by Kelly Norris | Feb 15, 2017 | Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Wyden sat in a wood-paneled hearing room of the Hart Senate building as he grilled Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. It was March 12 2013, just months before Edward Snowden revealed the government’s mass surveillance of...
by Kelly Norris | Nov 29, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives is set to vote on Wednesday on a bill that would provide more federal money for medical research, would boost funding for the National Institutes of Health and speed the approval process at the Food and Drug...
by Kelly Norris | Nov 29, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – At least two Supreme Court justices seemed sympathetic Tuesday to arguments on behalf of a death row inmate in Texas who claims to be intellectually disabled and thus ineligible for the death penalty. Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor were...
by Kelly Norris | Nov 23, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – For seven years, President Barack Obama has made the turkey pardoning event something of a dad joke, saying it’s been a tradition to embarrass his daughters, Sasha and Malia. This year, he said, they had a scheduling conflict. “Malia and Sasha, by...
by Kelly Norris | Nov 15, 2016 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — For the eighth and final time Tuesday, first lady Michelle Obama honored students who use the arts to counter bullying, highlighting a commonality between her agenda and that of her successor. “Don’t ever lose hope, don’t ever feel fear,”...
by Kelly Norris | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s plan to improve the nation’s infrastructure is a big deal for the president-elect, but at the National Transportation Safety Board it’s still safety first. The NTSB released its biennial ‘Most Wanted List’ of safety improvements...
by Kelly Norris | Nov 9, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON — Republicans will keep control of Congress, smashing predictions that Democrats might take back the Senate majority, which they gave up in 2014. But the margin, which is currently 54 Republicans to 46 Democrats (including the two independents who tend to...
by Kelly Norris | Nov 8, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON – Andrew Merica sat down with Professor Michele Swers of Georgetown to talk about women in politics, the college-education gap and the campaigns. Look out later tonight for the full interview.
by Kelly Norris | Nov 8, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Just blocks from the White House, which come January will have a new occupant, reporter Andrew Merica discusses another important race – the senate. Where republicans and democrats are battling for control.
by Kelly Norris | Nov 8, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
LAS VEGAS – Donald Trump called his infamous remarks caught on video “locker-room banter.” Many others, both men and women, called them the language of sexual assault. Trump fired back that Bill Clinton sexually assaulted women. However, millennials wanted a debate,...
by Kelly Norris | Nov 2, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
Video by Kelly Norris/MNS WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump can still pull out a win on Nov. 8, Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace said Wednesday at a panel hosted by the Washington Economic Club. Wallace, who moderated the third presidential debate, speculated...
