John Knefel
Senior Writer at Media Matters for America
senior writer @mmfa, jknefel at mediamatters dot org. Tweets are my own opinion, favs are bookmarks
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1 week ago |
mediamatters.org | John Knefel
A guest on former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast argued that if the Supreme Court doesn’t limit the federal judiciary’s power to issue nationwide injunctions, then President Donald Trump must suspend the writ of habeas corpus to accelerate his mass deportation plans. Bannon later fully agreed with the assessment.
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2 weeks ago |
nationalmemo.com | John Knefel
Right-wing media figures are telling their audiences that proposed work requirements for Medicaid will be targeted at men who are unwilling to look for a job, when the actual population most likely to be affected is poor, rural women who are taking care of elderly parents or adult children.
Contrary to right-wing media claims, the GOP's Medicaid cuts are for far more than "able-bodied men"
2 weeks ago |
mediamatters.org | John Knefel |Sophie Lawton
Right-wing media figures are telling their audiences that proposed work requirements for Medicaid will be targeted at men who are unwilling to look for a job, when the actual population most likely to be affected is poor, rural women who are taking care of elderly parents or adult children.
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3 weeks ago |
mediamatters.org | John Knefel
If former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has it his way, the Supreme Court will decide whether the president can unilaterally suspend the writ of habeas corpus before the justices leave for their recess at the end of June. Habeas corpus refers to an incarcerated person’s right to appear before a judge to challenge their imprisonment.
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1 month ago |
mediamatters.org | John Knefel
Figures at Fox News and Fox Business, along with The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board — three marquee properties in the Rupert Murdoch media empire — have called for drastic cuts to Medicaid to be included in the upcoming congressional Republican budget, which is also expected to extend President Donald Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
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