by Lauren Bally | Feb 15, 2017 | Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON — Over the past several years, FBI Director James Comey has turned attention onto an issue where the increasingly common use of encryption technology prevents the federal agency from accessing information it needs, even with a court order. This challenge —...
by Lauren Bally | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Rep. Linda Sanchez edged Rep. Barbara Lee Wednesday in a race for the vice chairwoman in the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives. Usually a little watched contest, this one was different for its historic implications. No matter who...
by Lauren Bally | Nov 28, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Americans’ foreign policy focus is preventing another 9/11 and President-elect Donald Trump is likely to renew some old alliances as part of his foreign policy efforts, according to some foreign policy experts speaking Monday at the Center for Strategic...
by Lauren Bally | Nov 16, 2016 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – In a victory for the Blackfeet Nation, the secretary of the interior canceled 15 of the remaining 34-year-old oil and gas leases of Montana land considered sacred by the tribe. In a ceremony at the Department of the Interior, six Blackfeet tribal leaders,...
by Lauren Bally | 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 Lauren Bally | Nov 1, 2016 | Living, Topics
WASHINGTON- African Americans have the lowest net worth income in the Washington metropolitan area, according to a study released Tuesday. The Urban Institute, an economic and social policy research think tank, detailing the racial wealth gap within the metro area...
by Lauren Bally | Oct 25, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON- The news media and social media have roles to play in promoting Americans’ resilience in response to violent attacks such as bombings or mass shootings, according to experts discussing emotional responses to terrible events Tuesday. New America, a...
by Lauren Bally | Oct 24, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
Up until early October, Jonathan Jimenez, a one-time “Bernie or Bust” backer of Sen. Bernie Sanders, was set against voting in the presidential election next month. He’s changed his mind. Like many young voters, Jimenez, a 24-year-old Los Angeles native, doesn’t like...
by Lauren Bally | Oct 20, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
Anti-Trump Rally Pre-Debate from Medill Washington on Vimeo. LAS VEGAS – Nevada workers and Hillary Clinton supporters gathered together outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas Wednesday before the final presidential debate. The rally was full of...
by Lauren Bally | Oct 19, 2016 | Featured, Topics
LAS VEGAS– As Las Vegas prepares for the final presidential debate, Trump supporters rally outside Trump International. Published in conjunction...
by Lauren Bally | Oct 19, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Topics
LAS VEGAS–The final presidential debate will take place tonight in Las Vegas. Here is what some people want to see in tonight’s...
by Lauren Bally | Oct 17, 2016 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Is it a “migrant problem,” or a “nationalism problem?” That was the question posed Monday at a conference on national security and civil liberties at the Wilson Center. With the recent flow of immigrants from the Middle East, many countries have struggled...
