The headline news from February 09, 2017

The archive of all headlines from February 09, 2017, organized by time of publication.

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Supreme Court Pick Calls Trump Attacks on Judges ’Demoralizing’

NBC News  09/Feb/2017 00:00:08

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Neil Gorsuch Supreme court nominee calls Trump tweet about judiciary ’demoralizing’

The Guardian  09/Feb/2017 00:00:09

Spokesman confirms that Neil Gorsuch called president’s attack on federal judge James Robart ‘demoralizing’ in private meeting with senator

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Gorsuch Calls Trump Critique of Federal Court ‘Demoralizing’

New York Times  09/Feb/2017 00:15:04

President Trump lashed out at the judicial branch for considering challenges to his executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries.Mr. Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Neil M. Gorsuch, said the president’s attack was “demoralizing” and “disheartening.”

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 00:15:09

Trump launches an assault on the independence of the judiciary, accusing federal judges of playing politics and risking national security. Even Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch calls Trump’s remarks 'disheartening' and 'demoralizing.' Trump threatened to ’defund’ California. But the state gives at least as much as it gets

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Gorsuch Calls Trump Critique of Federal Court ‘Demoralizing’

New York Times  09/Feb/2017 00:30:05

President Trump called a federal court hearing of his immigration order “disgraceful” and said the judges failed to grasp concepts that “a bad high school student would understand.”Mr. Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Neil M. Gorsuch, said the president’s attack was “demoralizing” and “disheartening.”

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 00:30:10

Trump launches an assault on the independence of the judiciary, accusing federal judges of playing politics and risking national security. Even Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch calls Trump’s remarks 'disheartening' and 'demoralizing.'

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Neil Gorsuch Supreme court nominee calls Trump judge attacks ’demoralizing’

The Guardian  09/Feb/2017 00:45:08

Spokesman confirms that Neil Gorsuch called president’s attack on federal judge James Robart ‘demoralizing’ in private meeting with senator

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 00:45:12

Trump launches an assault on the independence of the judiciary, accusing federal judges of playing politics and risking national security. Even Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch calls Trump’s remarks disheartening and demoralizing.

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Jeff Sessions Senator confirmed as attorney general despite controversies

The Guardian  09/Feb/2017 01:30:08

Senator had come under fire for his views on race and civil rights in a tempestuous confirmation process that strained the upper chamber’s norms

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Sessions Wins Confirmation as Warren Steals the Spotlight

New York Times  09/Feb/2017 01:45:03

The 52-to-47 vote ended a racially charged battle over Senator Jeff Sessions’s nomination as attorney general.The debate was dominated by the Senate’s formal rebuke of Senator Elizabeth Warren, and it illustrated the extreme partisanship of the current Congress.

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 01:45:09

After enduring an unusually bitter confirmation battle for a sitting U.S. senator, Jeff Sessions will barely have time to settle into his fifth-floor office at the Justice Department before he takes center stage in some of the nation’s most acute controversies.

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Gorsuch Calls Trump Critique of Federal Court ‘Demoralizing’

New York Times  09/Feb/2017 04:15:03

President Trump called a federal court hearing of his immigration order “disgraceful” and said the judges failed to grasp concepts that “a bad high school student would understand.”Mr. Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Neil M. Gorsuch, said the president’s attack was “demoralizing” and “disheartening.”

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 05:15:11

Trump launches an assault on the independence of the judiciary, accusing federal judges of playing politics and risking national security. Even Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch calls Trump’s remarks disheartening and demoralizing. Pentagon’s plans to move into Trump Tower raise ethics concerns

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 06:15:09

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 06:30:15

Trump launches an assault on the independence of the judiciary, accusing federal judges of playing politics and risking national security. Even Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch calls Trump’s remarks disheartening and demoralizing. Pentagon’s plans to move into Trump Tower raise ethics concerns

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 07:30:19

Officials say they'll wait until the rainy season ends before making changes. «We’ve learned things can change suddenly. Warm rain or higher temperatures can quickly degrade snowpack,” says one. Politics

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 09:30:18

New legislation would direct regulators to pursue policies that help polluted communities “not just with cleaner air, but with more jobs, or more immediate investment," says one assemblywoman. L.A. Now

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DeVos Backlash Sees Left Threatening to Homeschool Kids — Which She Supports

NBC News  09/Feb/2017 11:15:11

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 12:15:09

Even as his allies insist he is not instituting a “Muslim ban,” Trump’s own attempts to sell the policy as just that may prove its undoing. Politics

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DeVos Backlash Sees Parents Threatening to Homeschool Kids

NBC News  09/Feb/2017 12:45:08

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 13:00:18

Of all his political gifts, President Trump’s knack for branding his ideas and his opponents with unforgettable slogans and monikers may be the one that inspires the most awe from allies and adversaries. But the legal and political fight over Trump’s travel ban affecting seven Muslim-majority countries… Californians are keeping their lawmakers’ phones ringing: ’They really hate Donald Trump’

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 13:15:14

Even as his allies insist he is not instituting a “Muslim ban,” Trump’s own attempts to sell the policy as just that may prove its undoing. Californians are keeping their lawmakers’ phones ringing: ’They really hate Donald Trump’

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 16:30:13

Even as his allies insist he is not instituting a 'Muslim ban,' Trump’s own attempts to sell the policy as just that may prove its undoing. Californians are keeping their lawmakers’ phones ringing: ’They really hate Donald Trump’

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 16:45:12

Even as his allies insist he is not instituting a 'Muslim ban,' Trump’s own attempts to sell the policy as just that may prove its undoing. Trump: Senator ’misrepresents’ what Supreme Court nominee said

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’This is not over’ Dakota Access pipeline work restarts amid tribe’s legal challenge

The Guardian  09/Feb/2017 17:00:12

Cheyenne River Sioux ask federal judge to stop Lake Oahe work while an earlier lawsuit against the pipeline continues

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’This is not over’ Dakota Access pipeline work restarts amid tribe’s legal challenge

The Guardian  09/Feb/2017 17:15:07

Pipeline at heart of protests and legal action could be transporting oil within three months – but Standing Rock activists say they will stay put

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 17:15:10

Even as his allies insist he is not instituting a 'Muslim ban,' Trump’s own attempts to sell the policy as just that may prove its undoing. Trump lashes out at senator, claiming he ’misrepresents’ what Supreme Court nominee said

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White House Aide Plugs Ivanka Trump Clothing

NBC News  09/Feb/2017 17:45:15

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 18:30:11

Nearly 10% of the nation’s 11.1 million immigrants who are in the country illegally reside in Los Angeles and Orange counties, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center. The Trump Administration

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’It’s not over’ Dakota Access pipeline work restarts amid tribe’s legal challenge

The Guardian  09/Feb/2017 20:00:10

Pipeline at heart of protests and legal action could be transporting oil within three months – but Standing Rock activists say they will stay put

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Donald Trump President vows law and order crackdown to combat ’menace’ of crime

The Guardian  09/Feb/2017 21:30:08

President signs orders that include focus on protecting police and promises ‘new era of justice’ despite violent crime rates that remain near historic lows

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’Wholly Unacceptable’: Conway Rebuked for Plugging Ivanka Trump Clothing

NBC News  09/Feb/2017 21:45:08

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Los Angeles Times  09/Feb/2017 22:15:12

The senior advisor to President Trump told Fox News that people should give Ivanka Trump's company their business. The endorsement raised ethical and legal questions.

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Trump’s Aide Stirs Ethics Issues: ‘Go Buy Ivanka’s Stuff’

New York Times  09/Feb/2017 23:45:05

Kellyanne Conway may have violated federal ethics rules, legal experts said, by urging people to buy fashion products marketed by the president’s daughter.A watchdog group has asked the Office of Government Ethics to investigate whether Ms. Conway’s comments crossed a legal line.

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