Editor’s Note: A previous version of the post incorrectly said Rep. Murphy had announced a presidential run. TKNN regrets the error. Representative Alan Grayson (D-FL) is expected to announce that he will run for the United States Senate. The announcement is set to come Thursday. With incumbent Senator Marco Rubio […]
Representative Ann Kirkpatrick has announced she will run against Representative John McCain in 2016 for the Arizona Senate seat. She made the announcement via a video Tuesday. “In Arizona we tell it straight, so let’s get right to it,” she said. “I’m announcing my candidacy for the United States Senate. […]
Days after CNN’s Nia-Malika Henderson reported on Inside Politics that a Sen. Bernie Sanders (D/I-VT) presidential announcement could be coming, news broke today that Sen. Sanders will reportedly announce a presidential bid on Thursday. Sanders is a self-proclaimed socialist who caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate. The news today […]
On Thursday, Loretta Lynch was confirmed by the U.S. Senate. She will be the first African American woman Attorney General. She won by a vote of 56-43. Ten Republicans voted in favor of her confirmation. One of the 10 was Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY.). The only member to not vote was Ted […]
Forty workers went on strike Wednesday morning. They joined over 1,000 activists calling on the White House and Congress to require federally contracted workers to be paid more. The strike was organized in part by Good Jobs Nation. The workers consist mostly of cafeteria workers and janitorial staff. President Obama […]
