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Welcome to the American politics taskforce of WikiProject Politics!
| This is a task force, an open group of Wikipedia editors. New participants are welcome; feel free to talk to us! (Tag placed June 15, 2018)
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Scope
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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| 204 | Torture of immigrants during the second Trump administration | C |
| 188 | 2026 United States House of Representatives elections | C |
| 108 | Jake Lang | C |
| 76 | Paula Overby | C |
| 69 | 2028 United States presidential election | B |
| 66 | 2026 Georgia's 14th congressional district special election | C |
| 66 | 2026 United States Senate elections | Start |
| 55 | UFC Freedom 250 | Stub |
| 52 | Stephen A. Douglas | B |
| 41 | Winsome Earle-Sears | C |
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Participants
- 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
- Bravelake, Republican party politics, state elections; election results
- EarthDude: Primarily modern politics
- Marco Kotze Araujo (Modern US Politcs: Political Parties)
- AndreJustAndre
Inactive
- 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
Todo items for members of American politics task force
- 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
- 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)
- Could use help assembling this draft. In particular, if anyone knows of a company with a WP:NOTABLE conflict with ICE then please add a row to this draft accordingly. Draft:List of ICE controversies with companies Alexandraaaacs1989 (talk) 03:44, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
Project guidelines
Tagging and assessment
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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Stub categories
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Did you know
- 28 Feb 2026 – Peter Brownell (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Jon698 (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Feb 2026 – Brian D. Ballard (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Coffeeandcrumbs (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Feb 2026 – Clinton plan intelligence conspiracy theory (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Valjean (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 14 Mar 2026 – Gatestone Institute (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by GS2026 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 14 Mar 2026 – John Bachtell (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by BrechtBro (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 09 Mar 2026 – November 2025 United States military video controversy (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Muboshgu (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
- 03 Mar 2026 – High-capacity magazine ban (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Iljhgtn (t · c); see discussion (20 participants; relisted)
- 04 Mar 2026 – Holly Kim (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Aesurias (t · c) was closed as redirect by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 12 Mar 2026; see discussion (8 participants)
- 28 Feb 2026 – Murc's law (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Bridget (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 15 Mar 2026; see discussion (9 participants; relisted)
- 28 Feb 2026 – Tricia Pridemore (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Pppery (t · c) was closed as keep by RL0919 (t · c) on 07 Mar 2026; see discussion (8 participants)
- 26 Feb 2026 – List of people named in the Epstein files (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mdm.Bla (t · c) was closed as no consensus by OwenX (t · c) on 14 Mar 2026; see discussion (81 participants; relisted)
- 19 Feb 2026 – Michael Garrett (politician) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Stormsnsnow (t · c) was closed as keep by Gommeh (t · c) on 25 Feb 2026; see discussion (11 participants)
- 16 Feb 2026 – Republican Party efforts to disrupt voting after the 2024 United States presidential election (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Masem (t · c) was closed as keep by Blitziko (t · c) on 23 Feb 2026; see discussion (16 participants)
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Proposed deletions
- 07 Mar 2026 – Amanda Toll (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by ~2026-14712-36 (t · c) was deproded by Helpful Raccoon (t · c) on 09 Mar 2026
- 05 Mar 2026 – Kai Trump (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Ooogaboogmrolliesmd (t · c) was deproded by ~2026-14242-34 (t · c) on 05 Mar 2026
- 23 Feb 2026 – Reform Party (Mormon) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by ~2026-12154-77 (t · c) was deleted
Redirects for discussion
- 14 Mar 2026 – People's Republic of Santa Monica (talk · edit · hist) →Progressivism in the United States was RfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Mar 2026 – Obamna (talk · edit · hist) →Barack Obama was RfDed by Mach61 (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Mar 2026 – Big DT (talk · edit · hist) →Donald Trump was RfDed by Significa liberdade (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Feb 2026 – Military industrial oligarchy (talk · edit · hist) →Military–industrial complex was RfDed by Casablanca Rock (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Mar 2026 – 2026 Iran-US war (talk · edit · hist) →Prelude to the 2026 Iran war RfDed by Abesca (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Good article nominees
- 15 Mar 2026 – Jesse Gray (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Guerreroast (t · c); start discussion
- 05 Mar 2026 – Abraham Galloway (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Indy beetle (t · c); start discussion
- 27 Feb 2026 – 1699 May Day orations (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Pbritti (t · c); start discussion
- 21 Feb 2026 – Todd Blanche (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ElijahPepe (t · c); start discussion
- 17 Feb 2026 – Ron Johnson (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Thebiguglyalien (t · c); start discussion
- 15 Feb 2026 – Edward R. Kone (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Guerreroast (t · c); start discussion
- 14 Feb 2026 – John R. Good (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Indy beetle (t · c); start discussion
- 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
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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
Requests for comments
- 08 Mar 2026 – September 11 attacks (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Sdkb (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Mar 2026 – Superpower (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Moxy (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Mar 2026 – Donald Trump (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Riposte97 (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Feb 2026 – Melania (film) (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Hamiltondamonae (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 06 Mar 2026 – Jasmine Crockett (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Wozal (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Feb 2026 – September 11 attacks (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by ArkadenBoden (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 15 Mar 2026 – Twitter use by Donald Trump (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Usage of X (social network) by Donald Trump by UltrasonicMadness (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Mar 2026 – Samuel Dickens (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Samuel Dickens (politician) by Jeffrey34555 (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Mar 2026 – January 23, 2026 Minnesota protests against ICE (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2026 Minnesota ICE protests by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Mar 2026 – Amanda Toll (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Amanda Soto by NatGertler (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Mar 2026 – United States order of precedence (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved somewhere else by Chaotic Enby (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Mar 2026 – Visa and deportation controversies in the second Trump administration (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to List of activists and critics targeted in the second Trump administration by Alexandraaaacs1989 (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Mar 2026 – Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Iran nuclear deal by OrbitalVoid49 (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Feb 2026 – Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 1999 Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting by Raskuly (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Feb 2026 – 2025 Alvarado ICE facility incident (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2025 Prairieland ICE detention center shooting by Carguychris (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Mar 2026 – Dave Sunday (politician) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Dave Sunday by Sammi Brie (t · c) was closed; see discussion
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Articles to be merged
- 14 Mar 2026 – Harold Washington Party (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Timothy C. Evans by Scu ba (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Mar 2026 – Prelude to the 2026 Iran war (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2026 Iran war by Chessrat (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Mar 2026 – Second Trump travel ban (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Travel bans under the Trump administrations by Seamlessly (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Feb 2026 – NOlympics LA (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2028 Summer Olympics by SimplyLouis27 (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Feb 2026 – List of people named in the Epstein files (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Connections of Jeffrey Epstein by Pigsonthewing (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Jan 2026 – FBI raid of Fulton County, Georgia election office (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2020 United States presidential election in Georgia by Presidentman (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 15 Mar 2026 – The Washington Post (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Theleekycauldron (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Feb 2026 – Deportations of U.S. citizens in the second Trump administration (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by CommonKnowledgeCreator (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Feb 2026 – Immigration detention in the second Trump administration (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by CommonKnowledgeCreator (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Feb 2026 – Steve Bannon (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by VLWABC (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Feb 2026 – United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by CommonKnowledgeCreator (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Feb 2026 – List of people named in the Epstein files (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by CommunityNotesContributor (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jan 2026 – Radical right (United States) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by CommunityNotesContributor (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
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Articles for creation
- 20 Feb 2026 – Draft:Eponymous naming of U.S. government facilities and programs during the second Donald Trump administration (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Dan Leonard (t · c)
- 27 Jan 2026 – Draft:Josh Lowry (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Ell22Moore (t · c) was declined by Bravelake (t · c) on 11 Mar 2026
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