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Time of India
4 days ago
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- Time of India
‘Why only Trump?': Sen. Hawley spars with law professor in fiery clash over nationwide injunctions
In a fiery exchange, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) clashed with Kate Shaw, a University of Pennsylvania law professor and an ex-Obama White House lawyer, during a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on nationwide injunctions. Hawley questioned the dramatic rise in court orders blocking Trump administration policies, claiming a partisan double standard by judges. He presented data showing a disproportionate number of injunctions targeting US President Trump compared to past presidents and questioned the legitimacy of such rulings. Show more Show less
Economic Times
4 days ago
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- Economic Times
‘Why only Trump?': Sen. Hawley spars with law professor in fiery clash over nationwide injunctions
In a fiery exchange, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) clashed with Kate Shaw, a University of Pennsylvania law professor and an ex-Obama White House lawyer, during a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on nationwide injunctions. Hawley questioned the dramatic rise in court orders blocking Trump administration policies, claiming a partisan double standard by judges. He presented data showing a disproportionate number of injunctions targeting US President Trump compared to past presidents and questioned the legitimacy of such rulings. Show more 05:17 03:05 08:00 05:11 04:09 05:22 12:25 03:43 03:32 08:03 08:06 03:50 08:01 11:38 02:32 11:48 02:54 04:02 09:02 09:55 03:32 09:16 04:43 02:26 03:08 01:36 12:52 03:31 02:36 05:44 08:06 03:25
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Law Professor Nails The Exact Thing Missing From GOP Senator's 'Anomalous' Trump Talk
Kate Shaw, a University of Pennsylvania law professor and an ex-Obama White House lawyer, schooled Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Tuesday over his claim on nationwide injunctions against President Donald Trump's administration. Hawley, in a testy moment during a Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing, turned to an Axios graph showing how federal district courts issued 64 injunctions against Trump in his first term, a figure that well exceeds the number of rulings that froze policies under both Barack Obama and Joe Biden. 'You don't think it's a little bit anomalous?' asked Hawley of the graph. 'A very plausible explanation, Senator, you have to consider is that he is engaged in much more lawless activity than other presidents, right? You must concede that is a possibility,' Shaw hit back. There were at least 25 nationwide injunctions against the Trump administration from the start of his second term through late April, per a Congressional Research Service report. That figure is just one short of the total of combined nationwide injunctions against both of Obama's administrations and the Biden administration, according to Harvard Law Review data. Their clash comes as the Trump administration continues to face challenges in the courts with executive orders ranging from its deportation efforts to tariffs. Trump and his allies have proceeded to relentlessly attack judges and courts who have opposed the administration's agenda in his first few months of office. Hawley later claimed that judges appointed by Democratic presidents 'love' imposing injunctions against the Trump administration. While Harvard's figures show that a majority of such rulings were issued by the opposing party's appointees in Trump's first term, Shaw noted that GOP-appointed judges did just that against the Biden administration. Moments later, Hawley sarcastically declared there shouldn't be nationwide injunctions with a Democrat in the Oval Office, but the decisions are 'absolutely fine, warranted and called for' with a Republican in the White House. 'How can our system of law survive on those principles, professor?' Hawley asked. 'I think a system in which there are no constraints on the president is a very dangerous system,' Shaw replied. Trump Admin Sends 'Ominous Signal' On Emergency Abortion Care Guidelines Man Accused Of Faking Trump Death Threat In Attempt To Get Witness Against Him Deported Elon Musk Gets Roasted Online After Attempting To Dodge Trump Interview Questions
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Democratic strategists question influence of Obama-era campaign operatives in party's future
Some Democratic strategists are questioning the role campaign operatives — who are associated with former President Barack Obama's presidential campaigns — will play going forward as the Democratic Party scrambles to move forward after former Vice President Kamala Harris' loss. "I'm sorry — I don't want a surgeon who keeps killing patients," Democratic strategist Chris Kofinis told NBC News about the set of Obama-era campaign operatives who contributed to several modern Democratic campaigns. "It's pretty easy to win with a guy like Obama." Several of those who led Obama's campaigns also worked for Harris in 2024, as well as former President Joe Biden, until he dropped out and lost to President Donald Trump. Obama campaign alums Jen O'Malley Dillion and Stephanie Cutter worked on Harris' campaign. Other former Obama campaign aides, Mitch Stewart and Rufus Gifford, worked on Biden's campaign as well, NBC News reported. DNC Finance Chair Chris Korge called out David Plouffe, Obama's 2008 campaign manager and an advisor to Harris' campaign, in an interview with NBC News earlier this month. Plouffe placed blame for Harris' loss on Biden, telling authors Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson that the former president "totally f----- us." Ex-obama Campaign Manager Joins Harris Team, Vp Keeps Rest Of Biden's Squad In Tact "To blame Biden now is to shift the accountability from the people who lost the race: the consultants, the so-called gurus," Korge said during the interview. "It's time to re-evaluate the use of consultants and bring in new forward-looking people." Read On The Fox News App "The old Obama playbook no longer works," Korge added. Another Democratic strategist, Mike Nellis, told NBC News that the Democratic Party had nostalgia for the Obama era, but noted that the politics have changed. "One of the challenges the Democratic Party does have is that there is nostalgia for the Obama era, both in terms of Barack Obama being in the White House and what that meant for the country and the style of leadership that we have, but also like the style of our politics," Nellis said. "There's been a de-evolution of our politics over the last 10 years, and it's just a very different era." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And CultureNebraska Democratic Party chair Jane Kleeb detailed an anecdote about how she responded to Republican attacks with regard to transgender issues in a mayoral election in Omaha. The Democratic candidate, John Ewing, ended up beating the Republican candidate, Jean Stothert. "I didn't contact the Pod Save America guys or a New York press firm to say, 'how do I handle this?'" Kleeb said. "Our team literally got into the conference room at our state party office and said, 'Let's throw out ideas on how we can push back on this, because we're not going to let them take down John Ewing on this bulls--- again.'" Kleeb added that she wanted all the operatives at the table, and spoke out against "intraparty fighting." Another ex-Obama campaign aide, Steve Schale, defended Plouffe and called him "one of the sharpest guys around." Chuck Rocha, a former Bernie Sanders campaign advisor, pointed out that the campaign consultants are usually locked-in with candidates before they even announce their campaigns. Jon Stewart, 'Pod Save America' Question Biden's Health In Wake Of 'Original Sin' Book "Most of these same consultants have locked in these candidates before they ever announce, and so there's never any opportunity for any new blood to be a part of these campaigns," Rocha said. "They're all connected." David Hogg, a DNC vice chair, told NBC that the party's political operatives hold on to power for too long, comparing them to several Democratic lawmakers in power. He also said young voters don't really have a memory of Obama's presidency. "I don't think they have one to be honest with you. That's part of the challenge," Hogg said. "For many of these younger people who are under the age of 20, right now… they don't remember much of what Obama talked about. They grew up in the political context of Donald Trump and him being normalized, because that was what politics was to them growing up." After Harris lost, Plouffe, Dillion, Cutter and Quentin Fulks, all part of her campaign operation, joined the co-hosts of Pod Save America, a podcast hosted by all ex-Obama aides, to discuss what went wrong in the election. Liberal critics accused them of gaslighting and taking no accountability for the article source: Democratic strategists question influence of Obama-era campaign operatives in party's future
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
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Cuomo skips another major NYC mayoral face forum — where candidates will talk immigration
Democrats running for mayor will hash out the hot-button issue of immigration Wednesday night – but frontrunner Andrew Cuomo will be notably missing. The former governor is skipping out on another chance to answer tough questions, this time at a forum in which his opponents in the June primary were expected to address how they'd respond to the Trump administration's crack down on illegal migrants. The event at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, hosted by the New York Immigration Coalition, was set to feature socialist Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the runner-up in the polls after Cuomo. It's the latest in a string of mayoral campaign forums that the ex-gov has opted not to attend — and his past absences have sparked a chorus of criticism from his opponents. 'When you are scared to answer to the people of New York and are scared to be held accountable than you're not going to participate in the forums,' state Sen. Jessica Ramos told NBC 4 NY last month after Cuomo missed another forum in Brooklyn. He also brushed off a discussion on public safety last week, which was attended by most of the other Democratic primary candidates. Cuomo, however, did speak at the Rev. Al Sharpton's annual National Action Network Convention earlier this month. Organizers of Wednesday's immigration forum said on their website that Cuomo had been invited, along with Mayor Eric Adams, who is running as an independent and who also opted to skip the event. Along with Mamdani, other candidates expected to attend include Ramos, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, city Comptroller Brad Lander and his predecessor Scott Stringer, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie and ex-Obama aide Michael Blake. Cuomo's chronic absences haven't hurt him in the polls — he led Mamdani 34% to 16% when voters were asked about their top choice, according to a survey released Tuesday. But Cuomo — who resigned from the governor's office in disgrace in 2021 over sexual harassment allegations he denies — faced a rash of embarrassing fumbles this week. The veteran pol lost out on almost $3 million in campaign matching funds due to a paperwork snafu and unveiled a typo-laced housing plan, which a representative admitted was put together with the help of research conducted by ChatGPT. A Cuomo campaign spokesperson insisted the ex-governor has attended 'a number of forums and will attend others in the coming weeks as he continues to engage voters on his platform to make New York City a safer and more affordable place for all.' Cuomo has also talked about immigration with media outlets and voters are aware of his past track record, the spokesperson added. A political consultant not affiliated with any campaign argued there is 'no benefit' to Cuomo showing up at forums. 'When your name is Andrew Cuomo, you're leading in every poll and you have millions upon millions to spend, the truth is you don't need to show up to the forums,' said John Tomlin, senior managing director of Actum. 'People know who he is, they know what kind of leadership he brings and they either support him or they don't. Him showing up to the forum just puts him in the line of fire and honestly elevates his opponents more than it does him.'
