To the Point

Resisting the Trump agenda

Hosted by Warren Olney Feb. 08, 2017 National

Opposition to the Trump Administration has gone from the streets to the floor of the US Senate, where Democrats are protesting a cabinet nomination — even though they have no chance of winning. We ask, how far is too far for opposition to be effective?

Photo: A demonstrator holds a "resist" sign during anti-Donald Trump travel ban protests outside Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 29, 2017. (Charles Mostoller/Reuters)

From this Episode:

Trump denounces judge's ruling over travel ban

President Trump took a shot at the federal judiciary today in a speech to the police chiefs of major cities . He addressed threats of crime -- and Judge James Robart's...

6 min, 31 sec

Can America's Left start its own Tea Party?

Across the country, protesters are calling on Democrats to obstruct the Trump Administration wherever they can. In the US Senate, Elizabeth Warren and others have got the...

33 min, 27 sec

Were US forces grounded in Yemen after botched raid?

Last month, President Trump authorized his first commando raid, an attack in Yemen which killed children and other civilians and a member of the Navy’s highly regarded SEAL...

9 min, 39 sec

Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Andrea Brody, Katie Cooper, Jenny Hamel