by Shane McKeon | Mar 27, 2016 | Campaign 2016
When it comes to the Apple-FBI battle, the Republican and Democratic candidates for president are generally of two minds: a pair of Republicans side with the FBI; the others are more ambivalent. No one sides with Apple unequivocally. Republicans Donald Trump and Texas...
by Isa Gutierrez, Erin Bacon and Sabrina Rodriquez | Mar 27, 2016 | Campaign 2016
WASHINGTON – Democrats are often praised for their cutting-edge data collection techniques but the massive databases they use also have created problems. The centralized collection leaves years of information vulnerable to misuse, analysts say. The exclusive use of...
by Celena Chong | Mar 17, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Politics
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump may have blazed through the March 15 primaries capturing four states, but he is a “straightjacket that Senate Republicans won’t be able to wiggle off,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer Wednesday during a press conference at the Democratic...
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 Jack Corrigan | Mar 17, 2016 | Campaign 2016
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders’ “political revolution” could be losing steam after a string of disappointing losses in Tuesday night’s primaries. As the gap in the delegate count widens between the Vermont senator and Hillary Clinton, experts say his chances of...
by Julia Jacobs | Mar 17, 2016 | Campaign 2016
WASHINGTON — Despite echoes of support at Donald Trump rallies for his plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, a state that would play host to Trump’s trademark construction project was among the few that rejected him on Super Tuesday. That state was Texas,...
by Drew Gerber | Mar 16, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Despite the many surprises of the 2016 presidential campaigns, most agreed there was one sure thing: If Michael Bloomberg ran for president, he would not win. However, a Bloomberg administration almost certainly would have had improving public health as a...
by Shane McKeon | Mar 16, 2016 | Campaign 2016
WASHINGTON – Asian Americans aren’t the largest voting bloc, but a new group aligned with the Democratic Party says they could be a deciding factor in battleground states in November. But they need to increase their turnout. The Asian American and Pacific...
by Celena Chong | Mar 16, 2016 | Campaign 2016
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump may have blazed through the March 15 primaries capturing four states, but he is a “straightjacket that Senate Republicans won’t be able to wriggle out,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer Wednesday during a press conference at the Democratic...
by Mariana Alfaro | Mar 16, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Immigration
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Manuel Loaiza, 24, and his mother were some of the last people leaving a Marco Rubio rally Sunday night in Virginia Beach. Loaiza and his mom, who he said doesn’t speak English very well, are two of thousands of conservative Latinos across the...
by Jasper Scherer | Mar 14, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Energy, Environment
Clinton’s positions on the environment have shifted amid pressure from Sanders and primary voters. (Photo credit: Natalie Escobar) During the Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Michigan, a student in the crowd asked candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie...
by Geordan Tilley | Mar 8, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Politics
WASHINGTON — Political analyst Charlie Cook said Tuesday he’s one of the last pundits to think New York mogul Donald Trump will not get the Republican nomination. “The Republican Party is quite screwed up,” Cook said, “but I don’t think they’re that screwed up.”...
