Federal judge partially lifts Trump’s latest refugee restrictions

International passengers arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport after the U.S. Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration's emergency request to put its travel ban into effect later in the week pending further judicial review, in Dulles, Virginia, U.S., June 26, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan A federal judge in Seattle partially blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's newest restrictions on refugee admissions on Saturday, the latest legal defeat for his efforts to curtail immigration and travel to the United States.

U.S. Supreme Court cancels arguments on previous Trump travel ban

The U.S. Supreme Court canceled oral arguments scheduled in October to decide the legality of President Donald Trump's previous travel ban, signaling the court might dismiss the case. The Court acted after the White House announced on Sunday it was replacing the temporary executive order with a more tailored ban on eight countries that legal experts said could be harder to fight in court than the prior ban.

The Latest: Paul Ryan defends Special Counsel Robert Mueller

In this June 21, 2017 file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a closed-door meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russian meddling in the election and possible connection to the Trump campaign, at the Capitol in Washington. President Donald Trump's legal team is evaluating potential conflicts of interest among members of Mueller's investigative team, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.

Trump tweets Democrats are laughing at ‘Russian Witch Hunt,’…

Trump tweets Democrats are laughing at 'Russian Witch Hunt,' Republicans do 'very little' to protect him President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., Saturday, July 22, 2017, after attending the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. President Donald Trump slammed Democrats for what he called "laughing" over the Russia investigations while attacking fellow Republicans for doing "very little" to protect him, in a pair of new tweets Sunday afternoon.

Thousands of D.C.-area airport workers win a raise after two-year fight

At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the... Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... Thousands of workers employed by contractors at National and Dulles airports in the Washington, D.C., area are getting a big raise after a two-year effort : The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's board voted Wednesday to require companies that do business at the airports to pay contract workers a base hourly wage of $11.55 starting in January.