U.S. Divided Over “Zero Tolerance” for Immigration
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27 Jun
2018
Written by David Martin

U.S. Divided Over “Zero Tolerance” for Immigration »

For the past five weeks, the Trump administration has been exercising a “zero tolerance” policy toward illegal immigration. Under this new policy, roughly Read more…

Trump’s V.A. Nominee Withdraws
Entrance to a VA hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.
2 May
2018
Written by Valerie Cumming

Trump’s V.A. Nominee Withdraws »

Have you heard of Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson? You might remember him as the doctor who gave Trump a physical earlier this year Read more…

Republicans Not Seeking Reelection
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23 Jan
2018
Written by Valerie Cumming

Republicans Not Seeking Reelection »

When Republican Representative Darrell Issa of California announced last week that he would not be seeking re-election in November, he was responsible for Read more…

More White House Changes?
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4 Dec
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

More White House Changes? »

In the latest shake-up in the Trump administration, there is speculation that the president may be planning a major leadership change in the Read more…

Roy Moore Wins Alabama Special Election
I voted stickers being passed out to people at a polling station
4 Oct
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Roy Moore Wins Alabama Special Election »

When President Trump appointed Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to be his attorney general, Sessions’ U.S. Senate seat suddenly became available. Robert Bentley, the Read more…

Skinny Repeal Dies on Senate Floor
U.S. Capitol interiors: Senate chamber, ca. 1920.
2 Aug
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Skinny Repeal Dies on Senate Floor »

The saga over health care continued last week, as the Senate voted no on the latest Republican repeal effort late last Thursday night. Read more…

Latest Developments in the Trump, Jr. Meeting
Donald Trump Jr. is interviewed by host Sean Hannity on the Fox News Channel television program, in New York. Credit: Richard Drew/AP Images 
21 Jul
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Latest Developments in the Trump, Jr. Meeting »

Last week, btw took a quick look at the developing questions surrounding Donald Trump Jr. and a meeting that he had with Russian Read more…

Senate to Vote on Health Care Reform
Dr. Douglas Lake, from Iowa, left, listens as Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, speaks, with Candace Fowler, from Missouri, at right, during a listening session in the Roosevelt Room of the White House,
29 Jun
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Senate to Vote on Health Care Reform »

Once again, health care reform is dominating news headlines. This time, it’s because Senate Republicans have come up with a new health care Read more…

Is President Trump a . . . Centrist?
President Donald Trump gives a thumb-up as he walks from Marine to Air Force One at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Tuesday, April 18, 2017
20 Apr
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Is President Trump a . . . Centrist? »

President Trump’s removal of his top adviser, Stephen Bannon, from the National Security Council earlier this month, and his abandonment of several of Read more…

Russia . . . Again?
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes is pursued by reporters on March 28, 2017.
5 Apr
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Russia . . . Again? »

Russia, and potential Russian involvement in the 2016 election, has been a widespread topic of concern ever since the presidential debates back in Read more…