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To the Point
To the Point

Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming

Hosted by Warren Olney May. 31, 2017 National
President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.

Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

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Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Luke Vander Ploeg, Yael Even Or, Katie Cooper

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