Dan Coats Announces Retirement

Senator Dan Coats (R-IN) has announced that he will retire at the end of his term. His term ends in 2017. His announcement will pave the way for a presumably crowded Republican primary in 2016 as the party fights to keep its Senate majority while playing defense for the first […]


Disaster Prep Funds to be Cut in States with Climate Change-Denying Governors

FEMA plans to cut disaster prep funds in states with governors who deny climate change. The agency is not specifically going after states because of their governor’s views, rather trying to use their funding power to get governors to acknowledge the existence of climate change. FEMA is doing so by […]


Rep. Patrick Murphy Announces Senate Run

   Rep. Patrick Murphy (D) has announced that he will run for the Senate seat currently held by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). Rubio is expected to run for President in lieu of a re-election bid, however that has not stopped Murphy from attacking Rubio. In his introductory statement, Murphy blasted […]


Senator Ted Cruz Announces 2016 Presidential Run

  Over the past few days, it has been reported that Senator Ted Cruz would announce a 2016 presidential run today with a speech at Liberty University. While he did announce a run today, he did so with a tweet on Twitter. Last night, Senator Cruz tweeted about exciting news around […]


Senator Ted Cruz to Announce Presidential Run

  The Houston Chronicle has reported that Senator Ted Cruz will announce the formation of a presidential campaign on Monday. He will do so with a speech at Liberty University. The speech had been pumped up to reporters on Monday as a significant one and now we know why. Cruz, who is […]