by Nick Hagar | Jan 12, 2016 | SOTU2018
WASHINGTON — Students at Georgetown University sat in silence during most of President Obama’s final State of the Union address Tuesday night. Despite repeated standing ovations in the House chamber, students viewing the speech at a watch party sponsored by the...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Jan 12, 2016 | SOTU2018
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called for an expansion of computer science and math programs, while also highlighting his administration’s successes in education during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. “In the coming years, we should build on...
by Erin Bacon | Jan 12, 2016 | SOTU2018, Topics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, in his seventh and final State of the Union message, aimed his national security focus on his legacy and reassuring the American public that the country is safe and strong. The president called for a global approach to...
by Nicolas Rivero | Jan 12, 2016 | SOTU2018, State of the Union
As police with bomb-sniffing dogs swept the halls of Congress in preparation for the State of the Union early Tuesday night, senators began trundling into the Capitol on the small subway tram that runs between their offices and the Senate basement. Medill intercepted...
by Jack Corrigan | Jan 12, 2016 | SOTU2018, Topics
WASHINGTON – With all eyes turned to Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama began the process of solidifying his place in history in his final State of the Union speech Tuesday night. Though he talked about plans for his last year in office – tightening federal gun...
by Mariana Alfaro | Jan 12, 2016 | Politics, SOTU2018
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by Alex Duner | Jan 12, 2016 | SOTU2018, State of the Union
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama delivers his seventh and final State of the Union address Tuesday night. Excerpts released by the White House indicate that the speech will express optimism for the country’s future in “a time of extraordinary...
by Jack Corrigan | Jan 11, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — In an attempt to further stifle North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s nuclear ambitions, the U.S. House introduced a bill on Monday that would apply new financial sanctions to North Korea and call for stricter enforcement of existing sanctions. Though...
by Noah Fromson | Jan 11, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – While drugs that combat rising U.S. heroin addiction and overdose rates exist and new versions are on the way, access is too limited and treatment is too decentralized to be effective, a group of medical experts told a House task force Monday....
by Nicolas Rivero | Jan 11, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the landmark Paris climate accord, energy experts said Monday that the drive to create a cleaner electric grid in the United States must come from consumers, not regulators. A panel convened at the National Press Club focused on how...
by Julia Jacobs | Jan 11, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON —In a rare display of bipartisanship, House Democrats and Republicans pushed legislation to enhance sanctions against North Korea on Monday amid continued investigation into the country’s claim that it detonated a hydrogen bomb last week. The bill would...
by Drew Gerber | Jan 11, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Jonathan Moreno, a leading bioethicist at the University of Pennsylvania, said Monday that a number of new neurotechnologies could have national security applications for use in warfare — but most will likely never be developed. Moreno, who...
