The archive of all headlines from February 07, 2017, organized by time of publication.
The Justice Department urged the federal judge in Seattle to reinstate President Trump’s travel ban after he blocked key parts of it. With the filing of the brief, the travel ban is now ready for its most important judicial test yet, one that will yield the first appellate ruling.
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The Justice Department urged a federal appeals court to reinstate President Trump’s travel ban after key parts of it were blocked. With the filing of the brief, the travel ban is now ready for its most important judicial test yet, one that will yield the first appellate ruling.
The Justice Department urged a federal appeals court to reinstate President Trump’s travel ban after key parts of it were blocked. With the filing of the brief, the travel ban is now ready for its most important judicial test yet, one that will yield the first appellate ruling.
Oral arguments have been scheduled for Tuesday evening in a battle that could go all the way to the supreme court
Government lawyers made the argument in a bid to win reinstatement of the controversial ban on immigrants from several Muslim countries.
At the heart of the case are questions of whether the suspension of admissions from the seven predominantly Muslim countries amount to religious discrimination, and what limits exist to the president’s broad authority to protect the country from terrorism.
At the heart of the case are questions of whether the suspension of admissions from the seven predominantly Muslim countries amount to religious discrimination, and what limits exist to the president’s broad authority to protect the country from terrorism. California joins 15 other states going to court to challenge Trump’s immigration orders
White House backs up president’s claim that media is deliberately ignoring terror attacks by releasing list riddled with errors
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Trump’s campaign call in 2015 for 'a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States' may factor into how judges now interpret his motives. A flurry of legal arguments as appeals court decides whether Trump’s immigration ban will be enforced
Analysis: Trump’s campaign call in 2015 for 'a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States' may factor into how judges now interpret his motives. A flurry of legal arguments as appeals court decides whether Trump’s immigration ban will be enforced
Trump administration attempts to back up president’s claim that media is deliberately ignoring terror attacks by releasing list riddled with errors
Analysis: Trump’s campaign call in 2015 for 'a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States' may factor into how judges now interpret his motives.
She would be the first secretary of Education since the department was created in 1979 to have never attended public school or to have sent her children to one, the Education Week Research Center found. Opinion
She would be the first secretary of Education since the department was created in 1979 to have never attended public school or to have sent her children to one, the Education Week Research Center found.
The vote on Tuesday was the first in Senate history in which the vice president was called in to break a tie on a cabinet nomination. Two Republicans voted against the confirmation.Betsy DeVos, a wealthy donor and proponent of charter schools and vouchers, has limited experience with the public school system.
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Republican megadonor given position despite opposition of two Republicans and all Democrats in closest confirmation vote on Trump’s cabinet
With a historic tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence, billionaire Betsy DeVos was confirmed by the Senate to be secretary of Education. Opinion
Meet the Press
Republican mega-donor given position despite opposition of two Republicans and all Democrats in closest confirmation vote on Trump’s cabinet
Meet the Press
Democrats tried to block Trump’s pick for education secretary in the morning, while the afternoon brought challenges against his immigration ban
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Democrats try to block Trump’s pick for education secretary in the morning, while the afternoon brings challenge to his immigration ban