Replacing Scalia with...Scalia

Replacing Scalia with…Scalia CREDIT: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster President Trump has tapped Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court — a man who is likely to be terrible on the environment and abortion rights, among other issues. So, essentially, Justice Scalia's replacement is a lot like Justice Scalia. CREDIT: MSNBC screengrab February is Black History Month, giving Trump a strange opening to make the occasion all about himself.  It's not just Sally Yates — women, and especially women of color, are leading the fight against Trump. And speaking of our former Acting Attorney General, Democrats showed some spine today, unanimously opposing Jeff Sessions (R-AL) for Attorney General, which didn't do much good in the face of a Republican majority. Elsewhere Democrats were less lucky, and cheated out of a vote. Reading List Hundreds of refugees are still in limbo following Donald Trump's Muslim ban. Fox News wasn't willing to fix an Islamophobic screw-up — so Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to step in. Standing Rock protesters charged last year are facing a legal nightmare. Soundbite "I really believe this in my heart: if they would have let us in, my mom — she would have made it and she would have been sitting right here next to me. She's gone because of him."  — Mike Hager, an Iraqi-American, whose very ill, green card-carrying mother died after being kept from entering the United States following Trump's Muslim ban ThinkProgress | CAP Action Fund 1333 H ST NW | Washington, DC 20005 Contributions to Center for American Progress Action Fund are not tax deductible Donate | Manage Email Options | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe This email was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us.