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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 […]
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 […]
House Votes on Impeachment Process
This week’s story update on Election Central gives you more information on the proceedings of the impeachment process being pursued by the congressional Democrats. A few weeks ago, Election Central examined the reasons why Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders didn’t want to call for a full House vote on the […]
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House Democrats Won’t (Yet?) Call Full Vote on Impeachment In yet another impeachment-related development, Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced last week that she would not hold a full House vote to authorize the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. According to Pelosi, there is no need for a vote because, quite simply, the […]
New Events in the Presidential Impeachment Inquiry
This week’s story update on Election Central updates you on new details related to the House impeachment inquiry. On September 24, Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry begin in the House of Representatives. Since then, new information has been released daily as the story continues to grow and develop. Here, […]
What You Need to Know About Impeachment
This week’s story update on Election Central examines the history of the impeachment process in the U.S. Congress. On September 24, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry against Trump. But what does impeachment really involve? How does it possibly affect Donald Trump now and in the future? Here, Election Central […]
Trump and the Whistleblower
The impeachment of President Trump is nationwide news and might be history in the making. But what exactly happened? It’s a story that’s changing by the day. Here, btw slows it down a bit for a closer look. The Zelenskiy Call In July 2019, Trump made a congratulatory phone call to the newly-elected Ukrainian President […]
To Impeach or Not to Impeach
This week’s story update on Election Central examines the possibility of the Democrats going forward with impeachment proceedings against the president. It seems like ever since the day Trump took office, Republicans and Democrats have been arguing about whether or not Trump should be impeached. Following the special investigation headed up by Robert Mueller–which looked […]
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Power Company to Blame for California Wildfires Last December, btw brought you the story of the recent California wildfire, the Camp Fire, that was more deadly than California’s other seven worst wildfires combined. The Camp Fire killed at least 86 people, destroyed roughly 18,500 structures, and nearly leveled the town of Paradise, California. Now, the […]
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Crisis in Venezuela United States citizens may consider elections to be stressful and sometimes controversial events. But Venezuela is facing a potentially violent crisis in the aftermath of its own presidential elections last week. The country’s sitting president, Nicolas Maduro, has refused to recognize top vote-getter, leader of the National Assembly Juan Guaido, claiming election […]