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Devon and Sarah discuss domestic emoluments clause violations, the new travel ban policies and go into so Russia updates. They talk to Saira Hussain, an Attorney with the Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus, about immigration and criminalization during the Trump era.

They also award the Maxine Waters Award in Badassery.

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Key Articles

  1. Obama ethics czar: Trump fundraiser at his DC hotel ‘illegal’ by Max Greenwood (The Hill)
  2. Trump rakes in $10 million at first re-election fundraiser by Julie Bykowicz and Jill Colvin (ABC News)
  3. President Trump’s politicking raises ethics flags by AP News (CNBC)
  4. y Travel ban takes effect as State Department defines ‘close family’
    by Carol Morello (WaPo)
  5. Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. emerge as possible targets in Mueller probe of Russian money laundering by Travis Gettys (RawStory)
  6. y FBI has questioned Trump campaign adviser Carter Page at length in Russia probe by Devlin Barrett (WaPo)
  7. Mueller v. Trump: The ultimate lawsuit by Steven Harper, BillMoyers.com (Salon)
  8. Bill Would Bar Pentagon From Business With Russian Cyber Firm Kaspersky by Ken Dilanian and Tom Winter (NBC News)
  9. Meet Saira Hussain, the Lawyer Fighting for Immigrants’ Rights by Daniela Blei (TeenVogue)
  10. Follow Saira @sairahussain87
  11. Follow Asian Americans Advancing Justice — Asian Law Caucus @aaaj_alc

Gratitude Check Links

  1. Mayors of 7,400 cities vow to meet Obama’s climate commitments by Daniel Boffey (The Guardian)
  2. Piers Morgan Just Got Beautifully Owned By His Morning Show Co-Host And It’s Iconic by Julie Gerstein (BuzzFeed)
  3. Buy Harry Potter (On Amazon)
  4. Pottermore – Ed. note: maybe you need a little life boost right now, too 🙂

Action Items

  1. OurStates.org
  2. CBO: 22 million fewer Americans would have insurance under Senate health care bill by Dylan Scott (Vox)
  3. TrumpCare Ten

https://twitter.com/owillis/status/879751616328601601

Maxine Waters Update & The Maxine Waters Award in Badassery

  1. Rep. Maxine Waters speaks out on GOP healthcare bill at packed town hall meeting, as protesters rally outside by Andrea Castillo (LA Times)
  2. Serena Williams tells John McEnroe to ‘respect my privacy’ by Aimee Lewis (CNN)
  3. We Stood Up to the Administration Today Because Free Press is Crucial by Brian Karem (Playboy)
  4. Protesters spend night at Cory Gardner’s Denver office to fight health care bill by Danika Worthington (The Denver Post)
  5. “We Will Ride!”: The Origin of the Disability Rights Movement in Devner by Kate Rudolph (Denver Public Library)
  6. Hirono says she has kidney cancer, adds health care is ‘a right’ – Washington Post

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