Edward Snowden Joins Twitter

Following an interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson on the astrophysicist’s podcast, Star Talk, Edward Snowden has joined Twitter. Can you hear me now? — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 29, 2015 His account bio says in part that he “used to work for the government. Now I work for the public.” His […]


Trump Unveils his Tax Plan

“Too few Americans are working, too many jobs have been shipped overseas, and too many middle class families cannot make ends meet. This tax plan directly meets these challenges with four simple goals.” Trump’s new plan began with these words; he released the plan in full Monday on his website. […]


CNN Announces Debate Details

CNN has announced that five Democratic candidates have qualified for the first debate on October 13. Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Jim Webb, and Lincoln Chafee have all been invited to the debate. Lawrence Lessig, who recently announced his campaign finance-focused run, was not invited. Lessig has not been […]


Presidents Obama and Castro to Meet at UN

 American President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro will meet Tuesday at the United Nations. The White House announced the meeting on Sunday. Castro spoke to the UN Sustainable Development Summit on Saturday and praised the progress of the normalization of American-Cuban relations. However, he criticized the embargo, calling […]


Speaker Boehner Announces Resignation

 A day after Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of Congress, Speaker John Boehner announced that he will resign the Speakership and his Congressional seat in October. The move came as a surprise to political insiders and the Speaker said that he made the decision earlier that morning. Speaker Boehner […]