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…

Republicans Push for Stricter Voting Laws
A sign explains voter ID requirements before participating in a primary election in Arlington, Texas.
14 Mar
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Republicans Push for Stricter Voting Laws »

In the weeks following his election, President Trump alleged that millions of people had voted against him illegally. So far, no evidence of Read more…

President Trump Addresses Congress
President Donald J. Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress on February 28.
9 Mar
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

President Trump Addresses Congress »

On February 28, President Trump gave an hour-long speech in front of both houses of Congress in which he outlined his administration’s achievements Read more…

Flynn Resigns as National Security Adviser
On January 28, 2017, President Donald Trump, along with Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, White House press secretary Sean Spicer and then- National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Andrew Harnik/AP Images
22 Feb
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Flynn Resigns as National Security Adviser »

On February 13, Michael Flynn resigned from his post as national security adviser, a position he held for less than a month. (He Read more…

Trump’s Immigration Ban Controversy
Mostafa Amini, secretary of the Islamic Center of New Mexico, speaks at a news conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico where activists denounced President Donald Trump's executive actions on immigration.
1 Feb
2017
Written by Valerie Cumming

Trump’s Immigration Ban Controversy »

Last Friday, President Trump issued an executive order on immigration that would ban Syrian refugees from entering the United States indefinitely, ban all Read more…