United States Archives – Brian F. Bridgeforth

Michael Cohen and His Damning Testimony Against Trump

March 6, 2019

Last week while President Trump was attending the failed negotiations with Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, his former lawyer and “fixer,” Michael Cohen, gave damning testimony in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

The End of the INF Treaty

February 25, 2019

After announcing his intentions of withdrawing from the INF Treaty (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty) in October, President Donald Trump officially began the process of U.S. withdrawal on February 2. The U.S. cited Russia’s alleged violations

Unfit for the Presidency

December 22, 2018

Last week on CNN former Secretary of Defense William Cohen was asked if he felt President Trump was fit to be Commander in Chief. The question is one that many people are increasingly asking themselves

America’s Reckless Withdrawal From Syria

December 21, 2018

President Trump announced he will be pulling all U.S. troops out of Syria on December 19, in a move that has been heavily criticized by Republicans and allies alike and has left many dumbfounded. Trump

America’s National Debt Keeps Growing

June 28, 2018

America’s national debt is a ticking time tomb that both Republicans and Democrats are refusing to address. The Congressional Budget Office (C.B.O.) said in a report released last month that the ratio of federal debt

Killing the Iran Nuclear Deal

May 8, 2018

Despite no approval from any of the other signatories of the Iran nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (J.C.P.O.A.), President Trump on Tuesday announced the United States is leaving the

The Republican Party Under Trump

April 25, 2018

Republicans are dropping like flies and November’s midterm elections have not even arrived. At last count 40 Republican members of Congress have announced their intention not to seek reelection—a record. The party is hemorrhaging support

Exit Tillerson, Enter Mike Pompeo

March 15, 2018

Last week Donald Trump fired his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, in a move that was not necessarily a surprise as the relationship between the two has been outwardly strained for some time. Tillerson, as

Trump Announces Tariffs

March 2, 2018

During the 2016 presidential race, Donald Trump ran on a pledge to protect American products by imposing tariffs on imports. His threats were alarming. They would in all probability start global trade wars as countries

Mueller Indicts 13 Russians for Election Interference

February 16, 2018

Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russian individuals and 3 organizations with interfering with U.S. elections on Friday. The 37-page indictment states that the Russian individuals and organizations have conspired to interfere with U.S. elections