Joe Biden calls Russia the “largest threat” to democracy in final speech as Veep

In his final speech before leaving office as Vice President, Joe Biden described Russia as the largest threat to democracy in the world today. Russia has become a common topic of discussion within the American political sphere in recent months, as allegations of Russian attempts at tampering with the U.S. Presidential election, as well as […]

Obama’s final press conference: Concerns about Russia, clemency for Chelsea Manning

Departing President Barack Obama participated in his final press conference while at the helm of the federal government today. The president opened by addressing the hospitalization of George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara, saying that he and Michelle Obama are sending their prayers for a speedy recovery. President Obama also credited the press for […]

Former President George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara both hospitalized

Former President George H.W. Bush along with his wife, Barbara Bush, have both been hospitalized, according to a statement made by their spokesman, Jim McGrath, on Wednesday. The Senior George Bush, father of forty-third president George W. Bush, sought medical treatment on Saturday as a result of “an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia.” McGrath […]

Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU television reported on Wednesday, citing his office chief of staff. Bush, 92, was in stable condition and “doing fine,” Jean Becker told the television station. Bush is expected to go home in a couple of days, Becker told KHOU. Reuters […]

Police capture man who allegedly killed Orlando cop in abandoned home

Orlando police say that they have caught alleged cop killer Markeith Loyd, who was also wanted for killing a pregnant woman. Around 7 p.m. Tuesday, authorities located Loyd in an abandoned home, Orlando Police Chief John Mina said during a press conference. Police surrounded the home, but Loyd tried to escape through the back of […]

President Obama chooses to commute Chelsea Manning’s WikiLeaks sentence

Outgoing President Barack Obama has chosen to commute the vast majority of Chelsea Manning’s thirty-five-year prison sentence for leaking American intelligence information to Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. Manning has served seven years of her thirty-five-year sentence thus far, and is now scheduled to be set free in five months, on May 17th of […]

Obama approves expansion of NSA’s power to share private data on US citizens

In his final few days in office, President Barack Obama has overseen a measure that dramatically expands the power of the National Security Agency (NSA) to share intercepted data with other intelligence agencies. The new rules put into place by President Obama permit the sharing of data the NSA gathers on private citizens with a number […]

Trump national security spokeswoman Monica Crowley to forgo post amid plagiarism charges

Monica Crowley, recently appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to a key national security communications job, said Monday that she would relinquish the post amid multiple allegations of plagiarism. Crowley, who has been named senior director of strategic communications at the National Security Council, said in a statement that “after much reflection,” she had decided to […]