Mehek Cooke

Senior National Security & Legal Analyst

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

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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: Massive Health Care Fraud Ignored as Billions Drain From Ohio Taxpayers
  • Mehek Cooke Warns Ideological Decisions Are Hurting American Consumers
  • This Was Thoughtless”: Mehek Cooke Warns of Dangerous Security Failures
  • Ruling in Louisiana v. Callais Is Sending Shockwaves Far Beyond One State—and Democrats Know It
  • Mehek Cooke: Trump Assassination Attempt Was No Accident—‘This Should Be a Slam Dunk Case
  • 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

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    • Opinion

    Trump Put Tehran on the Clock

    Mehek Cooke
    President Donald Trump’s usual naysayers and the foreign policy class are already trying to sell his pause of Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz as a retreat. That is wrong. A real retreat would mean lifting the blockade and giving Tehran relief up front. Instead, Trump did the opposite. He paused one operational phase…
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    • News

    Mehek Cooke Warns Ideological Decisions Are Hurting American Consumers

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    • News

    ‘This Was Thoughtless’: Mehek Cooke Warns of Security Failures After Correspondents’ Dinner Breach

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    • Opinion

    The Supreme Court’s Redistricting Ruling Sent Shockwaves Far Beyond One State—and Democrats Know It

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    • Opinion

    Virginia Is No Longer a Map Fight. It Is a Legitimacy Fight.

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    • News

    Mehek Cooke: Trump Assassination Attempt Was Not Just a Security Failure. It Was a National Warning.

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    • Opinion

    Mehek Cooke: Left’s Rhetoric Fuels Climate of Violence Against Trump

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  • Mehek Cooke: Iran Is Fractured, Cornered, and Testing US Resolve

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    • News

    CBP Makes Massive Meth Seizure at California Border Crossing

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    • Opinion

    Trump Has Iran Cornered—and Tehran Knows It

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    • Opinion

    The LAX Arrest That Proves Iran’s Threat Is Already Inside America

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    • News

    EXCLUSIVE: CBP Makes Massive Cocaine Seizure From Bus

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    • Opinion

    Democrats Want a Gas Price Panic Because They Cannot Beat Trump on Strength  

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    • News

    Trump Admin Claims Victory in Iran But Prepares for More

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