President Donald Trump poses with union leaders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017.

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On the Media | Jan 27, 2017

The first week of the Trump administration was a frenzy of executive actions, falsehoods, and attacks on the media. Bob goes to the White House to talk with the press corps about how they're handling a moving target. Plus, how Trump's first executive action on abortion is a symbolic continuation of the decades-long war over reproductive rights. And, the swift rise and fall of the term "fake news." 

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