by Alex Lederman | Jan 13, 2016 | SOTU2018, State of the Union
Our Alex Lederman sat down with Illinois Democratic Reps. Jan Schakowski and Cheri Bustos after the State of the Union to hear their thoughts on President Obama’s address. Schakowski — Evanston’s congresswoman since 1999 — said...
by Ethan Cohen | Jan 13, 2016 | SOTU2018, State of the Union
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by Julia Jacobs | Jan 13, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Hours after 10 U.S. Navy sailors were released from Iranian detainment, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi pointed Wednesday to diplomatic gains made during last summer’s nuclear negotiations as an explanation for the problem’s quick fix. Pelosi...
by Drew Gerber | Jan 13, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON —The Defense Department is considering creating its own private-label products for military commissaries instead of offering national brands, something that would hurt military families by affecting the quality and pricing of products, marketing experts and...
by Natalie Escobar | Jan 13, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — A senior White House official wanted to talk about the Obama administration’s foreign policy priorities Wednesday but instead spent most of his news conference responding to reporters’ questions about Iran’s detention of two U.S. Navy patrol boats,...
by Ethan Cohen | Jan 13, 2016 | SOTU2018, State of the Union
WASHINGTON — It was the third day of reporting for the 21 students in Medill on the Hill. It also happened to be the day the president would deliver his final State of the Union address. Months ago, buoyed by the excitement of the possibilities and the folly of...
by Erin Bacon | Jan 13, 2016 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON- Rep. Mac Thornberry, chairman of the House Armed Services committee, said Wednesday he would support a congressional authorization for the use of military force against ISIS, a step requested by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address....
by Isabella Gutierrez | Jan 13, 2016 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON– U.S. foreign policy this year will focus on the refugee crisis and violent extremism in Syria, and the Islamic State “will be defeated,” Secretary of State John Kerry said in a speech at the National Defense University Wednesday. The changing nature...
by Mariana Alfaro | Jan 13, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Lawyers told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that Puerto Rico should be allowed to prosecute criminals under the dual sovereignty doctrine rather than leaving conviction decisions up to federal courts — an argument that could have major...
by Drew Gerber | Jan 13, 2016 | Topics
WASHINGTON — Marketing experts and military family advocates Wednesday cautioned against a Defense Department move to create its own private-label items in military commissaries, saying switching from national brands could hurt military morale. Military families rely...
by Celena Chong and Jack Corrigan | Jan 13, 2016 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday to determine whether $1.75 billion in Iranian assets frozen in a U.S. bank will remain in Iran’s possession or go to families of victims killed in the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Lebanon and the 1996...
by Nicolas Rivero | Jan 13, 2016 | Living
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board unveiled a wish list Wednesday for improvements in regulation that it hopes will be carried out this year. NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart said full implementation of Positive Train Control, a railroad safety...
