In a unanimous vote the Republicans, have decided at they summer meeting, to boycott CNN and NBC during the 2016 presidential primaries because of what they claim is media bias for Hillary Clinton. They did so because of biopic movies scheduled to be created and run in 2014 and 2015.
Jesse Jackson Jr, Illinois Congressman and son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years probation for his crime of misappropriating campaign funds. His wife, Sandi Jackson, a former Chicago Alderman, was sentenced to 12 months as well for falsifying their tax returns.
On Monday, Alaska's Governor Sean Parnell spoke on his commitment to defend Alaska from Federal overreach and also encouraged Alaskans to engage in the process as well.
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today successfully helped impose constraints on federal spending while increasing the national focus on the changing Arctic through his work on the Senate Appropriations Committee.