by Kevin Brennan | Dec 8, 2010 | Topics
During my first day in Washington, I ran into Sen. John McCain. Well, OK, I didn’t just randomly walk by the longtime senator on the street. I came across the former presidential candidate on a tour of the Capitol with several other Medill students. The reporter...
by Kevin Brennan | Dec 2, 2010 | Politics
WASHINGTON — During a debate with New York Times columnist David Brooks at the American Enterprise Institute Thursday, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Americans need to confront not just the size of government but its proper role. “We should not be asking, ‘How big...
by Kevin Brennan | Dec 2, 2010 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Candidates for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee criticized Michael Steele and reached out to the tea party at a panel discussion hosted by the RNC Conservative Caucus on Wednesday. Steele, who has yet to announce if he will run...
by Kevin Brennan | Nov 22, 2010 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Sens. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced legislation Thursday to let states apply to opt out of certain aspects of the heath care reform law three years earlier than originally proposed. The law grants states the right to apply...
by Kevin Brennan | Nov 17, 2010 | Immigration, National Security, Politics
The head of the Transportation Security Administration, John Pistole, acknowledged to a Senate committee Wednesday that controversial new airport security procedures are more invasive, but said they are necessary to protect American travelers from the threat of...
