What to stay on top of current events?

So I really want to stay on top of current events- political, local, national, Etc. Right now I just keep up ksl.com, a local news station, on my iPhone. I check it daily but still manage to miss out on news and I don't understand.
I'm a republican, so I'd prefer something not very liberal sided but a little bit is ok. How can I stay updated?

The Blaze.com is a variety of news stories both political and not. Beck is more Libertarian than R.

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