Nicole Duran

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The three friends from California, along with a 62-year-old British man, wrestled with the gunman and eventually subdued him until police boarded the train and took him away. (AP Photo)Â

Obama praises Californians for thwarting Paris terror attack

Nicole Duran · September 17, 2015 5:50 pm

Scott Walker once had a strong lead on the crowded GOP field in neighboring Iowa but has fallen to 10th place in the latest polls. (AP photo)Â

Wisconsin pundits: Walker needs debate of his life

Nicole Duran · September 16, 2015 10:25 pm

(Photo courtesy of screenshot)

Immigration ad wars expected during debate

Nicole Duran · September 16, 2015 9:59 pm

In this Sept. 4, 2015, photo, Democrat Russ Feingold speaks with University of Wisconsin students during a campaign stop in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Wisconsin Senate race is all about the money

Nicole Duran · September 16, 2015 4:01 am

PresidentÂ Obama pointed to automatic payments into retirement accounts and streamlining the application process for federal financial aid for college as examples of behavioral science insights helping Americans get ahead.Â (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama orders federal agencies to hire psychologists

Nicole Duran · September 15, 2015 4:46 pm

President Obama greets supporters following a town hall meeting, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at North High School in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Obama covers Dems from the bully pulpit

Nicole Duran · September 15, 2015 4:01 am

President Obama speaks at a town hall with high school juniors, seniors and their parents at North High School in Des Moines, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, to discuss college access and affordability. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama: Anti-immigrant views are ‘un-American’

Nicole Duran · September 14, 2015 11:15 pm

Obama packaged the release of the College ScorecardÂ with a speech in Des Moines, Iowa, in September, during Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's sixth annual "BackÂ toÂ School" tour.Â (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama: Don’t vote for candidates who bash teachers

Nicole Duran · September 14, 2015 10:29 pm

Afghan farmers collect raw opium as they work in a poppy field in the Zhari district of Kandahar, South of Kabul, Afghanistan. President Obama designated Afghanistan as one of 22Â "major drug transit and/or major illicit drug producing countries."Â (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

Afghanistan, Mexico designated as major drug hubs

Nicole Duran · September 14, 2015 8:28 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa noted that Reid changed Senate rules last year in a way that allowed judges to win confirmation with just a simple majority, instead of the normal 60 votes.Â

Obama could beat Bush on court appointments

Nicole Duran · September 14, 2015 4:01 am

President Obama in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama touts new Education Department college scorecard

Nicole Duran · September 12, 2015 2:59 pm

When Chinese President Xi Jinping visits D.C., he will discuss, among other things, cybersecurity. (AP)

Obama will press China on cyber rules

Nicole Duran · September 11, 2015 11:21 pm