North American Leaders React to Fidel Castro’s Death

Cuban dictator Fidel Castro died on Friday at the age of 90. Reactions poured in from around the world, especially in North America where Castro played a significant role in the geopolitics of the past fifty years. President Obama offered a largely neutral statement on Castro’s passing. Under President Obama, […]


CNN Victim of Fake News

Journalists at CNN have been warning about the dangers of fake news online for the past several weeks, but the network was the victim of fake news on Friday. A Twitter user, @solikearose, said that CNN aired thirty minutes of porn Thanksgiving night instead of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Initial […]


President Obama Awards Medal of Freedom

President Obama awarded twenty-one Americans the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday. The medal is the highest civilian honor in the United States. President Obama has awarded 123 Medals of Freedom, the highest of any President since it was introduced by President John F. Kennedy. The honorees were given the […]


Governor Pat McCrory Challenges Election Results

Governor Pat McCrory has continued to challenge voter results in North Carolina in a bid to prevent his challenger, state Attorney General Roy Cooper, from winning the election. The race is considered too close to call currently, but Cooper has held a steady and growing lead over McCrory. McCrory can […]


Bloomberg Reshuffles Political Team

Bloomberg News reshuffled its political coverage on Tuesday, ending the Bloomberg Politics vertical while shifting coverage back to Washington. With All Due Respect, the political debate show hosted by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, was also cancelled. WADR, as it is frequently abbreviated, also airs on MSNBC an hour after […]