How Court Reviewing Challenge to Trump’s Travel Ban Swung Left Under Obama

The federal appeals court deciding the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s travel ban was once reliably conservative. But it underwent a transformation during the Obama administration, and Democratic appointees now outnumber Republican appointees 2 to 1. A New York Times Magazine article in March 2003 vividly described the Richmond, Virginia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit […]

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House Passes Obamacare Replacement by Razor-Thin Margin

The House of Representatives voted 217-213 to pass Republicans’ revised Obamacare replacement bill and move it to the Senate, where more changes are expected. House Speaker Paul Ryan needed 216 votes to pass the legislation, and 20 GOP members voted no. BREAKING NEWS ? The House of Representatives just voted to #RepealAndReplace #Obamacare. pic.twitter.com/yu35Qr8YjC — […]

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The Media and Trump at 100 Days

Instead of grading President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, I take a look on “Full Measure” at how news reporters have done covering the administration. It’s clearly not a pretty picture. What follows are interviews with Howard Kurtz, the Fox News media critic and former Washington Post reporter, and Frank Sesno, the former CNN […]

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Massive Spending Bill Fails to Meet Conservative Priorities

Early Monday morning, congressional negotiators released text of a massive omnibus appropriations bill that would fund the government through Sept. 30, 2017. The bill is expected to pass later this week with bipartisan support and avoid a government shutdown. While the bill does make progress on issues like additional defense funding and increasing border security, […]

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