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Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump's controversial travel ban is blocked by the courts, but he vows the fight isn't over. Also: The White House welcomes Japan's prime minister while dodging a potential rift with China, Michael Flynn's relationship with…

Feb 10

Angry voters flood town halls of GOP lawmakers

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The voter identified himself as a cancer survivor, and he had something to say to Republican Rep. Justin Amash: "I am scared to death that I will not have health insurance in the future."…

Feb 10

Official: Flynn not 'certain' on sanctions talk with Russia

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's national security adviser addressed U.S. sanctions against Russia in his conversations with the country's ambassador while President Barack Obama was still in office, a new report said, contradicting previous claims that the issue was not…

Feb 10

Trump hugs ally Japan after easing U.S.-China tensions

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, fresh off patching up ties with China, reassured Japan's leader Friday that the U.S. will defend its close ally. Together, the pronouncements illustrated a shift toward a more mainstream Trump stance on U.S. policy toward…

Feb 10

WASHINGTON — Republicans won Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump's choice for health secretary early Friday in the testy chamber's fourth consecutive brawl over Cabinet picks. Senators approved Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., to head the Health and Human Services…

Thursday on the NewsHour, Jeff Sessions is confirmed as attorney general, while fallout mounts from President Trump's attacks on the judiciary. Also: The latest on the president's immigration order, the White House takes heat for a deadly raid in Yemen,…