Trump Cabinet Gets First Two Secretaries

On the first day of President Donald Trump’s Administration, the Senate confirmed two of his Cabinet appointments. Secretary of Defense James Mattis was confirmed by the full Senate 98-1 while Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly was confirmed 88-11. Senator Jeff Sessions, who was been nominated by President Trump to […]


Celebrities Look to Counterprogram President Trump

For President-elect Trump, a former reality star, Friday’s Inauguration is the ultimate show. However, a group of celebrities are taking a page from television to provide an alternative. From 12:30 PM until 3:30 PM ET, the Love-a-thon will take place, airing on Facebook Live. Celebrities like Judd Apatow , Joseph […]


President Obama Issues Pardons and Commutations

President Barack Obama issued 209 commutations and 64 pardons on Tuesday with only days left in his Administration. The majority affected had committed nonviolent drug crimes. President Obama made reforming the nation’s drug laws a priority during his second term. The highest profile commutation went to Army Private Chelsea Manning […]


Vice President Biden Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

In one of his final acts as President, President Barack Obama awarded Vice President Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. Biden is only the fourth person to get the added Distinction level since the George H.W. Bush Administration. The other three are Pope John Paul II, President […]


Trump Camp Conflates BuzzFeed and CNN Reporting

On Tuesday evening, CNN broke away from Attorney General nominee Senator Jeff Session’s confirmation hearing with breaking news. The report, also published online, was the work of CNN’s Jake Tapper, Evan Perez, Jim Sciutto, and Carl Bernstein. The report says that the intelligence briefing presented to President-elect Donald Trump and […]