NBC News Hires and Fires Democratic Commentator in One Day

On Friday morning, Stephanie Cutter was announced as the newest political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. By Friday afternoon, Cutter had been let go from the news organization which cited conflict-of-interest as their reasoning. Politico’s Playbook first reported the news of Cutter’s hiring and, inadvertently, linked to the story that […]


Marco Rubio Returns to the Senate with an Eye on the Exit

Senator Marco Rubio returned to the Senate on Thursday after spending eleven months running for President. While running for President, Rubio did occasionally make an appearance on Capital Hill, but his visits were infrequent. Speaking to reporters, Rubio took himself out of consideration to be the Republican vice presidential nominee. In […]


President Obama Nominates Merrick Garland to Supreme Court

President Obama has nominated Merrick Garland to be the next Supreme Court Justice. Garland would replace Justice Antonin Scalia who passed away recently. Garland is the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Justices Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Chief Justice John Roberts all have served on […]


Donald Trump Defeats Marco Rubio in Florida

Last week, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) told voters in Florida, “I believe with all my heart that the winner of the Florida primary next Tuesday will be the nominee of the Republican Party.” Tonight, Donald Trump won the Florida Republican primary and Rubio has suspended his campaign. Rubio suspended his […]


Russian President Vladimir Putin Pulls Troops out of Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to pull the “main part” of Russian forces in Syria out of the country on Tuesday. Putin said that Russia largely achieved its goals in the country so the large force would not longer be needed. In addition, the withdrawal comes as peace talks […]