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Why does the Trump presidency hurt so bad?

February 7, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Democracy, Government, Trump Leave a comment

I have not been the same since November 8, 2016. Trump’s presidency hurts. I’m taking it personally. But my anger, sadness and fear aren’t

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Sign everything. Read nothing.

February 6, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Democracy, Trump One comment

Donald Trump has proven that he knows how to sign stuff. In his first two weeks in office, he has made a big show

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Australian refugees: Who are they, and what are the terms of the deal?

February 3, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Immigration, International, Refugees, Trump, United Nations 4 comments

About 1,200 Afghani, Iraqi and Iranian refugees—currently housed in terrible conditions on islands near Australia—are supposed to come, over time, to the US, under

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Trump’s Black History Month transcript: Not much history included

February 1, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Transcripts, Trump, Widget: Transcripts Leave a comment

Today, our new president invited 20 or so people to the White House to dutifully celebrate Black History Month [something he’s probably given little

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Going after Federal regulations: Trump discovers ‘dark matter’

February 1, 2017 Bill Kesler Government, Politics, Trump Leave a comment

In his first weeks in office, Donald Trump has been all about executive orders. He has also talked about going after Federal regulations. But,

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Supreme Court surprises: You don’t always get what you want

February 1, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Courts, History, Supreme Court [SCOTUS], Trump Leave a comment

How will the next justice appointed to the Supreme Court vote? The answer, history tells us, is: We don’t know for sure. Surprises happen.

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When Republicans have their “oh shit” moment about Trump

January 31, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Trump Leave a comment

There’s a pretty good chance that it won’t be too long from now that Republicans will wake up and have an “oh shit” moment

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MO Senator Roy Blunt plays the odds on Muslim ban

January 31, 2017 Willy Kessler Immigration, Missouri region, Trump Leave a comment

So we’re two days into the fallout from The Donald’s Muslim ban (and, dear folks, all his denials aside, it is a Muslim ban).

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Stephen Miller: New Bannon/Trump apologist is scarier than Conway

January 31, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Government, Immigration, Media, Trump One comment

President Bannon/Trump has trotted out a new spokesperson—Stephen Miller—and he’s even scarier than KellyAnne Conway. I saw him interviewed the other evening, and his

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Would Trump nominees support the 25th Amendment?

January 30, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Ethics, Justice, Republican Brain, Republicans, Trump Leave a comment

Some Republicans are seeing the light about Donald Trump in the White House. While he may have led a Republican tsunami in 2016, his

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