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Holder says he worries about reversal of Obama policies

Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that he worries some Obama administration criminal justice reforms could be in jeopardy under President Donald Trump. Holder commented during a Miller Center panel discussion on race at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta.
Douglas Blackmon
ajc

Sally Yates gets hero’s welcome at Atlanta race panel discussion

The title of Wednesday’s panel, put on by the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, was “Race: The American Cauldron.” Trump loomed large. One of the projects of the Miller Center is to track and study the first year of a new president. Twenty-eight days into the Trump era, some people are clearly worried, and some are clearly thrilled.
Douglas Blackmon
uva today

MIichael Flynn's resignation and lessons of first-year crises

Michael Flynn’s resignation 24 days into the new administration has brought President Donald Trump his first national security crisis. Like some other crises, this is a self-inflicted wound. Other administrations also have had key positions turn over early – though never quite this early.
William Antholis
JFK and Bay of Pigs

American Defense and Security

From the Director: Michael Flynn's resignation

Michael Flynn’s resignation 24 days into the new administration has brought President Trump his first national security crisis. Like some other crises, this is a self-inflicted wound. Other administrations also have had key positions turn-over early—though never quite this early.
William J. Antholis
US News

Be Skeptical of Anti-Trump News

Experts say it takes 21 days to establish a new habit. Just over three weeks into the new administration, its opponents have developed an important one: automatic distrust of any official statement.
Nicole Hemmer