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Many congressional Republicans who had town meetings over the last week or two have gotten an earful from constituents upset over the proposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act or President Trump's immigration enforcement or both. Some of these highly unpleasant scenes don't look too different from what congressional Democrats encountered back in 2009 and 2013, rocky years that preceded calamitous midterm elections, when they lost their House majority in the former and their Senate majority in the latter.
Stringent restrictions are imposed following CNN's deletion of an article involving Trump transition team and $10 million Russian investment fund, BuzzFeed reports According to an internal email obtained by BuzzFeed News, CNN is imposing strict new publishing restrictions for online articles involving Russia. The move comes after the network deleted a story, and then issued a retraction late Friday.
Alec Baldwin, who has scored in guest shots on "Saturday Night Live" with his mocking impersonation of Donald Trump since the campaign's final weeks, presided Saturday night as guest host of the NBC comedy show, serving up yet another Trump masquerade. In his spoof, President Trump made good on a tweeted vow to "see you in court" directed at the three Ninth Circuit federal judges who last week refused to lift a stay preventing his immigration ban from being enforced.
Kate McKinnon and Alec Baldwin during the 'Christmas Cold Open' sketch on Saturday Night Live on Dec. 17, 2016 in New York City. Kate McKinnon played Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the Feb. 11 episode of Saturday Night Live , but she didn't neglect her usual gig -- a terrifying impression of presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway.
Meryl Streep attends the Human Rights Campaign Greater New York Gala at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. In an emotional speech by turns tearful, defiant and humorous, Meryl Streep doubled down on her harsh criticism of President Donald Trump , and spoke of having become a target since she first took him on in her Golden Globes speech in January.
On Saturday Night Live , Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump made good on his - and his press secretary's - promise to see the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals judges in court. Melissa McCarthy as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer assured the gathered press corps in SNL' s cold open that the president would be taking the fight over his seven-nation travel ban to the most reputable televised court in the land, and the show did not disappoint.
Piers Morgan and JK Rowling became embroiled in a Twitter row over the Good Morning Britain presenter's support of Donald Trump after he was criticised live on US television. The Harry Potter author expressed glee at the broadcaster being sworn at by Australian comedian Jim Jefferies during an appearance on panel show Real Time With Bill Maher.
This frame grab from video provided by Fox News shows White House adviser Kellyanne during her interview with Fox News Fox and Friends, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Conway defended Ivanka Trump's fashion company, telling Fox News that Trump is a "successful businesswoman" and people should give the company their business.
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Around 6:30 each evening, Secret Service agents gather in the dim hallways of the West Wing to escort Donald Trump home. For some presidents, the short walk between the Oval Office and the White House residence upstairs is a lifeline to family and a semblance of normal life.
In an interview with Vanity Fair , The Good Wife star said she was game to tackle the role of Betsy DeVos, the controversial Secretary of Education, on the NBC show. "It would seem somewhat logical-we have that strong jawline, don't we?" she told the publication.
This frame grab from video provided by Fox News shows White House adviser Kellyanne during her interview with Fox News Fox and Friends, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Conway defended Ivanka Trump's fashion company, telling Fox News that Trump is a "successful businesswoman" and people should give the company their business.
Around 6:30 each evening, Secret Service agents gather in the dim hallways of the West Wing to escort Donald Trump home. For some presidents, the short walk between the Oval Office and the White House residence upstairs is a lifeline to family and a semblance of normal life.
The former Alaska governor's "go-to girl" for communications and Christian outreach has found a new home in Foggy Bottom. The woman credited with smoothing over Donald Trump's relations with evangelical Christians and shaping the image of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has snagged a job at the State Department, " is vetting personnel and coordinating policy issues from her perch inside the Office of International Religious Freedom, according to two officials who spotted Pryor in her new digs.
By now you may have noticed the difficulty many conservatives have defending everything President Trump does and says. I'm not just referring to the big policy moves, most of which conservatives can support fairly easily .
Since Donald Trump's election, the major media have been trying to figure out what they did wrong, given their fawning coverage of Hillary Clinton and their anti-Donald Trump stories. Didn't they help twice elect Barack Obama? Why didn't the formula work this time? Mostly the media blame voters, talk radio and Fox News, never themselves.
Asked about Melissa McCarthy's portrayal of him on "Saturday Night Live," White House press secretary Sean Spicer had some advice for the actress: "Dial it back." May I suggest the president adopt that phrase as his administration motto? So far, Donald Trump has made it a practice to obliterate every known limit and pump up every grievance.
This book cover image released by Metropolitan Books shows, "This Fight Is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America's Middle Class," by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
U.S. President Donald Trump has already pushed through an astonishing portion of his campaign platform without needing a hint of Congressional approval. And with more orders to come, Trump opponents are suddenly dusting off their law books to see just how much executive power he has to play with.
The occasion calls for it. And if our current, real-life president finds himself with a spare hour and a half, he might get an inspirational kick out of this little-known 1933 political fantasy about a leader who blows straight through his political enemies to implement a highly aggressive agenda and save the world.