Year in Review: National News
As another year winds down, btw takes a look at the national news stories that dominated headlines in 2016. Presidential Election Of course, the main […]
Month: December 2016
Year in Review: Science and Technology
As another year winds down, btw takes a look at the advances made this year in science and technology. Here are some of the key […]
Electoral College Secures Trump Victory
This week, over on the Election Central Web site we take a look at what happened when the Electoral College actually cast their official votes on […]
Stuff YOU Should Know
Cease Fire in Aleppo? Over the past week, American news reports have been full of images of wounded children in the Syrian city of Aleppo. […]
Bidding Farewell to John Glenn
John Glenn, the American astronaut and former senator, died December 8 at age 95. Last weekend, roughly 2,500 mourners–among them, Vice President Joe Biden–gathered at […]
Election Recount Effort Stalls
This week, over on the Election Central Web site we take a look at what happened with Dr. Jill Stein’s election recount efforts. The presidential election […]
Stuff YOU Should Know
John Glenn Dies at Age 95 John Glenn, one of the seven original American astronauts and the first American to orbit the earth, died on […]
Fake News Makes Up Its Own Headlines
“Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President.” “FBI Agent Suspected in Hillary Email Leaks Found Dead of Apparent Murder-Suicide.” These are just two of […]
![Francis Bicknell Carpenter (American painter, 1830-1900), First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln, 1864, oil on canvas, 108 inches (274.3 cm) x 180 inches (457.2 cm), located in the U.S. Capitol Building over the west staircase in the Senate wing. Carol Highsmith, photographer. Photographed: [between 1980 and 2006]. 1 color transparency; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.](https://mhebtw.mheducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/120716_01P_FS-326x245.jpg)
History of the Presidential Cabinet
Part of the executive branch, the cabinet is made up of the president’s most private, trusted advisers. All members are chosen by the president and […]
President (-elect) Trump’s Conflicts of Interest
This week, over on the Election Central Web site we dig a little deeper into the conflict of interest problems facing President-elect Trump and his […]