Monday, February 13, 2017

Powerful Women Lead the Way in Taking Trump to Task

Ironically, the loudest voice in a growing chorus was "silenced," when Sen. Elizabeth Warren was rebuked by Senate colleagues for criticizing Attorney General Jeff Sessions during his confirmation.

But she is just one member of a group of Trump administration critics who share a notable commonality: They are women in positions of power.

In all branches of government, some of the sharpest scrutiny of the president is coming from female leaders, with vastly different roles and ideologies. 

Women On The Bench

Consider the court battles following Trump's executive order on immigration and the chaos that followed in airports. In the aftermath, six federal courts ordered temporary halts to deportations until the order's legality could be resolved.

Four of the judges who issued those six rulings were women: U.S. District Judges Ann Donnelly in New York, Allison Burroughs and Judith Dein in Boston, and Leonie Brinkema in Virginia.

That's particularly notable because only 33 percent of federal district court judges are women, according to the National Women's Law Center. 

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Source: NBC News 

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