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I am trying create a read more read less button. My content that is hidden is in a span tag. I used some javascript to make this work. Currently, when I click on the button nothing happens. My goal is to create a news section that shows more news when you click on the button.

This was working for me before, I used the exact same code and just merged it with some other code and it stopped working.

    	$(document).ready(function () {


	var windowHeight = window.innerHeight;

	var navOpen = false;
	var onCloseBtn = false;
	var onAccordian = false;

	$("#hamburger").mouseover(function(){
		if(!navOpen){
			openMenu(); 
		}
		onCloseBtn = true;
	});

	$("#hamburger").mouseout(function(){
		onCloseBtn = false;
	});

	$("#hamburger").click(function(){
		toggleNav();
		console.log("clickedHam");
	});

	$("#navMenu").mouseover(function(){
		if(!navOpen && !onCloseBtn){
			keepOpen(); 
		}
	});
	

	$("#activeSpace").mouseleave(function(){
			console.log("navMenu Mouseout");
			closeMenu();
	});

	function toggleNav(){
		if(navOpen){
			closeMenu();
			
		} else {
			openMenu();
		}
	}
	function keepOpen(){
		console.log("keepOpen");
		navOpen = true;
		$('#hamburger').html('×');
		$('#hamburger').css("color","black");
		$("#navMenu").css("visibility","visible");
		$("#navMenu").css("height","auto");
		$("#navMenu").css("max-height", windowHeight); 
	}

	function openMenu(){
		console.log("open");
		navOpen = true;
		$('#hamburger').html('×');
		$('#hamburger').css("color","black");
		$("#navMenu").css("visibility","visible");
		$("#navMenu").css("max-height", "250px"); ///change this depending on the max
	}

	function closeMenu(){
		closePanels();
		navOpen = false;
		console.log("close")
		$('#hamburger').html('☰');
		$('#hamburger').css("color","white");
		$("#navMenu").css("max-height", "0");
		$("#navMenu").css("visibility","hidden");
	}


	$(document).on('scroll', function() {
		if($(this).scrollTop()>=$('#changeNavColor').position().top - 40 && !navOpen){
			$(hamburger).css("color","black");
		}
		if($(this).scrollTop()<$('#changeNavColor').position().top - 40 && !navOpen){
			$(hamburger).css("color","white");
		}
	});



	var acc = document.getElementsByClassName("mobile-accordian");
	var i;

	for (i = 0; i < acc.length; i++) {
		acc[i].addEventListener("click", function() {
			//this.classList.toggle("active");
			$("#navMenu").css("height","auto");
			$("#navMenu").css("max-height", windowHeight); 
			
			var panel = this.nextElementSibling;
			if (panel.style.maxHeight) {
				panel.style.maxHeight = null;
			} else {
				 panel.style.maxHeight = panel.scrollHeight + "px";
			}
		});
	}


	function closePanels() {
		var panels = document.getElementsByClassName("mobile-accordian-panel");
		var j;

		for (j = 0; j < panels.length; j++){
			panels[j].style.maxHeight = null;
		}
	}

function toggleNewsButton() {
  var moreText = document.getElementById("more");
  var btnText = document.getElementById("myBtn");

  if (!moreText.style.display || moreText.style.display === "none") {
    btnText.innerHTML = "Read less";
    moreText.style.display = "block";
  } else {
    btnText.innerHTML = "Read more";
    moreText.style.display = "none";
  }
}

});
   		html, body{
		width: 100%;
		height: 100%;
		font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
	}

	h1{
		font-size: 3em;
	}
	h2{
		font-size: 1.5em;
	}

	h3{
		font-size: 0.75em;
		font-weight:400;
		text-transform: uppercase;
	}



	.FullsizeImg{
		background-repeat: no-repeat;
		background-size: 30%;
		background-position: right;

	}
	#more {
	  display: none;
	}

	#myBtn {
	  color: black;
	  background: #fff;
	  border: 1px solid black;
	  font-size: 17px;
	  padding: 7px 12px;
	  font-weight: normal;
	  margin: 6px 0;
	  margin-right: 12px;
	}

	.centerButton {
	  text-align: center;
	}

	#myBtn:hover,
	#myBtn:active {
	  background: black;
	  color: white;
	}

	.allStories{
		margin-left:20px;
		margin-right:20px;
	}


	#hamburger{
		z-index: 11;
		display: block;
		visibility: visible;
		position: fixed;
		top: 10px;
		left: 10px;
		color: white;
		transition: all 0.25 ease;
	}

	#closeBtn{
		display:block;
		position:fixed;
		top:10px;
		left:10px;
	}

	#navMenu{
		z-index: 10;
		display: block;
		overflow:hidden;
		position: fixed;
		top: 0;
		left: 0;
		color: black;
		background-color: white;
		box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(33,33,33,.6);
		max-height: 0;
		width: 100%;
		-webkit-transition: 1s ease;
		-moz-transition: 1s ease;
		-o-transition: 1s ease;
		-ms-transition: 1s ease;
		transition: 1s ease;
		visibility: hidden;
	}



	.nav ul {
		list-style-type: none;
		margin: 0;
		padding: 0;
	}

	.nav ul li {
		color: grey;
		font-size: 14px;
		font-weight: regular;
		font-family: inherit;
		padding: 5px 0px 5px 0px;
		cursor: pointer;
		transition: .5s ease;
		-webkit-transition: .5s ease;
		-moz-transition: .5s ease;
	}

	.nav li:hover {
		color: lightgrey;
		font-weight: bold;
		transition: .5s ease;
		-webkit-transition: .5s ease;
		-moz-transition: .5s ease;
	}

	.mainMargins{
		margin-left: 10%;
		margin-right: 10%;
	}

	.smallSpacer{
		height: 25px;
	}

	.bigSpacer{
		height: 100px;
	}

	.txtAlignRight{

	}

	.AlwaysFullScreen{
		width: 100%;
		height: 100%;
	}

	.fullScreen{
		width: 100%;
		height: 100%;
	}

	.withBGImg{
		background-repeat: no-repeat;
		background-size: cover;
		background-position: center;
	}

	.jumbo-title{
		font-weight: bold;
		letter-spacing: 0.02em;
	}

	.jumbo-caption{
		font-weight: 300;
		font-size: 
	}


	.jumbo-container{
		color: white;
	}

	.verticalCentreParent{
		-webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d;
		-moz-transform-style: preserve-3d;
		transform-style: preserve-3d;
	}

	.verticalCentreChild{
		position: relative;
		top: 50%;
		transform: translateY(-50%);
	}

	.content-verticalCentreParent{
		-webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d;
		-moz-transform-style: preserve-3d;
		transform-style: preserve-3d;
	}

	.content-verticalCentreChild{
		position: relative;
		top: 50%;
		transform: translateY(-50%);
	}

	.iconContainer{
		text-align: center;
	}
	.mediumIcons{
		height: 100px;
	}

	.scrollCard{
		box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(33,33,33,.2);
		width: 200px;
		height: 250px;
		border-radius: 10px;
		-webkit-transition: .3s ease;
		-moz-transition: .3s ease;
		-o-transition: .3s ease;
		-ms-transition: .3s ease;
		transition: .3s ease;
	}

	.scrollCard:hover{
		box-shadow: 0 0 11px rgba(33,33,33,.5);
	}

	.scrollCardBar {
		display: flex;
		min-width: 100%;
		min-height: 200px;
		overflow-x: auto;
		margin: 0;
	}

	.scrollCard {
		min-width: 300px;
		margin: 8px;
	}
	.scrollCardContainer{
		display: flex;
		margin-left: 10%;
		margin-right: 10%;
	}

	.scrollCardBar::-webkit-scrollbar {
		display: none;
	}

	.endOfScroll{
		width: 100px;
	}

	.line{
		margin-top: 10px;
		margin-bottom: 35px;
		background-color: white;
		height: 1px;
	}

	footer{
		height: auto;
		background-color: #5388EF;
		color: white;
		 width: 100%;
	  position: relative;
	}



	footer ul{
		font-weight: 300;
		list-style-type: none;

		margin-top: 20px;
		padding: 0;
	}

	footer li{
		padding: 10px 0px 5px 0px;
	}

	footer .row{
		margin: auto;
	}

	footer .footer-column{
		width: calc(100% / 6);
	  	height: auto;
	  	float: left;
	  	box-sizing: border-box;
	 	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
		-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
		padding: 0px 20px 20px 20px;
		margin-top: 20px;
	}

	@media only screen and (min-width: 2000px){
		.mainMargins{
			margin-left: 25%;
			margin-right: 25%;
		}
		.scrollCardContainer{
			margin-left: 25%;
			margin-right: 25%;
		}
	}

	@media only screen and (max-height: 1000px){
		.fullScreen{
			height: auto;
			width: auto;
		}

		.content-verticalCentreChild{
			position: relative;
			top: 100%;
			transform: none;
		}
	}


	@media only screen and (max-width: 1400px) {
		footer .footer-column{
			width: calc(100% / 3);
		}
	}


	@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
		h1{
			font-size: 2em;
		}

		h2{
			font-size: 1em;
		}

		
		#hamburger{
			top: 5px;
		left: px;
		}
		
		.mobile-accordian-panel{
		max-height: 0;
		overflow: hidden;
		-webkit-transition: .3s ease;
		-moz-transition: .3s ease;
		-o-transition: .3s ease;
		-ms-transition: .3s ease;
		transition: .3s ease;

		}	
		

		.mainMargins{
			margin-left: 8%;
			margin-right: 8%;
		}

		.content-verticalCentreChild{
			position: relative;
			top: 100%;
			transform: none;
		}
		.scrollCardContainer{
			margin-left: 8%;
			margin-right: 8%;
		}
		.endOfScroll{
			width: 16px;
		}
		footer .footer-column{
			width: 100%
		}

	}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title></title>

<meta charset="utf-8" />

 <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-ggOyR0iXCbMQv3Xipma34MD+dH/1fQ784/j6cY/iJTQUOhcWr7x9JvoRxT2MZw1T" crossorigin="anonymous">

<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/style.css">

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />

  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript" src="/javascript/main.js"></script>


  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

 </head>

<body>

 <div class = "nav">
   <span id="hamburger" style="font-size:30px;cursor:pointer">&#9776;    </span>
   <div id = "activeSpace">
  <div id = "navMenu">
    <div class = "row mainMargins" style="margin-top:20px;">
      <div class = "col-sm-3">
        <div class = "mobile-accordian">
          <h3>Title</h3>
        </div>
        <div class = "mobile-accordian-panel">
          <ul class = "menu-subItems">
            <li>About</li>
            <li>Mission</li>
            <li>Services</li>
            <li>Social</li>
            <li>Get in touch</li>
          </ul>
        </div>
      </div> 
      <div class = "col-sm-3">
        <div class = "mobile-accordian">
          <h3>Title</h3>
        </div>
        <div class = "mobile-accordian-panel">
          <ul class = "menu-subItems">
            <li>About</li>
            <li>Mission</li>
          </ul>
        </div></div> 
        <div class = "col-sm-3"><div class = "mobile-accordian">
          <h3>Title</h3>
        </div>
        <div class = "mobile-accordian-panel">
          <ul class = "menu-subItems">
            <li>About</li>
            <li>Mission</li>
            <li>Services</li>
            <li>Social</li>
          </ul>
        </div></div>
        <div class = "col-sm-3"><div class = "mobile-accordian">
          <h3>Title</h3>
        </div>
        <div class = "mobile-accordian-panel">
          <ul class = "menu-subItems">
            <li>About</li>
            <li>Mission</li>
            <li>Services</li>
          </ul>
        </div> 
      </div>
      </div>
      <div class = "smallSpacer"></div>
    </div>
    </div>
   </div>


<section id = "landing" class = "AlwaysFullScreen">
  <div class = "AlwaysFullScreen withBGImg verticalCentreParent" style = "background-image: url(/images/placeHolder.jpg)">
    <div class = "jumbo-container verticalCentreChild mainMargins">
      <img class = "logo" src = "/images/logo.png">
      <div class = "smallSpacer"></div>
      <h1 class = "jumbo-title">Catchy Headline That Spans Multiple Lines</h1>
      <h2 class = "jumbo-caption">Headline Caption (Optional)</h2>
    </div>
    </div>
   </section>

<div id="changeNavColor"></div>

   <section id = "#" class="fullScreen">
     <div class = "fullScreen content-verticalCentreParent">
    <div class = "mainMargins content-verticalCentreChild">
      <div class = "row">
        <div class = "iconContainer col-sm-4 content-verticalCentreParent" style="">
          <img class = "mediumIcons verticalCentreChild" src = "/images/placeHolder.jpg" >
        </div>
        <div class = "col-sm-8">
          <h1>Title</h1>
          <p>This is paragraph text. In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document without relying on meaningful content (also called greeking). This is paragraph text. In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document without relying on meaningful content (also called greeking). </p>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class = "bigSpacer"></div>
      <div class = "row">
        <div class = "col-sm-8 text-right">
          <h1>Title</h1>
          <p>This is paragraph text. In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document without relying on meaningful content (also called greeking). This is paragraph text. In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document without relying on meaningful content (also called greeking).</p>
        </div>
        <div class = "iconContainer col-sm-4 verticalCentreParent">
          <img class = "mediumIcons verticalCentreChild" src = "/images/placeHolder.jpg">
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class = "bigSpacer"></div>
      <div class = "row">
        <div class = "iconContainer col-sm-4 verticalCentreParent" style="">
          <img class = "mediumIcons verticalCentreChild" src = "/images/placeHolder.jpg" >
        </div>
        <div class = "col-sm-8">
          <h1>Title</h1>
          <p>This is paragraph text. In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document without relying on meaningful content (also called greeking). This is paragraph text. In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document without relying on meaningful content (also called greeking). </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

    </div>
  </section>


  <section id = "#" class="fullScreen">
    <div class = "fullScreen content-verticalCentreParent">
      <div class = "content-verticalCentreChild">
       <div class = "mainMargins">
     <h1>Title</h1>
     <p>This is paragraph text. In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document without relying on meaningful content (also called greeking). This is paragraph text. In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document without relying on meaningful content (also called greeking).</p>
   </div>
   <div class = "bigSpacer"></div>

   <div class="scrollCardBar">
    <div class = "scrollCardContainer">
      <div class="scrollCard"></div>
      <div class="scrollCard"></div>
      <div class="scrollCard"></div>
      <div class="scrollCard"></div>
      <div class="scrollCard"></div>
      <div class="scrollCard"></div>
      <div class="scrollCard"></div>
      <div class="scrollCard"></div>
      <div class="scrollCard"></div>
      <div class="scrollCard"></div>
      <div class = "endOfScroll"></div>
      </div>
     </div>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section id="#" class="fullScreen">
  <div class = "fullScreen content-verticalCentreParent FullsizeImg" style ="background-image: url(/images/brain.svg)">
    <div class = "content-verticalCentreChild">
     <div class = "mainMargins">
    <h1>Title</h1>
    <p>This is paragraph text. In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document without relying on meaningful content (also called greeking). This is paragraph text. In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document without relying on meaningful content (also called greeking). </p> 
    </div>
    </div>
  </div>
 </section>


<section id="#" class="">
  <div class = "mainMargins">
    <h1 id ="#" style = "text-align:center;" > Meet Our Reseachers</h1>
    <h3>This is paragraph text. In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document without relying on meaningful content (also called greeking).    </h3>

    <div class ="row">
      <div class = "col-sm-4" style ="text-align: center;">
        <img class="imagePeople" src = "/images/person1.jpg" style = "height: 300px;">
        <div class="spacer"></div>
        <small>A groundbreaking blueprint for store-program computers. Though a complete version of the ACE was never built, its concept has been used as a model by tech corporations worldwide for several years</small>
      </div>

      <div class = "col-sm-4" style ="text-align: center;">
        <img class="imagePeople" src = "/images/person2.jpg" style = "height: 300px;">
        <div class="spacer"></div>
        <small>He first addressed the issue of artificial intelligence in his 1950 paper, "Computing machinery and intelligence". If an AI can convice a human that is it human, it should be considered intelligent.</small>
      </div>

      <div class = "col-sm-4" style ="text-align: center;">
        <img class="imagePeople" src = "/images/person3.jpg" style = "height: 300px;">
        <div class="spacer"></div>
        <small>The highest acheivable award in the field of computer science. Named after Alan Turing for his grand contributions and is equivalent to the Noble Prize.</small><div class="bigSpacer"></div><div class="bigSpacer"></div>
      </div>
     </div>
    </div>
   
  <div class="bigSpacer"></div>

</section>


<section id="#" class="">

  
  <div class = "mainMargins">
    <h1 id ="#" style = "text-align:center;" > News</h1>
    <h3 id ="#" style = "text-align:center;" > Read the Storie’s of sTTARR’s reseachers and users. </h3>
    <div class="smallSpacer"></div> 


    <div class ="row">
      <div class = "col-sm-4" style ="text-align: center;">
        <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray; ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
        <img src = "/images/news1.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px;">
        <div class="smallSpacer"></div>
        <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
      </div>

      <div class = "col-sm-4" style ="text-align: center;">
        <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray; ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
        <img src = "/images/news2.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px;">
        <div class="smallSpacer"></div>
        <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo.  </small>
      </div>

      <div class = "col-sm-4" style ="text-align: center;">
        <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray; ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
        <img src = "/images/news3.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px;">
        <div class="smallSpacer"></div>
        <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
        <div class="smallSpacer"></div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="allStories">
      <hr> 
      <h2 style = "text-align:center;" > All Stories</h2>
      <hr>
      <div class="smallSpacer"></div>


      <div class="row">
        <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
          <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
          <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
        </div>
        <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
         <img src = "/images/news1.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px;">
       </div>
     </div>

     <hr> 

     <div class="row">
      <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
        <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
        <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
      </div>
      <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
       <img src = "/images/news2.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px; ">
     </div>
   </div>

   <hr> 

   <div class="row">
    <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
      <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
      <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
    </div>
    <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
     <img src = "/images/news3.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px; ">
   </div>
 </div> 

 <hr>



 <span id="more">

  <div class="row">
    <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
      <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
      <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
    </div>
    <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
     <img src = "/images/news1.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px;">
   </div>
 </div>

 <hr> 

  <div class="row">
  <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
    <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
    <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo.    </small>
  </div>
  <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
   <img src = "/images/news2.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px; ">
    </div>
 </div>

  <hr>
 
  <div class="row">
   <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
   <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
  <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo.         </small>
 </div>
 <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
 <img src = "/images/news3.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px; ">

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EXPECTED: button should show the information in the read more tag.

ACTUAL: button doesn’t do anything when you click it.

3

Answers


  1. Replace <button onclick="myFunction()" id="myBtn">Read more</button> with <button onclick="toggleNewsButton()" id="myBtn">Read more</button>

    You did put the wrong function

    function toggleNewsButton() {
        var readmore = document.getElementById("readmore");
        var moreText = document.getElementById("more");
        var btnText = document.getElementById("myBtn");
    
          if (readmore.style.display === "none") {
          readmore.style.display = "inline";
          btnText.innerHTML = "Read more"; 
           moreText.style.display = "none";
            } else {
          readmore.style.display = "none";
           btnText.innerHTML = "Read less"; 
           moreText.style.display = "inline";
            }
          }
    #more {display: none;}
    
        #myBtn{
    	color:black;
    	background:#fff;
    	border: 1px solid black;
    	font-size: 17px;
    	padding: 7px 12px;
    	font-weight: normal;
    	margin: 6px 0;
    	margin-right: 12px;
    
        }
    
         .centerButton{
    	 text-align: center;
         }
    
          #myBtn:hover, #myBtn:active {
    	 background:black;
    	 color:white;
    
        }
    <section id="#" class="">
    
        <div class="allStories">
            <hr> 
            <h2 style = "text-align:center;" > All Stories</h2>
            <hr>
            <div class="smallSpacer"></div>
    
    
            <div class="row">
              <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
                <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
                <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
              </div>
              <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
               <img src = "/images/news1.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px;">
             </div>
           </div>
    
           <hr> 
    
           <div class="row">
            <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
              <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
              <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
            </div>
            <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
             <img src = "/images/news2.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px; ">
           </div>
         </div>
    
           <hr> 
    
           <div class="row">
          <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
            <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
            <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
          </div>
          <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
           <img src = "/images/news3.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px; ">
           </div>
           </div> 
    
          <hr>
    
          <span id="readmore"></span>
    
             <span id="more">
    
              <div class="row">
              <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
                <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
                <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
              </div>
              <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
               <img src = "/images/news1.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px;">
             </div>
           </div>
    
           <hr> 
    
           <div class="row">
            <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
              <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
              <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
            </div>
            <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
             <img src = "/images/news2.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px; ">
           </div>
         </div>
    
         <hr>
    
         <div class="row">
          <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
            <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
            <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
          </div>
          <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
           <img src = "/images/news3.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px; ">
    
           </div> 
           </div>
           </span>
    
           </div>
          </div>
    
          <div class="centerButton">
          <button onclick="toggleNewsButton()" id="myBtn">Read more</button>
          </div>
    
          </section>
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  2. This should do it. This also needed changing:

    if (readmore.style.display === "none") {
    

    to

    if (moreText.style.display === "none") {
    
    function toggleNewsButton() {
      var readmore = document.getElementById("readmore");
      var moreText = document.getElementById("more");
      var btnText = document.getElementById("myBtn");
    
      if (moreText.style.display === "none") {
        readmore.style.display = "inline";
        btnText.innerHTML = "Read more";
        moreText.style.display = "none";
      } else {
        readmore.style.display = "none";
        btnText.innerHTML = "Read less";
        moreText.style.display = "inline";
      }
    }
    #more {
      display: none;
    }
    
    #myBtn {
      color: black;
      background: #fff;
      border: 1px solid black;
      font-size: 17px;
      padding: 7px 12px;
      font-weight: normal;
      margin: 6px 0;
      margin-right: 12px;
    }
    
    .centerButton {
      text-align: center;
    }
    
    #myBtn:hover,
    #myBtn:active {
      background: black;
      color: white;
    }
    <section id="#" class="">
    
      <div class="allStories">
        <hr>
        <h2 style="text-align:center;"> All Stories</h2>
        <hr>
        <div class="smallSpacer"></div>
    
        <div class="row">
          <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align:left;">
            <p class="#" style="color:lightgray;">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
            <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
          </div>
          <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align: right;">
            <img src="/images/news1.jpg" style="height:200px; width:300px;">
          </div>
        </div>
        <hr>
        <div class="row">
          <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align:left;">
            <p class="#" style="color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
            <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
          </div>
          <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align: right;">
            <img src="/images/news2.jpg" style="height:200px; width:300px; ">
          </div>
        </div>
        <hr>
        <div class="row">
          <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align:left;">
            <p class="#" style="color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
            <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
          </div>
          <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align: right;">
            <img src="/images/news3.jpg" style="height:200px; width:300px; ">
          </div>
        </div>
        <hr>
        <span id="readmore"></span>
    
        <div id="more">
    
          <div class="row">
            <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align:left;">
              <p class="#" style="color:lightgray;">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
              <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
            </div>
            <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align: right;">
              <img src="/images/news1.jpg" style="height:200px; width:300px;">
            </div>
          </div>
          <hr>
          <div class="row">
            <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align:left;">
              <p class="#" style="color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
              <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
            </div>
            <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align: right;">
              <img src="/images/news2.jpg" style="height:200px; width:300px; ">
            </div>
          </div>
          <hr>
          <div class="row">
            <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align:left;">
              <p class="#" style="color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
              <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
            </div>
            <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align: right;">
              <img src="/images/news3.jpg" style="height:200px; width:300px; ">
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      </div>
    
      <div class="centerButton">
        <button onclick="toggleNewsButton()" id="myBtn">Read more</button>
      </div>
    
    </section>
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  3. I’m not sure what you need the #readmore, it’s an empty span after all. Anyway, I got rid this. Also, when you set display: none in the css, the style.display will be an empty string, it’s working only for inline style (See this in action here.

    Just follow the changes I did.

    function toggleNewsButton() {
      var moreText = document.getElementById("more");
      var btnText = document.getElementById("myBtn");
    
      if (!moreText.style.display || moreText.style.display === "none") {
        btnText.innerHTML = "Read less";
        moreText.style.display = "block";
      } else {
        btnText.innerHTML = "Read more";
        moreText.style.display = "none";
      }
    }
    #more {
      display: none;
    }
    
    #myBtn {
      color: black;
      background: #fff;
      border: 1px solid black;
      font-size: 17px;
      padding: 7px 12px;
      font-weight: normal;
      margin: 6px 0;
      margin-right: 12px;
    }
    
    .centerButton {
      text-align: center;
    }
    
    #myBtn:hover,
    #myBtn:active {
      background: black;
      color: white;
    }
    <section id="" class="">
    
      <div class="allStories">
        <hr>
        <h2 style="text-align:center;"> All Stories</h2>
        <hr>
        <div class="smallSpacer"></div>
    
    
        <div class="row">
          <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align:left;">
            <p class="#" style="color:lightgray;">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
            <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
          </div>
          <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align: right;">
            <img src="/images/news1.jpg" style="height:200px; width:300px;">
          </div>
        </div>
    
        <hr>
    
        <div class="row">
          <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align:left;">
            <p class="#" style="color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
            <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
          </div>
          <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align: right;">
            <img src="/images/news2.jpg" style="height:200px; width:300px; ">
          </div>
        </div>
    
        <hr>
    
        <div class="row">
          <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align:left;">
            <p class="#" style="color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
            <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
          </div>
          <div class="col-sm-6" style="text-align: right;">
            <img src="/images/news3.jpg" style="height:200px; width:300px; ">
          </div>
        </div>
    
        <hr>
    
        <span id="more">
    
              <div class="row">
              <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
                <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
                <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
              </div>
              <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
               <img src = "/images/news1.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px;">
             </div>
           </div>
    
           <hr> 
    
           <div class="row">
            <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
              <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
              <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
            </div>
            <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
             <img src = "/images/news2.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px; ">
           </div>
         </div>
    
         <hr>
    
         <div class="row">
          <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align:left;"> 
            <p class="#"  style = "color:lightgray;  ">Jan, 01, 2019 </p>
            <small>Title of the news article will be diplayed under the photo. </small>
          </div>
          <div class ="col-sm-6" style = "text-align: right;">
           <img src = "/images/news3.jpg" style = "height:200px; width:300px; ">
    
           </div> 
           </div>
           </span>
      </div>
    
      <div class="centerButton">
        <button onclick="toggleNewsButton()" id="myBtn">Read more</button>
      </div>
    
    </section>
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