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Steve Bannon may be out at the White House, but Bannonism lives on.

I'm Leon Krause, in for Warren only, and this is To the Point.

Warren will be back tomorrow.

After being ousted as presidential advisor, Steve Bannon is back in charge at Breitbart News and in no mood to lay down what he calls his weapons.

Bannon's influence on President Trump is up for debate, but not his intention to pursue the

goals of economic and social nationalism that helped propel Trump to the White

House, with powerful financial backers still ready to support his divisive worldview,

what will Bannon and his team at Breitbart do next? And later on today's talking point,

the culture wars rock ESPN after it benched a broadcaster named Robert Lee because, well,

he's named Robert Lee. But first, here's the news.

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I'm Leon Krause, In for Warren only, and this is to the point. Warren will be back tomorrow.

Steve Bannon may be out of the White House, but his style of politics and political propaganda lives on.

Back at Breitbart News, Bannon has said he will use all the tools at his disposal to go after those who oppose his agenda of economic populism.

When it comes to the White House, though, is Bannon a friend or foe?

And later on today's talking point, the culture wars have reached ESPN after the Sports Network pulled broadcaster Robert Lee as part of the team covering a UVA football game simply because his name is Robert Lee. Is it a case of political correctness or corporate panic? But first, this news update. Last month, President Trump unexpectedly tweeted that the United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity

in the U.S. military. That blindsided Pentagon officials who declined to implement the ban

until they received more specific guidance from the White House itself. Now it appears that

guidance is indeed forthcoming. Gordon Lubold covers the Pentagon for the Wall Street Journal.

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