Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has announced that he will step down at the end of the year, two years before his term ends. Sen. Coburn had self-imposed a term limit and says that this is not related to his cancer diagnosis. “Serving as Oklahoma’s senator has been, and continues to […]
FIRST ON TKNN: As was expected, Ed Gillespie has announced that he will run for the U.S. Senate in Virginia. If he wins the primary, he will face Sen. Mark Warner. There were reports this morning that Gillespie would be making the announcement today and he confirmed them with a […]
Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has announced that she will discontinue her U.S. Senate campaign. She was running against Sen. Mike Enzi in the primary, and most polls showed the Senator ahead. Cheney cites health issues in her family as her reason for withdrawing. Cheney’s campaign […]
Three Congressmen announced today that they are retiring, and the decisions have 2014 implications. Republican Reps. Frank Wolf (VA) and Tom Latham (IA) announced they would not seek re-election, while Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson (UT) announced he would not as well. The Republicans’ districts are possible pick-ups for Democrats. Wolf’s […]
Matthew Keys came out with an exclusive report saying that Twitter is working on a new edit feature. The feature will allow minimal edits, such as word change or retraction. However, Twitter is apparently working on an editorial algorithm that would detect whether the major intent of the tweet is […]
