Ed Schultz has joined RT, the American cable news channel funded by the Russian government. Schultz most recently worked for MSNBC, but was fired due to low ratings and a channel revamp. Schultz will anchor News with Ed Schultz at 8:00 PM ET. The program will be a half hour […]
Al Jazeera has announced that its American channel, Al Jazeera America, will shut down after roughly two-and-a-half years. The channel and website will both go dark by April 30. The move could result in 700 staffers losing their jobs. However, it comes as Al Jazeera Media Group, the parent company, […]
Secretary of Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson has been named the designated survivor for the Cabinet during President Obama’s State of the Union address. However, if something were to happen, Senate President pro tempore Orrin Hatch (R-SC) would instead assume the Presidency because he is higher in the presidential succession list. […]
Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) called for a new constitutional convention in order to pass nine amendments to the Constitution. A constitutional convention is largely unprecedented and carries great risk. The Founding Fathers used a convention to amend the original Articles of the Confederation, but then decided to ditch the Articles […]
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) have announced that Governor Nikki Haley (R-SC) will deliver the Republican response following President Obama’s final State of the Union. Haley is a rising star in the political party and many have seen her as a possible vice presidential […]
