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To the Point

Trump's First Constitutional Confrontation

Hosted by Warren Olney Feb. 06, 2017 National
President Trump has the Executive Branch of Government in a bitter battle with one federal judge, and the Ninth Circuit is now reviewing his controversial ban on refugees and travelers from seven other Muslim countries. We look at the law and the politics.

Photo: Demonstrators protest against President Trump's travel ban at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, January 29, 2017. 

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Trump says US has no place criticizing Putin

In a much-promoted interview yesterday with Bill O'Reilly on Fox News before the Super Bowl, President Trump once again confounded fellow Republicans — not just by...

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Trump's First Constitutional Confrontation

Refugees and visa-holders from seven mostly Muslim countries have been allowed into the US again since last Friday. That's when President Trump's order banning them was...

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Politics were unavoidable in this year's Super Bowl

Before the Super Bowl, President Trump predicted an eight-point win for the New England Patriots. He reportedly left a viewing party early when the Atlanta Falcons were...

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Katie Cooper, Evan George, Luke Vander Ploeg

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