t · c) was declined by Politicdude (t · c) on 09 Jan 2026
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