Jun 12 Hawaii urges Supreme Court to keep hold on Trump travel ban By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The state urged the justices Monday to deny an administration plea to reinstate the policy after lower courts blocked it. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 9:59 How Trump’s travel ban tweets could hurt his case By PBS News Hour President Trump aired his grievances again about his revised travel ban, which has been put on hold by federal court order. John Yang recaps his statements, then Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join… Continue watching
Jun 05 Legal experts to Trump on travel ban: Put down the Twitter By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press Trump's 140-character musings Monday may have undercut his own efforts to persuade the Supreme Court to reinstate his revised travel ban, which Trump called a "watered-down, politically correct" version of what he'd originally sought. Continue reading
Jun 05 Trump says DOJ should seek an ‘expedited’ Supreme Court hearing of travel ban By Julie Pace and Darlene Superville, Associated Press In a series of early morning tweets, President Donald Trump called the courts, which have blocked two versions of the travel ban, "slow and political."… Continue reading
Jun 04 Trump points to travel ban after reports of London attacks By Associated Press President Donald Trump argued in favor of his controversial travel ban as London authorities responded to reports of a string of attacks Saturday night. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Police unsure why attacker set deadly fire in Manila casino By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, police in the Philippines are trying to figure out what drove a lone attacker who set fire to a Manila casino, killing 36 people. The gunman was found dead elsewhere in the complex. Also, there's… Continue watching
Jun 02 Trump asks Supreme Court to reinstate travel ban By Matthew Pennington, Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to immediately reinstate its ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries, saying the U.S. will be safer if the policy is put in place. Continue reading
May 26 Trump travel ban showdown headed for Supreme Court By Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman, Associated Press Donald Trump's administration is pledging a Supreme Court showdown over his travel ban after a federal appeals ruled that the ban "drips with religious intolerance, animus and discrimination."… Continue reading
May 25 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Pentagon confirms March airstrike killed civilians in Mosul By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Pentagon has concluded that a U.S. airstrike that was originally intended to kill two Islamic State snipers led to the death of at least 105 civilians in Mosul, Iraq. Also, a federal appeals court… Continue watching
May 25 Block against Trump’s travel ban upheld by appeals court By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A federal appeals court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries on Thursday, siding with groups that say the policy illegally targets Muslims. Continue reading