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Media Bias Alert: Minimal Coverage of Foster Care Executive Order

News / June 27th, 2020 / By Hirsh Joshi

On June 24, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at strengthening the foster care system . But with little coverage on the matter from major news outlets, you might not have read about it in the news, or heard it debated by the Coopers and Hannitys of the media industry...

Media Bias, Donald Trump, White House

When Trump Worries Out Loud

News / June 23rd, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

Is President Donald Trump getting nervous? There are four and a half months until the election, which is more than enough time for the presidential campaign to turn upside down any number of times. But whether through Twitter, interviews or speeches, Trump has always tended to broadcast...

Donald Trump, White House, Elections, 2020 Election, Campaign Rhetoric, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud

Story of the Week: Coronavirus Projections say Over 100,000 Could Die in US

Story of the Week / April 2nd, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Projections announced at a White House press briefing Tuesday estimate between 100,000 and 240,000 deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus in the United States. President Trump said the country is facing a "very,...

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, White House, Public Health, Healthcare

Story of the Week: President Trump Acquitted of Two Impeachment Charges

Story of the Week / February 7th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

The third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history ended Wednesday, as President Donald Trump was acquitted of two charges in Senate votes that largely mirrored party lines. Senators voted 52-48 to acquit the president of abuse of power and 53-47 to acquit him of obstructing...

Story Of The Week, Impeachment, Donald Trump, White House, US Senate

Story of the Week: Sharp Partisan Divides Mark Start of Senate Impeachment Trial

Story of the Week / January 24th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial began Tuesday, with each side using opening arguments to attack and diminish the opposition. In a call for civility Tuesday night, Chief Justice John Roberts scolded members of both parties after hours of bitter disagreements and partisan...

Story Of The Week, Impeachment, US Senate, White House

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...

Story Of The Week, Impeachment, White House, US Senate, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi

Social Media Summit Draws Praise, Criticism

Story of the Week / July 12th, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

The 'Social Media Summit' hosted by President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday made headlines throughout the country, prompting a wide variation of coverage and reactions. The summit hosted nearly 200 guests, many from conservative or right-leaning websites. Most outlets...

Story Of The Week, Social Media, Donald Trump, White House, Twitter

Story of the Week: Sarah Sanders Resigns as White House Press Secretary

Story of the Week / June 14th, 2019 / By AllSides Staff

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders will depart her post later this month, according to President Donald Trump. In the wake of the announcement, media outlets and pundits were divided over her two-year performance. Some celebrated her tenure as successful and accused the media of...

White House, Sarah Sanders, Story Of The Week, News

Negotiations Stall as Government Shutdown Poised to Become Longest in History

Story of the Week / January 10th, 2019 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Negotiations between President Trump and prominent Democrats stalled this week as the partial government shutdown inches closer to becoming the longest in history, with leaders still at an impasse over funding for a wall at the southern border. After giving an Oval Office address followed...

Politics, White House, Immigration, Border Wall, Government Shutdown, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Illegal Immigration, Story Of The Week, News

New York Times Anonymous Op-Ed Met With Mixed Reviews

Story of the Week / September 13th, 2018 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

A senior official in the Trump administration wrote an anonymous op-ed published in the New York Times claiming they are working to "thwart" parts of the president's agenda as well as his "worst inclinations". Some have said the approach was cowardly and only confirms previously held...

White House, New York Times, Media Bias, Donald Trump, Story Of The Week, News

Outrage Over White House Correspondents' Dinner

Story of the Week / May 3rd, 2018 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Comedian Michelle Wolf delivered the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner monologue, and reactions were mixed on if the entertainer took things too far. Detractors took issue with her crude jokes which harshly criticized Sarah Sanders and Kellyanne Conway, while supporters argued...

Arts And Entertainment, White House, Story Of The Week, News

Rex Tillerson Fired as Secretary of State

Story of the Week / March 15th, 2018 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

President Trump ousted Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, announcing that CIA director Mike Pompeo would be his replacement. Some speculate that he was fired over disagreements related to Russia, while others posit that Trump wanted someone who would take harsher stances on Iran and...

State Department, White House, Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump, Story Of The Week, News

Staff Changes in the White House

News / August 3rd, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

There have been many changes to the White House staff over the past few weeks. First White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer stepped down when Anthony Scaramucci was selected as the new White House Communications Director. Then Chief of Staff Reince Priebus was replaced by retired Marine...

News, Anthony Scaramucci, John Kelly, White House, Reince Priebus

Trump's First Week

Story of the Week / January 26th, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Donald Trump has been president for almost a week now. And it's been a busy week. On Saturday , the new president signed his first executive order which signaled the start to dismantling to Obamacare . Monday morning Trump announced the US would be pulling out of TPP . On Tuesday , Trump...

Story Of The Week, News, Donald Trump, White House

Remaking the Presidency with Trump Cabinet

Story of the Week / December 1st, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

As President-elect slowly rolls out picks for his cabinet, the public continues to find everything wrong, and right, with each one. There are still many poisitons to fill, not the least of which is Secretary of State. Of those chosen so far , some have been firm supporters of his from the...

Donald Trump, White House, Cabinet, News, Story Of The Week

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