Congress to Address Humanitarian Crisis at Southern Border
Over the past year, seven children have died while being held in U.S. custody at immigrant detention centers on our southern border. These are children […]
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Oregon’s New Climate Change Plan
Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s “Green New Deal” . . . clean energy bills . . . the ongoing debate over nuclear versus coal. Many agree […]
Hurricane Michael: Seven Months Later
You may remember October 2018, when Hurricane Michael hit the Florida panhandle. This record-breaking storm left a wide path of devastation across Florida and southern […]
To the Moon by 2024?
Fifty years after NASA first landed astronauts on the Moon, they are gearing up to do it again. The president and vice president have stated […]
State of the Union Recap
Last Thursday evening, Donald Trump delivered his annual State of the Union Address from the House of Representatives. The speech was broadcast live on national […]
Results Still Out in North Carolina
The midterm elections have been finished for over a month now, right? Wrong. In fact, in one North Carolina district, allegations of fraud have paused […]
The Motherhood Gap
Women in the United States are having babies later than ever before. But according to a new study, the age at which they give birth […]
Anthems, Protests, and Football
Last week, btw took a closer look at the grievance that professional football player Colin Kaepernick filed against the NFL, accusing teams of working together […]
Supreme Court Hearings Begin
This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee holds four days (over 17 hours) of hearings for Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s most recent nomination for the Supreme Court. […]
Trouble in Helsinki
On July 16, Donald Trump met with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The two hours of closed-door talks between the […]