Mehek Cooke

Senior National Security & Legal Analyst

Mehek Cooke is senior national security and legal analyst for the Daily Signal.

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Mehek Cooke

BIOGRAPHY

Mehek Cooke is senior national security and legal analyst for the Daily Signal. She covers national security, immigration, and legal issues shaping the news, delivering reporting and analysis across digital and broadcast platforms.

Cooke brings more than a decade of experience as an attorney, strategist, and media analyst focused on national security, immigration law, and federal policy. Before joining the Daily Signal, she served as president of American Frontier Strategies and held senior legal roles in Ohio state government, including as general counsel at the Ohio Department of Agriculture and assistant general counsel to the Ohio governor.

Her background includes work as a terrorism analyst with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio and as a national security and terrorism analyst overseas. Cooke is a graduate of Indiana University Maurer School of Law and holds a master’s degree in political science.

She regularly appears on national television and radio to provide analysis on immigration, national security, elections, and public policy.

Summary

Respected national security and legal analyst covering immigration, border security, and federal policy.

Attorney with more than a decade of experience in government, law, and national security analysis.

Regular TV commentator known for explaining complex legal and policy issues clearly.

WATCH

  • Mehek Cooke: Obama’s Words Fuel Political Violence Against Trump
  • Mehek Cooke: Iran Is Fractured, Cornered, and Testing America
  • ‘Finish the Job’: Mehek Cooke on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and Trump’s Defining 120 Hours
  • Mehek Cooke: Intel Community’s Loss of Credibility Is the Real National Security Scandal
  • Mehek Cooke: Media Hypocrisy, the Pope, and the Limits of Moral Authority on War
  • The Brilliance of Trump's War Strategy | Checkmate for Iran and China
  • We Can’t Give America-Hating, Jihad-Loving Iranian Terrorists an Off-Ramp Now | Mehek Cook
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    Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke warned that political rhetoric from the Left is contributing to a dangerous climate of violence surrounding President Donald Trump during an appearance on “Mornings With Maria” on Fox Business Network. Cooke sharply criticized former President Barack Obama for publicly suggesting there was “no motive” behind recent attacks…
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