Story of the Week: Twitter and Trump Clash After Company Adds Warning Tag to His Tweets

Story of the Week / May 28th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. President Donald Trump and Twitter are feuding over the president's tweets and the social media platform's vetting of them. The president plans to sign an executive order Thursday aimed at reducing liability...
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Story Of The Week, Twitter, Technology, Social Media, Big Tech, Facts And Fact Checking, Free Speech, Donald Trump, Censorship, 1st Amendment

Fake News Alert: Fact-checking What Trump Actually Said About Disinfectant

News / April 28th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

During the White House coronavirus press briefing on April 23, President Donald Trump set off a firestorm of mudslinging and misinformation when he inquired about possibly using disinfectant to treat people with COVID-19. Fact checkers were all over the place after Trump made the comments...
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Media Bias, Media Industry, Facts And Fact Checking, Fake News, Donald Trump, Coronavirus, Public Health, COVID-19 Misinformation

Story of the Week: Attorney General William Barr Under Microscope

Story of the Week / February 22nd, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Attorney General William Barr has recently been the center of controversy, following several disputed decisions by the Justice Department and a disagreement about social media between President Donald Trump and Barr, the nation's chief law enforcement official. Public controversy began...
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Story Of The Week, William Barr, Justice Department, Donald Trump, Roger Stone

Story of the Week: Impeachment: Arguments For and Against Removing the President

Story of the Week / January 30th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump's defense team each concluded opening arguments before the Senate over the past week, setting the stage for a final questioning period Thursday before starting debates on calling witnesses and documents. Democrats and many on the...
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Impeachment, John Bolton, Donald Trump, Story Of The Week, US Senate

Story of the Week: Impeachment Moves to the Senate

Story of the Week / January 17th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

A team of House representatives chosen as "impeachment managers" present the articles against President Donald Trump to the Senate Thursday afternoon, setting in motion the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. Opening arguments begin next Tuesday, when 100 Senators become...
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Story Of The Week, Impeachment, White House, US Senate, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi

Story of the Week: Horowitz Testifies on Probe of FBI's Trump Investigation

Story of the Week / December 14th, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

Justice Department watchdog Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday on his findings in investigating the origins of the FBI probe into President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. Horowitz's report concluded that no one was vindicated;...
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Story Of The Week, FBI, Russia Investigation, Donald Trump, William Barr, Robert Mueller

Story of the Week: In Testimony, Gordon Sondland Talks Ukraine Quid Pro Quo

Story of the Week / November 22nd, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the Eurpoean Union, testified publicly Wednesday in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Sondland's statements gave new insight on the alleged "quid pro quo" between Trump and Ukraine; he gave credence to the allegations, saying "...
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Story Of The Week, Gordon Sondland, Impeachment, Ukraine, Donald Trump

Story of the Week: Supreme Court Hears DACA Case

Story of the Week / November 15th, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

Tracking impeachment: The first publicly televised hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump were held Tuesday, as former diplomat Bill Taylor offered investigators new details of Trump's engagement with Ukraine. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) came before the...
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Story Of The Week, Supreme Court, Immigration, DACA, Dreamers, Donald Trump, Barack Obama

Story of the Week: ISIS Leader Killed In U.S. Raid

Story of the Week / November 1st, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

Tracking impeachment: Two diplomats testified before impeachment investigators Wednesday about President Donald Trump's attitude toward the Ukraine, while the House of Representatives voted 232-196 Thursday morning to move forward with the impeachment inquiry. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader...
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Story Of The Week, ISIS, Terrorism, United States, Donald Trump, Military, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi

When Presidents Abuse Their Power: Impeachment, Criticism, or Pass?

News / October 31st, 2019 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Has Donald Trump abused his power ? How do his actions stack up to other Presidents in recent history? When people have thought a President used his office for personal gain or to unfairly advance his own political career, things have turned chaotic. Here are some top examples of alleged...
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Impeachment, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Richard Nixon

Story of the Week: Hunter Biden Steps Down from Chinese Company, Admits "Poor Judgement"

Story of the Week / October 18th, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

Tracking impeachment: Attention has shifted to President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani , who is accused of pushing the Ukrainian government to investigate the Bidens on Trump's behalf. Hunter Biden, son of Joe Biden, forfeited his spot on the board of a Chinese private equity firm...
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Story Of The Week, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Ukraine, China, Impeachment

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