WASHINGTON — After Jennifer Norris was drugged and raped by her Air Force recruiter, she stayed silent. She also did not file a report after her technical school instructor at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi sexually assaulted her out of fear of losing her...
WASHINGTON–The announcement this month that researchers had effectively cured a toddler born with HIV was considered a breakthrough in the battle against AIDS. But for most of the approximately 330,000 babies born with the virus every year, experts say the...
WASHINGTON—“Mixed status” families and their advocates consider a new federal immigration policy aimed to keep families together “a step in the right direction—but not good enough.” Under the rule effective Monday, certain undocumented immigrants who are immediate...
WASHINGTON—U.S. homeland security spending on border and maritime security has been “done in an ad hoc way” and needs a more systematic approach, the head of a House homeland security subcommittee said Tuesday. The subcommittee on border and maritime security looked...
Some congressmen made their way to the the House Chamber to attend the State of the Union through their underground train. (Audrey Cheng/Medill)
Ambar Pinto Gomez, an undocumented student from Northern Virginia Community College, attended the State of the Union as the guest of Sen. Mark Warner, R-Va. She said she is listening for immigration reform to come up in Obama’s speech. “Hopefully [I’ll] hear that we have some [legislation passed] by the summer of this year,” she said. (Stephanie Yang/Medill)
State of the Union guests Dan and Matthew Gross make their way to the House Chamber Tuesday for President Barack Obama’s speech. (Stephanie Yang/Medill)
“We look forward to the president talking about gun violence and what we can do to prevent it, said Dan Gross, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. “He’s been amazingly committed to this issue so far in his second term, and we expect him to expand on that tonight in a very focused and meaningful way.” (Stephanie Yang/Medill)
One man on his way to the State of the Union said he hopes the president’s address will bring unity to the parties. “Well they say he is going to pivot back to the economy and jobs, but he pivots every year to the economy and jobs,” he said. “I hope that he says something that will resonate to both sides so we can come together and get something done.” (Ashley Balcerzak/Medill)
Lauren Sils, assistant to Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del. said,
“I hope that Obama really sets the tone for the agenda in the next four years. I hope he is enthusiastic with his goals of immigration reform and gun control.” (MNS)
WASHINGTON — The “Speech” has been written, rewritten and rehearsed to exhaustion in preparation of President Obama’s fifth State of the Union address Tuesday night. What does it take? White House speechwriters from past administrations weighed in on the process...
WASHINGTON—Illegal immigration may be the single most troubling issue in U.S.-Mexican relations, according to a think tank report released Wednesday. The Inter-American Dialogues report, “A More Ambitious Agenda,” lists untapped opportunities for the two countries...
Rep. Joaquin Castro stands beside twin brother Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio. (Gideon Resnick/Medill)Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio, alleged that a pathway to citizenship for immigrants is necessary. (Gideon Resnick/Medill)Demonstrators protest for...
Co-founders Major Laura Law-Millett and Brandon Millet speak about the GI Film Festival, the non-profit recipient of the date auction’s proceeds. (Ashley Balcerzak/Medill)Hor devours, pastries and drinks were served before the date auction. (Ashley...
Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appears for a photo op preceding a closed meeting with the Foreign Secretary of Mexico. (MNS)Mexican Foreign Secretary José Antonio Meade Kuribreña joined Sec. Hillary Clinton for her last bilateral meeting as Secretary of...
WASHINGTON— A House committee grilled the U.S. Air Force brass Wednesday on the military’s investigation and preventative measures taken in the aftermath of a series of sexual misconduct incidents at a Texas base. Sexual misconduct “is a problem that has plagued the...
