Three Leave Politico

Three men left Politico over the course of yesterday. Two are editors and one is Politico’s Senior Political Reporter. Dan Berman, who served as White House editor, is moving to the National Journal. He will serve as assistant managing editor. Deputy managing editor Gregg Birnbaum announced on Twitter that he […]


MSNBC Announces Shift, New Digital Programming Platform

MSNBC announced shift today, a new digital video platform. shift launched today and features three new original shows a day. The shows are an hourlong and most focus in on one topic. Unlike MSNBC which has doubled down on political coverage, the shows on Shift tackle sports, technology, and pop […]


Several Taken Hostage at Sydney Chocolate Cafe

More than twelve hours ago, a hostage situation began in Sydney, Australia. A flag in Arabic was put up in the window as the some hostages held up the flag while others merely held their hands against the window. The flag is a Shanada, or an Islamic expression of faith […]


Turkey Arrests Journalists

Thirty-one Turkish citizens were arrested today after the government passed a new law allowing people to be arrested and held on reasonable suspicion. Those arrested included television program personnel, media executives, journalists, and law enforcement and were charged with setting up and assisting terrorist organizations and fraud. Last year as […]


Senate Passes Continuing Resolutions, Including CROmnibus

The Senate passed two pieces of legislation tonight that will allow the government to remain open. First, the Senate approved a continuing resolution that would continue funding the government until Wednesday. That resolution was designed so that the Senate could work on the CRomnibus without worry that procedural rules could […]