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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Has being the target of protests changed Senator Dianne Feinstein?

    California Senator Dianne Feinstein has been the target of protests in front of her home and office, during confirmation hearings for Jeff Sessions and Neil Gorsuch, and at town halls in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 1, 2017 • 1 min read

    California Senator Dianne Feinstein has been the target of protests in front of her home and office, during confirmation hearings for Jeff Sessions and Neil Gorsuch, and at town halls in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Demonstrators have said that Senator Feinstein hasn’t done enough to block Trump’s nominees -- or to oppose the policies of his administration.

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    What do anti-Trump protests accomplish?
    1. 0:00On this May Day, a look at protests since Trump's election
    2. 14:50Has being the target of protests changed Senator Dianne Feinstein?You’re reading this
    3. 29:54The rise and (fast) fall of LA City Council candidate Joe Bray-Ali
    4. 39:06What President Trump sees in Andrew Jackson
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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    What do anti-Trump protests accomplish?
    1. 0:00On this May Day, a look at protests since Trump's election
    2. 14:50Has being the target of protests changed Senator Dianne Feinstein?You’re reading this
    3. 29:54The rise and (fast) fall of LA City Council candidate Joe Bray-Ali
    4. 39:06What President Trump sees in Andrew Jackson
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