Day 34 – February 23rd, 2017

– DNC race remains tight as energized Democrats combat Trump https://goo.gl/wl9ad0

– Boehner: Republicans won’t repeal and replace Obamacare
He says talk in November about lightning-fast passage of a new health care framework was wildly optimistic. https://goo.gl/Gm1Kc6

– Bannon rips ‘corporatist, globalist media’ https://goo.gl/Sk2qKk

– Mexico foreign minister vents ‘irritation’ at Rex Tillerson https://goo.gl/RSeooH

– Transgender teen to press Supreme Court case despite Trump administration guidance https://goo.gl/WzrVY3

– GOP Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Wednesday she wants former national security adviser Michael Flynn to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is investigating ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. https://goo.gl/Vm6BHq

– Pope Francis delivered another criticism of some members of his own Church on Thursday, suggesting it is better to be an atheist than one of “many” Catholics who he said lead a hypocritical double life. https://goo.gl/txIRh3

– Powerful stuff – Retired U.S. Navy admiral William McRaven, who led the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, blasted President Trump for labeling the media “enemy of the American people,” calling it “the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime.” https://goo.gl/kUCnj1

– Donald Trump’s golf hobby under scrutiny with Clinton tweet suggesting her former rival spent 25 hours on the links during his first month in office. https://goo.gl/NGPYz8

– Arkansas town hall crowd erupts at Sen. Tom Cotton https://goo.gl/9rPKTs

– President Trump is losing his war with the media https://goo.gl/M9zIo9

– Anne Frank Center director clashes with Trump ally on CNN https://goo.gl/p3Glm4

– Tech opens new war with Trump over transgender rights rollback
Under the new policy, issued late Wednesday, the Justice and education departments jointly declared they had ‘decided to withdraw and rescind’ protections put in place by President Barack Obama. https://goo.gl/lC60Kk

– Governor: Dakota Access protesters can leave without arrest https://goo.gl/vJ1Zfi

– 300 protest in Anaheim after videos show off-duty LAPD officer firing gun in dispute with teens https://goo.gl/Mu9RBa

– Pakistan on edge as eight killed in fresh Lahore bomb blast https://goo.gl/jkdEQT