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A Hawaii judge just extended a ruling to block Trump's travel ban. What's next?

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press

A U.S. judge in Hawaii is keeping President Donald Trump's travel ban on hold while the state's lawsuit works its way through the courts, the latest defeat for the government after it pushed for a freeze on the nation's refugee…

Photos: What migrants leave behind on their journeys through the desert

By Joshua Barajas

Personal effects are scattered throughout the Sonoran Desert, where thousands of undocumented immigrants have died making the journey up north from Mexico.

Ivanka Trump to become official White House employee

By Associated Press

Ivanka Trump is officially joining her father's administration as an unpaid employee, after her plans to serve in a more informal capacity were questioned by ethics experts.

Here are some of the physical challenges the border wall faces

By Alicia A. Caldwell and Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Geographic and physical challenges — including the Rio Grande and threatened wildlife — may make it difficult to build the border wall that President Donald Trump has promised on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Trump administration seeks delay in ruling on climate plan

By Michael Biesecker and Sam Hananel, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's administration has asked a federal appeals court to postpone ruling on lawsuits over Obama-era restrictions on carbon emissions.

U.S. opens formal investigation into civilian deaths in Mosul

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The military has launched a formal investigation to determine what role the U.S. played in the deaths of dozens of civilians in Mosul, Iraq.

Woman strikes police cruiser near Capitol, suspect taken into custody

By Associated Press

A woman struck a U.S. Capitol Police cruiser with a vehicle near the Capitol on Wednesday morning and was taken into custody, police said.

Supreme Court orders new look at 'swipe fees' law

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court is ordering a lower court to take a new look at a New York law that prohibits businesses from imposing fees on credit-card purchases.

U.S. judge to hear arguments on longer block to travel ban

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press

A federal judge in Hawaii planned to hear arguments Wednesday on whether to extend a block on the revised travel ban until the state's lawsuit works its way through the courts.