Trump's new legal opening

1 big thing

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🗓️ 20 July 2020

⏱️ 9 minutes

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The latest Supreme Court ruling on the DACA program, which protects the status of people brought into the US as children, gives President Trump a pathway to enact executive orders on policies that Congress hasn't passed. Plus, doctors are getting better at treating coronavirus patients. And, during Black Lives matter protests in Portland federal agents have been pulling up in unmarked cars and rounding up peaceful protesters. Guests: Axios' Alayna Treene, Caitlin Owens, and Mike Allen. Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. Go deeper: Scoop: Trump's license to skirt the law Doctors have gotten better at treating coronavirus patients House Democrats call for IG probe into use of federal agents in Portland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.2	Federal agents are rounding up Black Lives
0:44.8	Matter protesters in Portland and medical professionals are getting better at
0:49.0	treating the virus. But first, President Trump's new license to skirt the law is today's one big thing.
0:59.6	Immigration advocates cheered the Supreme Court's defense last month of the DACA program, which protects
1:04.4	the status of people brought to the U.S. as children.
1:07.4	The Supreme Court didn't rule on whether or not President Obama was lawful and his creation
1:11.9	of DACA through an executive order.
1:14.0	Just that President Trump couldn't stop the program the way he tried to.
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1:24.7	Trump a big opportunity and Axios White House reporter Elaine Attrine just
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