Twitter Purges Alt-Right Accounts

Social media giant Twitter has begun implementing a new policy which many have criticized as unfairly targeting highly conservative accounts. Twitter, in response, has stated that their new policy is an attempt to combat “hate speech” on the platform. Richard Spencer, one of the accounts that has been removed, stated, […]


Speaker Ryan’s Re-Election Hopes Pass First Hurdle

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s efforts to be elected for a full two year term passed a crucial first hurdle on Tuesday as the Speaker was nominated by the House Republican conference for the top leadership post. Ryan was approved by unanimous voice vote. Each conference has a top […]


Gwen Ifill Passes Away at 61

Journalist Gwen Ifill, who most recently co-anchored PBS NewsHour, passed away Monday afternoon from cancer. She was 61. While Ifill took medical leave in May and last week, she did not disclose her illness. Sara Just, the executive producer of NewsHour, said in a statement: Gwen was a standard bearer […]


Reince Priebus, Steve Bannon Named to Top Administration Positions

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus would be his Chief of Staff in the upcoming Administration. Steve Brannon, the executive chairman of Brietbart who was reportedly Trump’s initial pick to be Chief of Staff, will serve as chief strategist and senior counselor. The […]


Dean Looks to Take Back the DNC

Former DNC Chairman Governor Howard Dean announced on Thursday that he plans to run for Democratic National Committee chair. The current chair is Donna Brazile, but she is an interim chair to fill the seat until a successor is elected. Brazile took over from Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz who resigned […]