United States (Putin's Ambition)

The United States of America is a federal Republic in North America consisting of 50 states.

History (from 1988 POV to Present)
Throughout the 1988 Election, it was clear to many that George H.W. Bush would beat Michael Dukakis for the Presidency of the United States. But tragically, two days before the election, H.W Bush was killed in a car crash. With Dan Quayle not having as much appeal as Bush, Dukakis won in a landslide with Quayle only hanging on to the South. Many Republicans turned to the Libertarian Party as they viewed Quayle as weak on the issues. Dukakis' Presidency oversaw the fall of the USSR and many implementations. Dukakis' victory left many Republicans disenfranchised, which led to Dick Cheney's victory over Democratic Candidate Judy Chu in the 1996 election. Cheney's Presidency saw militaristic policies in a pro-military, religious, new type of conservative. Cheney was known for creating the "Neoconservative" movement. Cheney became unpopular as many believed that he was too excessive with his power and that he was becoming bureaucratic. Al Gore not being an exciting candidate made Bernie's victory as an independent more plausible. Sanders' victory in the 2000 Election was considered by many to be a turning point in the two-party system which has dominated since the days of Abraham Lincoln. Sanders remained widely popular throughout his Presidency due to his common man appeal. He won re-election easily, but many considered him to weak on foreign policy. Such a weakness lead to the rise of the Constitution Party's candidate; Chuck Baldwin. Baldwin won the 2008 Election with the promise to make America powerful on the world stage once again.

Full Article: World War III (Putin's Ambition)
President Baldwin brought the U.S into World War 3 as an attempt to assert American dominance over Russia and other foreign adversaries. With Cheney's neoconservatives still controlling a good portion of Congress, the war declaration occurred in February of 2009. Throughout the early parts of the war, America was dominating both Russia and China in the East Asia front. The U.S captured Vladivostok and was crippling the Chinese economy by blocking major trading outposts in the South China Sea. Russia was considering surrendering, but the war took an unexpected turn when a BRICS Coalition was able to successfully capture the Hawaiian Islands, opening for the possibility of an invasion of North America. By Christmas day of 2015, Washington D.C fell and the U.S surrendered.

Post War Era (2015-2018)
The Post War era lasted from December 25th, 2015 up until December 31st, 2018 which ended with the Second Russian Invasion of the U.S.

2016 Presidential Election
The 2016 Election was highly divisive due to the several amounts of political parties which had a chance. By the end of it, Progressive Candidate Richard Ojeda won the election. Meeting resistance from other political parties. Many viewed Ojeda as a Manchurian candidate who was propped up by Russia to fulfill their political agenda. This was proven false after Ojeda defied Russia on several occasions.

2018 Midterms
The 2018 Midterms took place on November 5th, 2018 which put many Congressional and Gubernatorial  positions up for election. The Progressives made great strides in the Senate and took the majority within the Senate. Meanwhile, the Republicans and Democrats held the house. The Libertarian Party also won a few Gubernatorial elections.

Second Russian Invasion of the U.S (2019)
The following is an ongoing scenario, once completed, it shall be added here as a paragraph.

Presidential Cabinet
The following is a list of 48th and Current U.S President Richard Ojeda's cabinet members.

Congressional Makeup
The following includes a list of members from both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Gubernatorial Governments
The following lists the Governors of all 50 states. The U.S lost Hawaii and Alaska during the Treaty of Cape May and in order to compensate, Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands were admitted as states in order for the U.S to maintain 50.