REPUBLICAN AGENDA - The Spending Bill

aka "The Art of Screwing American Taxpayers, Again"

"The biggest spending bill trade-offs for Republicans and Democrats" PBS NewsHour 5/1/2017

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SUMMARY:  Congress' first bipartisan deal of the Trump era is a massive spending deal that keeps government running through the fall and boosts funding for the Pentagon and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  But to get needed Democratic votes on board, a number of President Trump's top priorities were cast aside.  Lisa Desjardins joins William Brangham for a closer look.

"Does the spending compromise set Congress up for a bigger fight later?" PBS NewsHour 5/1/2017

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SUMMARY:  Congress was able to agree on a compromise deal to avert a government shutdown, but a bigger fight may come in the fall when the current spending bill runs out.  Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join William Brangham to discuss the spending deal, plus the current state of Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare and President Trump’s 100-day rally.

OPINION - Shields and Brooks 4/28/2017

"Shields and Brooks on Trump's 100-day performance" PBS NewsHour 4/28/2017

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SUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's news, including an evaluation of President Trump's first 100 days in office, a lack of legislative traction in the Republican-led Congress, and public perception that Democrats are out of touch with Americans' problems.

TRUMP AGENDA - First 100 Days

100 days with ONLY one actual accomplishment, U.S. Supreme Court appointment.

"What have we learned from President Trump's first 100 days?" PBS NewsHour 4/24/2017

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SUMMARY:  Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss President Trump's learning curve in his first 100 days, as well as former President Obama's first public appearance.

"How Trump's first 100 days compares to past presidencies" PBS NewsHour 4/26/2017

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SUMMARY:  President Trump came to office intent on shaking up Washington.  While he's run into obstacles in Congress and the courts, there have been clear victories.  John Yang offers a recap of the President's domestic moves, and presidential historian Michael Beschloss and Barbara Perry of the University of Virginia Miller Center sit down with Judy Woodruff to discuss how he compares to his predecessors.

"What 100 days of foreign policy says about Trump as a leader" PBS NewsHour 4/27/2017

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SUMMARY:  President Trump's mantra "America First" was a signal that he planned to focus on improving prospects at home.  But in his first 100 days, global crises have challenged him with frequent and treacherous tests.  Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner looks back, then Hari Sreenivasan gets analysis from David Rothkopf of Foreign Policy and James Carafano of The Heritage Foundation.

"What a president's first 100 days actually tells us" PBS NewsHour 4/29/2017

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SUMMARY:  April 29 marks President Donald Trump's 100th day in office, a common benchmark for measuring the achievements of incoming presidents.  The standard was set by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose leadership in 1933 pushed a flurry of major legislation through Congress.  NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Megan Thompson for analysis on the first 100 days of Trump's Presidency.