7 Facts Democrats Should Consider Before They Oppose Neil Gorsuch

March 31, 2017
Happy Friday from Washington, where President Trump reaps the whirlwind by blaming House conservatives for the failure of Republicans' Obamacare replacement. They'll keep their promises anyway, Trump's targets tell Josh Siegel. And this isn't what draining the swamp looks like, Genevieve Wood writes. A deal repealing North Carolina's "bathroom law" raises more questions, Rachel del Guidice reports. Plus: Josh Siegel on Trump's style as commander in chief, and Sen. Chuck Grassley on Democrats and the Supreme Court. Careful: Tomorrow is April Fools' Day.
Commentary 7 Facts Democrats Should Consider Before They Oppose Neil Gorsuch There has never been a successful partisan filibuster of a Supreme Court nominee. A Democrat-led, partisan filibuster would be the first in U.S. Senate history, breaking centuries of precedent, writes Sen. Chuck Grassley. Read More
News After Trump Threatens to 'Fight' Freedom Caucus, Conservatives Vow to 'Keep Promises' "Trump's tweets reaffirm that the Freedom Caucus is having a major impact on public policy in Congress—that the Freedom Caucus is not a force to be ignored," says Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. Read More
News Left and Right Unhappy With Repeal of North Carolina's Bathroom Law A legislative compromise watering down North Carolina's "bathroom law" leaves access to public bathrooms muddier than ever, conservative opponents of the change say, and it removes the standard of privacy espoused last year by state officials. Read More
News Under Trump, Military Has More Power in Fight Against Terrorism "I have seen a dramatic shift in a very positive way—away from the political micromanaging of the Obama years to freeing up generals and troops to destroy ISIL and help our partners," says Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., of the Trump era. Read More
News First Amendment Rights Still in Peril Following Climate Change Probes One year later, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's coalition of Attorneys General United for Clean Power has disintegrated in the heat of its own abusive law enforcement practices. Read More
Commentary Freedom Caucus Is an Ally, Not an Enemy in Draining the Swamp Here's what you're not hearing from GOP leadership or the White House: Freedom Caucus members wanted to get to "yes." But neither GOP leadership nor the White House would budge on the disastrous Obamacare regulations that are driving up your premiums. Read More
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