Obama Wants More Choices For Consumers Using Cable Boxes

Trump’s reelection has been described by advocates and experts as a final blow to reproductive rights. These fears are not unfounded. Trump appointed three of the five conservative Supreme Court justices who overruled Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion and unleashing a health care apocalypse. Vulnerable women found themselves in even greater danger thanks to abortion bans in more than a dozen states that have enabled abusers and left doctors fearful of prosecution if they intervene in pregnancy-related emergencies that require abortion care.

In a campaign video from March 2023, Donald Trump laid out his goal to “dismantle the Deep State and reclaim our democracy from Washington Corruption.” Such rhetoric was common in 2016, too. But, this time, his incoming administration has an actionable plan for how to do it. The idea has existed for years and, as Donald Trump prepares to take office, it will begin on day one: Make thousands of federal career civil servants “at will” employees and, in turn, fireable for not doing what the new administration demands.

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The exchange produced some comedic gold.

Republicans—all of them—need to stand up to Democrats, not aid and abet them in their quest to return to power.

This isn’t about isolationism; it’s about strategic engagement in our sphere of influence.