More White House Changes?
This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story provides more information on the latest news and speculation surrounding changing roles in President Trump’s administration and leadership team. Several sources close to the White House said last week that President Trump was planning to fire Secretary of State Rex Tillerson within the next […]
The Not-So-Neutral Net?
This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story explores the controversial action being considered in Congress called “Net Neutrality.” What is this political issue and how might it affect you? When you go online, do you expect to be able to access any website you choose? Do you want to view […]
Roy Moore and #MeToo
This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story focuses on the questions surrounding Alabama candidate Roy Moore’s run for the Senate–as well as new legislation to protect people from sexual misconduct in the federal government. Back in October, Election Central brought you the story of Roy Moore’s victory over “Big Luther” Strange in the […]
Gains for Democrats
This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story focuses on the political wins experienced by Democrats in last week’s state and local elections. Election night 2016 was a difficult time for many Democrats. This year, however, the opposite turned out to be the case. With large gains at local and state levels of […]
New Developments in Russia Investigation
This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story is the latest legal actions taken as a result of Robert Mueller’s investigation in the suspected Russian meddling with the recent national election. In May, Robert Mueller was appointed to lead the special counsel to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The […]
Trump Takes on Opioid Addiction
This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story is the president’s announced plans to fight the problem of opioid addiction in the country. Opioid addiction has now reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Opioids (highly addictive painkillers such as oxycodone, codeine, morphine, and many others) kill roughly 50,000 Americans each year. […]
Ohio Representative Resigns
This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story is the surprising resignation announcement of Ohio Representative’s Pat Tiberi. Another special election is looming: this time, in Ohio. Republican Representative Pat Tiberi has announced that he will be leaving Congress, effective in January: a full year before the official end of his […]
Impeachment Articles Against Trump?
This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story examines Democrat Al Green’s released articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. What is Green basing his accusations on? And how likely is this to gain any political traction in the country? In a 15-page document, Representative Green outlines all of the ways […]
New Justice Department Memo Threatens Transgender Rights
This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story examines Attorney General Jeff Sessions memo that targeted Obama-era protections for transgender citizens. Because of a new memo from the U.S. Justice Department, transgendered people will no longer be legally protected from workplace discrimination. Here, btw takes a look at what happened, what […]
Roy Moore Wins Alabama Special Election
This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story is about the special runoff election between Roy Moore and Luther Strange. When President Trump appointed Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to be his attorney general, Sessions’ U.S. Senate seat suddenly became available. Robert Bentley, the Alabama governor at the time, appointed Luther Strange […]