brett kavanaugh grabbed the headline but the man in charge is reasserting his authority. john roberts in recent weeks anchored conservatives by siding with the liberal block turning aside separate appeals of her efforts by 15 states to restrict medicaid funding for planned parenthood and trump s immigration restrictions. the president criticize the federal judge who blocked the asylum policy nationwide. this was an obama judge and it is not going to happen like this anymore. that led roberts to publicly rebuke the president, defending the independence and integrity of the federal judiciary, trump pushed back, a rift between two separate branches of government that will carry over into the new year. this isn t file footage, they are dropping confetti before the big night and before we watch the lunar probe go by.
military members. but while kavanaugh grabbed all the headlines, it is the man in charge who is quietly reasserting his authority. chief justice john roberts in recent weeks angered conservatives with siding with the more liberal block, turning aside efforts by 15 estate to restrict medicaid funding to planned parenthood, and trump s administration asylum restrictions. the president directly criticized the judge who lost that policy nationwide. this was an obama judge. i will tell you what, it is not going to happen like this anymore. shannon: that led roberts to publicly rebuke the president, defending the independence and integrity of the entire federal judiciary. trump pushed back, and a comfortable rift between two separate branches of government that will carry over into the new year. shannon: of the white house is building on the two supreme court justices it has gotten confirmed by getting a rd number of lower court judges confirmed to the federal bench.