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Ninth Circuit Upholds Block Against President Trump's Travel Ban
The court ruled that the president exceeded the scope of his authority in signing the executive order.

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The court ruled that the president exceeded the scope of his authority in signing the executive order.

The attorney general said in a letter over the weekend that he would appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.
The three soldiers died June 10 in Nagarhar Province in Afghanistan. All three were based in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Monday's press briefing was the administration's first on-air press briefing since James Comey's testimony before the Senate.
BREAKING: News reports say the victims were believed to be shot to death.
The 17-year-old was not wearing a lifejacket at the time he jumped in.
BREAKING: Lifestar was called to the scene of the hard landing Sunday morning.
The man who posted the video wrote that Carter stopped to shake hands with every passenger on board.
BREAKING: Police received a call for a man who was unconscious and unresponsive inside of a Toyota Prius.
BREAKING: An NYPD detective saw the man put his cellphone under the skirts of two 19-year-old women Saturday, police say.
It's unclear whether Jeff Sessions will testify in an open or closed hearing.
BREAKING: The crash occurred Saturday night in East Granby.
The man was found floating in the Conservatory Water, also knowns as the "Sailboat Pond" near 74th Street Sunday morning.
BREAKING: The man went missing while swimming in the lake on Thursday.
The attack Saturday left three U.S. soldiers dead and injured another.
BREAKING: A motorcyclist has suffered life threatening injuries.
The mother is facing charges of child abandonment and those charges could be upgraded.
The Chicago Fire Department said six cars were completely burned in the fire.
The famed actor's family announced his death on Saturday.
Authorities were seeking the public's help to locate the boy.