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John Walker

John Walker is a long time observer of American politics with experience in journalism, government, and public affairs.

During the course of his career, Walker has worked in Chicago, Washington DC, New York City, and Phoenix. He served as a reporter in Chicago, a press secretary and speechwriter in Washington, and in numerous positions in New York in corporate and financial services communications.

Walker is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

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Media Myths About DACA

John Walker
Amnesty Advocates Rely On Media Distortion While Congress struggles to temporarily fund the government for another month, the entire federal budget remains hopelessly linked to the looming deadline to resolve the stalemate over DACA…
POLITICS

Trump’s Immigration Gamble

John Walker
Grassroots Voters vs. Washington Establishment As Congress counts down to the deadline to fund the federal government next week, President Trump is locked in a high-stakes gamble to satisfy the demand for a deal that would protect the…
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How Congress Spent Your Money In 2017

John Walker
Although the GOP Congress left town before Christmas amidst the euphoria of a major tax cut and a revitalized economy, its return will deliver a cold shower of economic reality.Congress must fund federal spending for the current fiscal…
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Has Trump Kept His Immigration Promises?

John Walker
Unfinished Business Of Year One At the top of the list of unfinished domestic policy business in President Trump’s first year stand the immigration promises made throughout the 2016 campaign and into 2017.Much of Trump’s immigration…
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Christmas at Valley Forge

John Walker
Washington’s Time Of Trial And Triumph When George Washington marched the American Continental Army into Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, on December 19, 1777, Washington and his Army faced a winter of sacrifice and suffering that eventually…
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Stars Fell On Alabama

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All Eyes On 2018 The sky didn’t fall, but a few stars fell on Alabama Tuesday when Doug Jones edged out Roy Moore to win the Senate race that became a national obsession, split the GOP, energized Democrats, and set the stage for an…
POLITICS

Senate GOP: Don’t Ruin The Tax Bill

John Walker
Thursday marked the day of reckoning for the GOP tax reform bill that will show success or failure for the Republican Congress and President Trump. In a rocky year that struggled to produce a major legislative victory, all the chips are…

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