by Lauren Bally & Kelly Norris | 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 Kelly Norris | Oct 20, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
LAS VEGAS – The spin room was as active as ever for surrogates of each campaign to pitch their candidate to the media following the final presidential debate. Published in conjunction...
by Lauren Bally & Kelly Norris | 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 David Fishman | Oct 19, 2016 | Featured
WASHINGTON — Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke, an outspoken Donald Trump supporter whose recent tweet calling for “pitchforks and torches” sparked outrage, said Wednesday he stands by those comments. He urged voters to stay “actively involved” in the election, but...
by Dan Waldman | Oct 19, 2016 | Education, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — The key to ending police brutality and quell racial tensions in the country is through civic education, Secretary of Education John King said Wednesday. Speaking at the National Press Club, King said promoting “democracy was one of the...
by Lauren Bally & Kelly Norris | 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 Michelle Kim | Oct 19, 2016 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Army Gen. Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, warned Wednesday that “there will be setbacks” and “heavy fighting” in the battle to retake Iraqi city Mosul. “There’s going to be a lot to contend with,” said Votel, whose command includes Iraq,...
by Lauren Bally & Kelly Norris | 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 David Gernon & Ross Krasner | Oct 19, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Topics
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence called on his supporters to “respectfully ensure the integrity of the vote” on Nov. 8 at a rally in North Carolina Tuesday, a contrast to his running mate Donald Trump’s repeated, unsubstantiated...
by Andrew Merica | Oct 18, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured
WASHINGTON – Nearly eight out of 10 registered Latino voters will cast their ballots in the 2016 election, breaking the 2012 record by nearly 2 million voters, according to a projection released Tuesday by a leading Latino civic engagement group. Based on a survey by...
by Jason Mast | Oct 18, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – To avoid a shortfall in Social Security in less than 20 years, Americans are willing to retire later, pay more in payroll taxes and reduce benefits for the wealthy, according to a University of Maryland poll released Tuesday. Donald Trump has said he...
by Eunice Lee | Oct 18, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The Defense Department said Tuesday that no U.S. troops will go to the front lines in the battle of Mosul which launched Monday. But the U.S. is playing a key advisor role in helping Kurds and Iraqis on the battleground. Approximately 10,000 Kurdish...
