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’s Impeachment Trial Ends
This week’s story update on Election Central updates you on the ending of the Trump impeachment trial. Just like that, the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump is over. As you probably already know by now, he was not removed from office. This isn’t surprising: the other two presidents who have been impeached in the […]
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Brexit Finally Happens Yes, you read that right. Since 2016, btw has been bringing you stories speculating about Brexit–the formal separation of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU). And now, it has finally happened. But did you miss it? For more than three years, the world has waited tensely for the terms of […]
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Trump Proposes Middle East Peace Plan Every presidential administration since the post-World War II era has tried to find a way to establish lasting peace between Israel and Palestine. So far, none of them have been successful long-term. But now, Trump thinks that he has a plan that will work. He calls it a win […]
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Coronavirus Hits China It’s winter, and that means it’s cold and flu seasons. But while many Americans are rushing to get their flu shots, in other parts of the world, a new and deadly virus is spreading. It’s called coronavirus, and so far, it’s claimed at least 26 people in China. Almost 2,000 have become […]
Tensions Escalate Between U.S. and Iran
During the Trump administration there has been a worsening of the relationship between the U.S. and Iran. But in the past several weeks, the tensions between the two nations have escalated rapidly. What events led the nation here, and what might this mean for U.S.-Iran relations in the future? A Long Buildup On December 27, […]
Update on Impeachment Aftermath
This week’s story update on Election Central looks ahead to what happens next following the impeachment of Donald Trump. On December 18, 2019, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump. Then the holidays happened, and then escalating tensions with Iran began to take over the most recent headlines. So, what’s happening right now […]
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 […]
Impeachment Update
This week’s story update on Election Central gets you up-to-date on the most recent details of the impeachment inquiry. By now, you’re no doubt familiar with the impeachment inquiry against Trump, who is accused of withholding Congressional-approved military aid to Ukraine unless its president agreed to investigate potential 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden and his […]