Andrew Merica

The unlikely political alliance fighting government surveillance

By Andrew Merica on February 10, 2017February 14, 2017 National Security Agency

There’s a common enemy uniting far left and right wing groups: Government surveillance.

These conservative researchers say the U.S. military has become ‘weak’ and ‘marginal’

By Andrew Merica on November 22, 2016 Budget Control Act, Department of Defense, heritage foundation, Military, sequestration

“We’ve had much less levels of spending than, as this report shows, we need,” said Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, who is chairman of the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee and a member of the House Intelligence Committee.

Privacy and Civil Liberties

Turkmenistan Independence Day overshadowed by treatment of press

By Andrew Merica on November 8, 2016 press freedom, Reporters Without Borders, Turkmenistan

To protest the country’s government’s treatment of journalists, Reporters Without Borders held a rally in front of the Turkmenistan Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Domestic Politics

Former NRA president warns election could jeopardize gun rights

By Andrew Merica on October 31, 2016 2nd amendment, Constitution, david keene, Donald Trump, election, everytown for gun safety, gun rights, guns, hillary clinton, president, scotus, second amendment, supreme court, The Washington Times, weapons

Former NRA president David Keene reminded a Heritage Foundation audience that the next president could put Americans’ Second Amendment rights in jeopardy.