Year of the (Republican) Woman
This year, the nation celebrated the 100th anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave white women the right to vote in 1920. However, even in 2020, women remain very underrepresented in U.S. politics. Currently, the United States has 435 voting members of the House of Representatives, and 100 in the Senate. In […]
Stuff YOU Should Know
McBride Makes History In 2018, Danica Roem became the first openly transgender person to serve in a state legislature. This year, that ceiling was further broken by Sarah McBride, who has just become the first openly transgender state senator. This makes McBride the highest-ranking transgender person to hold political office in the United States. McBride, […]
A Look at the 2020 Election
The entire 2020 presidential election season between Donald Trump and Joe Biden was unusual to say the least. The day after the election, more surprises remain because there is no clear winner. There are, however, several interesting things that can be learned from what we know right now. Here, btw takes a closer look at […]
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Power in the Judiciary
On September 18, 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87. Nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1993, Ginsburg was only the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, and was a fierce advocate for women’s rights, workers’ rights, and the separation of church and state. Here, btw […]
The White House’s Coronavirus Response
If you’re like most Americans, you’ve been hearing a lot about coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19. Maybe you’ve been watching the spread of the disease on the news, or you’ve been reading about how Italy has now quarantined thousands of people, or your family has started stockpiling food and other supplies. It can be hard […]
Trump is Impeached
Wednesday evening, December 19, 2019, Donald J. Trump–the 45th president of the United States became the third president impeached by the House of Representatives. Trump joins Andrew Johnson (1868) and Bill Clinton (1998) in this less-than-desirable group. (Richard Nixon resigned from the executive office in 1974 before he could be officially impeached.) It has been […]
The Articles of Impeachment
Last week, House Democrats formally announced two articles of impeachment against the president. After the announcement, the House Judiciary Committee spent several days discussing and revising the articles. Here, btw examines exactly what the articles are, and what the impeachment process will look like going forward. The Impeachment Articles The first article of impeachment against […]
Supreme Court Considers Gun Regulation Case
Few topics can spark a debate faster than the issue of gun regulation. So you might think that several cases involving gun regulation must have been heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, right? Wrong. In fact, the Supreme Court has ruled decisively on the issue of guns only twice in modern times. But now, it’s […]
San Francisco’s Public Pooping Problem
The city of San Francisco, California, has a problem: residents are going to the bathroom in the streets. That might sound like something out of the era of the Industrial Revolution, but it’s not. This public pooping is happening so much that it’s becoming a genuine health concern. And the fact that this is going […]
Big Changes for DHS
Last week, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielson announced that she was resigning from her position. This announcement comes in the midst of rising tensions over the issue of border security, which has been a point of contention throughout much of Trump’s presidency. Here, btw takes a look at Nielson’s resignation, the changing Department of […]