Another Romney in Politics?

We may be getting another Romney in politics. After Sen. Carl Levin announced he would not be seeking re-election in 2014, Mitt Romney’s brother, Scott Romney, is reportedly looking at running as a Republican. Rep. Gary Peters is a leading contender for the Democratic side. TKNN currently rates the race […]


Alert: February Jobs Report

The economy had a net growth of 226,000 jobs. Due to that, the unemployment rate went down two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.7%. The unemployment rate is the lowest in our years. Many analysts were only expecting a growth of 180,000 jobs.


Sen. Carl Levin Retiring

Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) announced that he is not running for re-election. Levin, who is 78 years old, is the current chair of the Armed Services Committee. The seat is up in 2014, and was leaning Democratic. From the press release: “This decision was extremely difficult because I love representing […]


Brennan Confirmed by Senate

In spite of Sen. Rand Paul’s bipartisan thirteen hour filibuster, the Senate voted to confirm John Brennan as the nation’s new CIA director.