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Remembering Madeleine Albright

March 30, 2022 btwuser 0

Dr. Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. Secretary of State, passed away from cancer on March 23, 2022, in Washington, D.C. She was 84 years […]

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Examining the New Congress

January 7, 2021 btwuser 0

The 117th Congress was sworn into session last week, even as several seats still remain empty due to undecided Congressional races in New York, and […]

Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Power in the Judiciary

September 23, 2020 btwuser 0

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 […]

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Stuff YOU Should Know

March 20, 2017 btwuser 0

February Jobs Report Shows Steady Growth Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its jobs report for February. The report shows strong economic growth. […]

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Republicans Reveal New Healthcare Plan

March 15, 2017 btwuser 0

On March 6, House Republicans released their replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act. Like the ACA, the new plan–known as the American Health Care […]

Electoral College Secures Trump Victory

December 23, 2016 btwuser 0

This week, over on the Election Central Web site we take a look at what happened when the Electoral College actually cast their official votes on […]

Francis Bicknell Carpenter (American painter, 1830-1900), First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln, 1864, oil on canvas, 108 inches (274.3 cm) x 180 inches (457.2 cm), located in the U.S. Capitol Building over the west staircase in the Senate wing. Carol Highsmith, photographer. Photographed: [between 1980 and 2006]. 1 color transparency; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.

History of the Presidential Cabinet

December 7, 2016 btwuser 0

Part of the executive branch, the cabinet is made up of the president’s most private, trusted advisers. All members are chosen by the president and […]

UNITED STATES - JUNE 15: Protesters supporting Sen. Chris Murphy's filibuster on gun laws march onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday night, June 15, 2016. Bill Clark/AP Images. http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/CQPHO-AP-A-POL-DC-United-States-Sen-Chris-Murp-/1f5ee10257bf4a388335434366e1a33e/1/0.

A Look at the Filibuster

June 23, 2016 btwuser 0

While gun control has always been a hot topic, the debate is now reaching a new boiling point. Three days after the mass killings in Orlando on […]

YOU DECIDE: Should Apple Assist the FBI’s Investigation?

February 24, 2016 btwuser 0

Last year, btw brought you news of a shooting that took place in San Bernardino by married couple, Tashfeen Malik and Syed Rizwan Farook. As […]

President Barack Obama receives an update on the mass shootings in San Bernardino, Calif., from Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, as National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice listens, in the Oval Office, Dec. 2, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/december-2015-photo-day

Stuff YOU Should Know

December 11, 2015 btwuser 0

Shooting in San Bernardino On December 2, married couple Syed Rizwan Frook and Tashfeen Malik killed 14 people and injured 21 others in San Bernardino, California, […]