by Jacob Meschke | Mar 17, 2016 | Campaign 2016
[rev_slider alias=”bernierally”][/rev_slider] On the eve of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ upset victory in the Michigan Democrat primary, the fiery self-described “democratic socialist” was where he has been throughout the election—on a college campus. On...
by Jacob Meschke | Mar 17, 2016 | Topics
WASHINGTON — It’s 12:01 a.m. on day 181 after receiving an email from a friend. For the past six months, the government would have needed a search warrant to read the contents of this email. Now it’s fair game. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986...
by Jacob Meschke | Mar 15, 2016 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy said Tuesday that protesters at campaign rallies do not pose a significant threat to the Secret Service in carrying out its duty to protect presidential candidates. Demonstrators should be allowed to exercise...
by Jacob Meschke | Mar 7, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Politics
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The political attitudes of students on Michigan college campuses tell two tales. The first is familiar to those following the Democratic presidential campaigns: outspoken fans of Hillary Clinton are a rarity, and support for Bernie Sanders is...
by Jacob Meschke | Mar 7, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Politics
[rev_slider alias=”detroit”] DETROIT — The remaining four candidates for the Republican party’s presidential nomination battled Thursday in the 11th GOP debate, but the first to be held in Michigan. Before the event began, protesters gathered on...
by Jacob Meschke | Feb 24, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — The head of sports medicine for the U.S. Olympic Committee revealed on Wednesday how the organization will combat the threat of American athletes contracting the Zika virus while in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Testifying before a...
by Jacob Meschke | Feb 22, 2016 | Politics
After paying their respects to the tragic death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the members of the Supreme Court turned their attention to the vacancy his departure has left on the bench: the unofficial title of funniest justice. WASHINGTON – Monday’s Supreme Court session...
by Jacob Meschke | Feb 17, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Surrounded by friends and activists, Holly Sterling delivered a letter to the White House on Wednesday, asking for the immediate pardon of her husband, Jeffrey Sterling, a former CIA employee convicted of leaking classified information. Attached...
by Jacob Meschke | Feb 9, 2016 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon wants to more than triple spending in Eastern Europe in the next fiscal year to contain the emerging threat of Russian aggression and protect its allies, top Defense Department officials said Tuesday in releasing the proposed $582.7...
by Jacob Meschke | Feb 2, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Military leaders testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday expressed support for requiring women to register for the Selective Service, making them eligible for the future military drafts. “It is my personal view that every...
by Jacob Meschke | Feb 1, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The next president of the United States must develop a larger, long-term defense budget to strengthen American capabilities across the world, a Brookings Institution panel said Monday. Current defense spending is at roughly $600 billion annually....
by Jacob Meschke | Jan 28, 2016 | Topics
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama awarded the School Counselor of the Year award to an Arizona high school counselor on Thursday because her school’s college acceptance rates for students have risen by 13 percent since she arrived. “We know our teachers are...
