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Appeals court rejects Trump administration's request to restore travel ban — A federal appeals court early Sunday rejected the Department of Justice's (DOJ) request to restore President Trump's travel ban on immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
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DOJ appealing travel ban ruling — Friday night, federal Judge James Robart, halted the enforcement of Trump's order, effective nationwide — The Justice Department is expected to file its brief laying out its legal argument later Saturday night — Washington (CNN)The Justice Department …
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On Trial: Why Trump's Immigration Ban Will Win Over Seattle Judge's Nationwide Order — Opening Statement — On Friday, a Boston federal judge issued a 21 page decision debunking the arguments against Trump's Executive Order suspending migration from certain countries pending further review.
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Appeals Court Denies Request For “Immediate” Order Bringing Back Trump's Travel Ban
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Pence Defends Trump ‘Speaking His Mind’ About Federal Judge, Promises ‘All Legal Means’ to Challenge Ruling
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Appeals Court Rejects Request to Immediately Restore Travel Ban
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Meet the Bush-nominated federal judge who halted Trump's executive order
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McClintock exits with police escort after raucous town hall meeting in Roseville — Facing a packed auditorium and raucous crowd, Republican Rep. Tom McClintock on Saturday defended his party's national agenda and voiced strong support for President Donald Trump's controversial executive actions …
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A Bilirakis gathering turns out to be strongly pro-Obamacare — PALM HARBOR — Rep. Gus Bilirakis issued the call to residents of his conservative district on Facebook: Come share your thoughts on the future of health care. — More than 200 people took the Republican congressman up on it …


Hundreds of people showed up for a town hall with California's Rep. Tom McClintock, and things got intense
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Republicans face anger over Obamacare repeal during town halls
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Sanders on Trump" ‘This guy is a fraud’ — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that President Donald Trump “is a fraud” and is working with Wall Street as the president looks to roll back some banking regulations. — “It is hard not to laugh, to see President Trump alongside these Wall Street guys.
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McConnell rebukes Trump's judge attack — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday distanced himself from President Donald Trump's positions on Russia, voter fraud and the travel ban, while criticizing the president for attacking a federal judge. — “It is best not to single out judges …


VP Mike Pence Did Not Ask Supreme Court Nominee About Roe V. Wade
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Democrats aim to make Steve Bannon a scarier Karl Rove — Democrats spent years turning George W. Bush strategist Karl Rove into a bogeyman whose mere mention sent liberals' blood boiling. Now, members of Congress are doing the same to top Trump hand Steve Bannon — but in much darker terms.
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Trump's Radical Anti-Americanism — As the President rejects our foundational principles, all we can turn to is our instinct for shared defiance. — Beate and Serge Klarsfeld, the couple who did so much to bear witness to the terrible truths of the Second World War, came to town last week …


Errors From The Press Are Piling Up In The Opening Weeks Of The Trump Administration — Journalists can't seem to get their stories straight in the opening weeks of the Trump administration, whether in tweets or in articles where falsehoods have been spread almost daily.


Prosecute the Rioters — And make sure that we condemn them as well. — From time to time over the years, the eminent historian Daniel Pipes has lamented that treason, not just as a crime but as a concept, appears defunct in the West. The question of bringing treason charges against jihadists has been raised from time to time.


Mitt Romney: No regrets about criticizing Trump, but time to recognize his ‘strong start’ — PARK CITY — Mitt Romney said Friday he has no regrets about criticizing then candidate Donald Trump in a stinging speech last year but now sees the new president as having “obviously gotten off to a very strong start.”
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Two-thirds of Britons believe Trump is ‘threat to international stability’ — Over half surveyed believe US president is untrustworthy and that UK state visit should be cancelled, new poll finds — Britain's verdict on Trump? Improve non-US allies and be prepared — Read more


Google Redefines The Word ‘Fascism’ To Smear Conservatives, Protect Liberal Rioters — Has Google, the world's most popular search engine, changed the definition of the word “fascism” to protect liberal mobs using violence to silence those who disagree with them politically? The evidence suggest they have.
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