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Robert Reich | The People Are Rising 
Robert Reich. (photo: unknown) 
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page 
Reich writes: "The people are rising. At congressional town halls across America - even in some of the most conservative areas of the country - Republican politicians are confronting constituents who are furious at Trump and his Republican enablers." 
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Unlike Bush, Trump Invokes Terror Threat and Gets Pushback, Not Deference 
Greg Myre, NPR 
Myre writes: "When President George W. Bush overhauled immigration rules after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, he received broad public support, bipartisan backing in Congress and a cooperative judiciary. The U.S. was a country genuinely fearful of more terrorism. Contrast that moment with President Trump's temporary immigration freeze, which shares similarities with Bush's actions." 
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Immigrant Community on High Alert, Fearing Trump's 'Deportation Force' 
Janell Ross, Aaron C. Davis and Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "Fear and panic have gripped America's immigrant community as reports circulate that federal agents have become newly aggressive under President Trump, who campaigned for office with a vow to create a 'deportation force.'" 
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Does Jason Chaffetz Understand His Job? 
Andrew Koppelman and Steven Lubet, CNN 
Excerpt: "Rep. Jason Chaffetz has some explaining to do. As chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Utah Republican spared no effort in leading the multiple investigations of Hillary Clinton. Yet he has shown little interest in investigating, or even questioning, President Donald Trump's myriad financial entanglements." 
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Jeff Sessions' DOJ Is Already Working to Roll Back Protections for Transgender Kids 
Aaron Rupar, ThinkProgress 
Rupar writes: "The Trump administration has elected not to contest a Texas federal judge's injunction barring the federal government from implementing Obama administration guidelines that protect transgender kids in schools." 
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North Carolina Just Introduced a Bill That Could Dissuade Women From Ever Taking the Abortion Pill 
Robin Marty, Cosmopolitan 
Marty writes: "A new bill in North Carolina has taken the so-far unsubstantiated idea of being able to 'reverse' a medication abortion and given it a completely new twist." 
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Congress Moves to Restrict Public Input on Public Land Planning 
Ryan Richards, ThinkProgress 
Richards writes: "Hundreds of sportsmen, outdoor business owners and supporters of the great outdoors rallied in states across the West last week, raising their voice in support of protecting public lands. Congress responded by moving to restrict citizen input on public land use planning." 
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